In the last decade of the
20th century alone, the earth's population increased by more than one billion
people. At present rates, over the next 50 to 90 years the world's population
will more than double. The demand on water supplies is growing exponentially.
Clearly, understanding and using scarce water resources wisely is vital. Our
very survival as a species depends on it.
Demands on
Water Resources Continue to Increase
Water
is vital to your family's life. Next to the air you breathe, water is the most
important resource to your existence. Water is an all-natural, no calorie
refresher that plays an important role in maintaining your overall health.
8 glasses of water a day,
helps...
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Increase endurance and energy
levels
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Aid in digestion and elimination
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Regulate body temperature
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Reduce weight
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Facilitate muscular and nerve
activity
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Carry nutrients, oxygen, and
disease fighting antibodies.
Count
the ways you and your family use water every day: drinking, cooking, bathing, doing
laundry, housecleaning, watering the lawn, washing the car, giving the dog a
bath. In industrialized countries, the average family of four consumes 208 gallons of water each day.
But that's only a small part of
the water usage picture. So many of the things that we take for granted, things
that make our lives easier, also depend on water—vast quantities of water.
Consider that it took
approximately 85,000 gallons of water to manufacture your family's car. The
newspaper that landed on your doorstep last Sunday morning soaked up 233 gallons
of water just to print. And that five-pound sack of flour sitting on your
kitchen shelf required 312 gallons of water to produce. In the United States,
water consumption increased by more than 100 percent in the last half century.
In the same period, it rose by more than 500 percent in Europe and 300 percent
in Africa. Many experts predict world consumption will double by 2020.
But how often do you think about
water and where it has been? How do you know what is in your water?
Concerns About
Water Quality
You're not alone if you're
concerned about the water you and your family drink. A survey by the Water
Quality Association found that 86% of Americans report some concern about their
drinking water quality. In a recent USA
Today/CNN/Gallup Poll, 47 percent of respondents reported they won't drink water
straight from the tap.
Environmental problems have an
enormous impact on water quality. Water runoff from industrial plants and farms,
acid rain and other forms of pollution have tainted groundwater and surface
water supplies in many areas of the world. Population growth, urban and suburban
sprawl, and industrial and agricultural expansion continue to stress fresh water
supplies.
Water contamination problems,
epidemic in the developing world, also routinely occur in highly industrialized
nations. In the last half dozen years, numerous cases have been recorded in the
United States, affecting tens of millions of consumers in more than 1,000
communities.
Some of the most serious
incidents have involved bacteria. A 1993 outbreak of cryptosporidium in
Milwaukee affected more than 400,000 residents and caused more than 100
attributable deaths. Other virulent pathogens have also intruded into municipal
water supplies with alarming frequency.
Some
Answers
Today governments around the
globe, on every level, are investing hundreds of billions of dollars to improve
infrastructure and mandate higher water quality standards. In addition, more and
more individuals are relying on modern home water treatment systems to assure an
ample supply of fresh, pure water for their families at the most local of all
levels—the home.
But what's really wrong with tap water? Don't towns,
cities and municipalities meet water quality and safety standards set by
the federal government? Yes, almost all do, but these are minimum
requirements called Primary Drinking Water Standards. And even if the
water passes tests at the treatment plant, it may pick up numerous
pollutants as it travels through miles of pipes on its way to your tap.
Also, water that's "good enough" to drink is not
necessarily enjoyable to drink. Water that's cloudy, contains visible
particles or leaves a metallic or other "off" taste may meet minimum
standards but not taste good.
What's a family to do? At Eastern Water Treatment we believe the only
way to be sure your water is purely delicious is to use specially filtered
water for both drinking and cooking. There are three ways to get water of
this quality:
1. Buy bottled water that's been specially filtered.
2. Install a faucet filter attachment.
3. Purchase an under-sink water treatment system.
Bottled water from a reliable source will give you both
the quality and taste you want. But watch out for cost. Over time, the
cost of bottled water really adds up. And you'll have to lug the water
home from the supermarket or schedule deliveries.
Faucet filter attachments are popular but not
sophisticated enough to reduce or remove some of the very small particles
or contaminants in your water.
An under-sink water treatment system will deliver a
constant, abundant supply of very high quality, great tasting water for
both drinking and cooking. The water comes right from a special tap
mounted next to your kitchen sink. At EWT Ltd. we believe that our
under-sink water treatment systems are the most reliable and
cost-effective on the market.
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here to find out more about our range of water treatment solutions.
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