Clean Water Facts

Govt. Denies Fracking Town Clean Water

2012-01-21T04:26:00.001-08:00

Dimock Pennsylvania, a small rural community where several residents signed up to allow Houston based Cabot Oil drill under their property for the natural resources. However, it became obvious pretty quickly that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, came at a high price. The illnesses were a result of methane gas leaking into residents' wells, permanently contaminating their water supply. And now they're still struggling to get clean drinking water.

Water Testing

2012-01-04T05:33:00.000-08:00

Water Testing - Top Tips on How to Easily Discover What\'s Actually in Your Water Supply

Author: Hard Water Expert
The fact is that your water supply may contain many potentially harmful contaminants and they can be easily tested for - so why not literally test the water? It may help you and your family to discover what is really in there...!
I know many people who have wondered what is actually in their home water supply. We tend to assume the water is clean or pure unless there is an obvious odor or discoloration present.
However as many people know, nearly all water contains contaminants (dissolved minerals or organic compounds). Whether a contaminant is a problem depends on how much is contained within the water and whether it poses a health risk to you and your family.

Some contaminants, such as iron and manganese, are an annoyance but not a health threat. Excessive amounts of iron in water can cause orange stains to form on bath tubs and sinks and also laundry or dishes that are frequently exposed to the water.

Manganese can result in an ugly brownish-black stain and can cause water to turn cloudy - again it\'s not a health hazard though.

Other nuisance compounds such as hydrogen sulphide and sulphate-reducing bacteria can give a distinctive rotten egg odor. Hydrogen sulphide is especially noticeable when running water from the tap, however after exposure to the air it evaporates quickly. However, the problem with high hydrogen sulphide levels is that it can cause corrosion to pipes due its acidic nature.

Hard water, with high levels of calcium and magnesium compounds, can be a particular pain. Soap not lathering well is one indication of hard water. Other clues include greasy, grimy rings in tubs and sinks or dingy laundry with a harsh feel. The excessive calcium and magnesium cause scale that can build up in water heaters and clog pipes causing major problems that require several hundred dollars of repair work.

High levels of chlorine can also be a problem and can give water a distinctive 'chemical' taste. While chlorine is an effective disinfectant and kills most bacteria, high residual amounts have been associated with cancer causing compounds and other potential health hazards.

However, the frightening concern arises from the possibility that harmful contaminants can be present without any clear sign that there\'s a problem. Low pH causes corrosion of copper pipes, resulting in high copper levels. Excessive sodium in water can result in significant problems for residents battling hypertension. Many people worry about what is contained in their water because:

They are concerned about the sodium content it may contain and how it may affect their blood pressure.
Their water supply has a strange smell.
They have ugly hard water stains and limescale build up due to hard water minerals.
It has a faint taste of bleach.
They just want the best quality water possible for themselves and their family.
They have discoloured water or cloudy water.

The Easy Solution:
Fortunately, there are some easy ways to ensure that water supplies are safe - performing periodic laboratory analysis is a simple way to ensure your water quality meets the highest standards. For public water systems, testing is done on a regular basis.
Federal law requires water utilities to regularly monitor and test the water to ensure a safe supply to customers. The testing results are public information and freely available. If you\'d like to find out the state of the water in the area you live in, you can find out just how hard or soft the water is by contacting the water company in your particular area, they should be able to let you know. This doesn\'t ensure that problems are eliminated within your household system, but it does ensure monitoring by the supplier.
Private Wells:
Residents with private wells should definitely test their water to monitor its quality. Private well owners are solely responsible for the safety of their wells and any recommended testing. A laboratory analysis of your water supply will provide you with the information needed to take immediate and long-term corrective measures, if necessary, to provide a suitable and safe water supply.
If you have a private water supply, you can easily have the water tested for hardness and check whether your water contains the minerals that cause hard water stains and limescale. Most water testing laboratories offer hardness tests for a fee, including the Environmental Quality Center. Also many companies that sell water treatment equipment offer hardness tests. When using these water tests, be certain you understand the nature of the test, the water condition being measured, and the significance of the test results. An approximate estimate of water hardness can be obtained without the aid of outside testing facilities.
If you prefer to do it yourself there are a number of water hardness testing kits that are available for purchase through water testing supply companies.
However, if more accurate measurements are required, it is advisable to contact an authorized testing laboratory.
Warm Regards,
Patrick Henry
Hard Water Consultant
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Patrick Henry BEng (Hons), is a recognised industry expert in removing hard water stains. With an honours degree in Chemical Engineering, he teaches people how to remove stubborn hard water stains and limescale using a step by step guide. He is author of the ebook 'Hard Water Stain Removal Secrets Revealed'. Complete information on his popular ebook is available from his web site. And while your there, don\'t forget to subscribe to his FREE report.

