Are Public Standards for Drinking Water Safe Enough?
It is very important that we have pure, clean water, not just for drinking, but in every faucet in the house. This includes water that is used for cooking, showering, laundry, dish washing, and even for cleaning the car. You might not think so, but cleaning your car with contaminated water can damage your health. We must understand that water is life and if the water you drink or even inhale is contaminated, your health will suffer.
Many people think that if the water from the faucet is clear, it must be clean. Many assume that their water is clean without taking into account that dangerous chemicals and microbes are smaller than what your eyes can see. Also, the government’s standards for drinking water quality in local water treatment plants are not enough to ensure drinking water safety and the purity of the water you get from your faucets.
While the government understands that it is important to have high standards for water quality, they also understand how expensive it is for water treatment plants to purchase and maintain the equipment necessary for producing water that will pass high government standards. Because of this, the government finds the “middle ground” between water quality and equipment costs. To find that middle ground, they have decided to give a 5% acceptable contaminant range to local water providers.
Because of the dilemma that the government is facing regarding this matter, the standard that has been set for the water purification industry is not high enough. They allow a small amount of these chemicals in the water on the assumption that contaminants in small amounts will not harm a person’s health or significantly reduce drinking water safety for citizens. That is a faulty assumption.
Aside from this, the government only regulates a small number of contaminants. In actuality, there are thousands of contaminants that can be found in your water.
So are small amounts of contaminants that the government allows to be in the water your drink really acceptable in your water? Is it really okay for a pregnant mother to be drinking water with a “tiny amount” of lead in it? What if the water you use to feed your infant with has a small amount of mercury? What if you have been drinking this kind of unfiltered, contaminated tap water for many years? What happens to the accumulated contaminants in your body? These are serious concerns that any responsible adult and parent will ask when it becomes clear that the level of drinking water safety of the water that reaches your home has been compromised.
While the government thinks their standards for water quality are sufficient, we have to give it a little thought. You can always voice your concerns to your local government officials. We cannot wait for them to pass laws so we can have pure water. We must do something about it now to save our families from the damage poor drinking water safety standards could do to our health.
The best thing you can do about this problem is to purchase an Aquasana water filter system for your home. Their water filters are considered one of the best in the country for having higher standards than the government. Aquasana has your health and the health of your family first in mind, and that makes them a good partner that you can rely on to provide a quality water filter solution to assure good drinking water safety in your home now and for many years to come.
