Water in California

Residents of California who have watched the movie Erin Brockovich are familiar with the words Hinkley and hexavalent chromium. They may know that when ingested or inhaled, it can cause serious health effects, and plague the drinking water of their community. But whether or not they know for sure if it is found in their […]

Most Americans are becoming more aware of their drinking water and what it may or may not have in it. It is so important to be aware of what we are infusing our bodies with and how it might impact our life in the long term as well as the lives of others in our […]

Do you know what’s in your municipality’s water? If not, do you know how to find out? Every year, every public water service is required by law to file a report called a Water Quality Report and make it available to the public. If you do not receive this document in the mail, you will […]

Hard water is perhaps the most widespread problem in American homes today. According to the United States Geological Survey, 89.3% of US homes have hard water – and Fullerton, CA is not exempt from this statistic. Hard water is simply water that has high mineral content, consisting mostly of calcium and magnesium. Hard water is […]

Mother Nature Network (MNN) recently published an article online that reveals the Environmental Protection Agency’s concerns over harmful contaminants found in our drinking water across the country. Historically, the EPA had almost non-existent oversight of any drinking water limitations. But, after much research in recent decades and concern for health effects resulting from harmful pollutants […]

For every garbage can on the street, there is an equal number of recycling cans as well, right? Wrong. The EPA states that about 40 percent of the U.S. population has no access to curbside recycling programs, according to the EPA. Americans, while over half of them tend to drink bottled water according to consumer […]

Ok, so you have your new prescription drug from the doctor, or you have a headache and need some ibuprofen. You get your pills out and grab a glass of water to help you swallow it down. Either way, you know what you are taking and you know the effects it will have on your […]

If you stay tuned to the national and world news, you know that every week there is mention of water in the media – water shortages, water contamination, water boil warnings. Water, like the air we breathe, is absolutely vital to life and the fact that water appears on our news so often tells us […]