Clean Water for Children of Kontum - A Project of Viet Dreams

2012-01-03T03:36:00.000-08:00

Clean Water for Children of Kontum - A Project of Viet Dreams

TED Talks - How Access to Clean Water Can Change the World

2011-12-21T10:28:00.000-08:00

charity: ball 2010

2011-11-01T04:39:00.000-07:00

springshots

2011-07-28T18:38:00.000-07:00

The Court Fight for Clean Water in Kentucky

2011-02-05T18:17:00.001-08:00

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Water Saving Devices

2010-09-21T05:24:00.001-07:00

Highlights:
- One year warranty
- Small carbon footprint
- Save around $100 per year
- Don't need to buy or install a new, dual flush toilet

Here's what they have to say about Simple Flush: Simple Flush is the easiest most economical way to save water. Brondell's Simple Flush converts your toilet into a dual flush toilet in just 30 minutes. If you thought you had to replace your entire toilet inorder to install a dual flush system, then think again. You can convert your toilet into a water saving toilet in minutes with Simple Flush. 40% of household indoor water use is consumed by your toilet. By instantly converting your toilet into dual flush toilet with Simple Flush, you will cut your toilet water use by 30-50%. Installing the Simple Flush dual flush toilet kit is a easy do-it-yourself project. Our conversion kit includes everything you need and you will not need a handyman or plumber to install Simple Flush.

Will and Jada's Birthday Celebration

2010-09-16T17:33:00.000-07:00

Visit Will and Jada's page at charitywater.org/willandjada

We view contribution and service as a celebration of one's gifts. We celebrate the grace that has been bestowed upon us as we honor our gifts though sharing them. There are men, women and children who, right now, do not have clean water to drink -- we celebrate the fact that we are able to help quench their thirst.

We believe every person on the planet should have access to clean drinking water.

This year we celebrate our birthday by giving the gift of clean drinking water through charity: water. Join us. 100% of the money raised goes to digging wells and to clean water projects in developing nations. 100% of our gifts will change the world, one person at a time. And make your next birthday a celebration of your gifts by raising money for clean drinking water too. We'll take the top three fundraisers with us to Africa to see the wells when they're built.

-Will & Jada Smith

Join the contest at
http://www.charitywater.org/willandjada

PB Rock Mining - Clean Water Fund.mov

2010-07-02T18:51:00.000-07:00

Scientists don't yet understand the snowball effects of blasting numerous holes into our aquifer, but over 16,000 acres of mines have been approved in Palm Beach County since 2006.

More rock mining could reduce agricultural lands, threaten our water quality, and hamper current Everglades restoration efforts.

To take tell your Commissioners our families and businesses can't afford to take risks with our water supply!

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4071&tag=web.4071

Please Comment!

Do you have clean water to drink?

Philippe Cousteau: Tarballs Lurk Just Beneath the Surface

2010-06-26T17:59:00.000-07:00

Philippe Cousteau reports from a beach in Alabama, where oil and tarballs can be found simply by scratching the surface of the sand

Clean Water Changes Everything

2010-06-25T18:09:00.000-07:00

3M Clean Water Solutions may be a new business, but we're doing big things. From Haiti to Colorado to California, you can find us out there helping people with their water quality needs.

Good advice on protecting your water from gas drilling

2010-06-23T04:43:00.000-07:00

Recorded on June 8, 2010 at a 'Q&A' town meeting

Fracking and the Environment: Natural Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Contamination

2010-06-21T04:37:00.000-07:00

Gas drilling companies such as Halliburton say the gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is safe, but opponents contend it pollutes groundwater with dangerous substances.

Now, new evidence has emerged possibly linking natural gas drilling to groundwater contamination. ProPublica journalist Abrahm Lustgarten reports federal officials in Wyoming have found that at least three water wells contain chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

Tap Water On Fire

2010-06-19T18:22:00.000-07:00

CAN YOU DO THIS WITH YOUR TAP WATER? from JOSHFOX on Vimeo.

When filmmaker Josh Fox discovers that Natural Gas drilling is coming to his area—the Catskillls/Poconos region of Upstate New York and Pennsylvania, he sets off on a 24 state journey to uncover the deep consequences of the United States’ natural gas drilling boom.

What he uncovers is truly shocking—water that can be lit on fire right out of the sink, chronically ill residents of drilling areas from disparate locations in the US all with the same mysterious symptoms, huge pools of toxic waste that kill cattle and vegetation well blowouts and huge gas explosions consistently covered up by state and federal regulatory agencies.

These are just a few of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND.

EPA imposing new clean water initiatives

2010-06-17T18:58:00.000-07:00

City wastewater plant managers looking for options to reduce output of algae-friendly nutrients into area waterways

EPA imposing new clean water initiatives

KIDS ROCK THE WORLD Rock on for Clean Water May 23, 2010

2010-06-15T04:45:00.000-07:00

KIDS ROCK THE WORLD holds Rock on for Clean Water Talent Show to raise money for charity: water.

Causelife- Water Equals Life

2010-06-08T17:51:00.000-07:00

Take 5 minutes and learn how you can help raise the awareness of the global water crisis. You can do more than you think.

Lack of Clean Water

2010-06-02T16:41:00.000-07:00

1.1 BIllion People all over the world have inadequate access to water. Donate to water 1st to help all these people survive.

Clean Water Act and BP Execs

2010-05-31T18:29:00.000-07:00

The Federal Government has a strict criminal statute within the Clean Water Act which makes it a federal crime to negligently spill any pollutant into US waters.

Source:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/24/869561/-BP-Execs-Guilty-of-Criminal-Negligence-Clean-Water-ACT

Give Clean Water highlighted on NBC 7/39 - Haiti Relief

2010-05-30T05:00:00.000-07:00

Give Clean Water sent over 2700 clean water filters to Haiti as part of the relief efforts after the historic earthquake January 2010

Robin endorses Iowa's Water & Land Legacy

2010-05-29T08:40:00.000-07:00

Robin Fortney of Iowa Rivers Revival talks about clean water and Iowa's Water and Land Legacy

Sharon Stone helps bring clean water to Haiti. You can help

2010-05-27T08:52:00.000-07:00

Life Giving Force provides water filtration and clean water.

Sharon Stone helps bring clean water to Haiti. You can help

Clean Water Now

2010-05-26T16:57:00.000-07:00

Today, fundraisers on mycharity: water have raised more than $2 million for clean water projects. This will bring safe drinking water to 100,000 people.

Many gave up a birthday — they asked for money to build a well instead of birthday presents. Others biked, swam, danced or ran marathons and collected pledges. And still more led entire schools, churches or communities to contribute to their cause.

One mission statement, one campaign at a time, mycharity: water kept outpacing expectations. Some raised thousands; some raised just a few bucks. Every donation counted in the fight to end the world water crisis.

charity: water is grateful for its grassroots supporters. In less than nine months, they have proved that a little time and dedication can turn into an entire movement for change.

http://www.mycharitywater.org/

Clean Water & Community Participation in Tayakome

2010-05-24T20:13:00.000-07:00

Sustainable clean water projects begin and evolve through the people.