Clean water is usually a given in the U.S., but approximately 2 billion people worldwide cannot access it daily. Unclean water can leave people vulnerable to disease, parasites, and a range of other ailments — so needless to say, it’s essential for maintenance companies to ensure that they provide clean water to customers.
Ensuring Clean Water
How can maintenance companies ensure clean water when challenges like compromised groundwater arise? Find out how water filtration softening, and purification can keep water safe.
Identify Causes of Unclean Water
In addition to the aforementioned threat of compromised groundwater quality, many issues can cause water to be unclean. One is the potential for fertilizers and pesticides to contaminate a water source. These compounds are frequently challenging to eliminate even with filtration, so a water maintenance company needs to get its water from unpolluted sources whenever possible.
These contaminants could lead to cancer and many serious issues, so it is best to eliminate them through preventative measures.
Collaborate With Conservation Efforts
Many water conservationists work to eliminate groundwater pollution via pesticides and fertilizers and share this goal with water maintenance companies. The two entities can progress together by collaborating on conservation efforts and fighting against groundwater contamination that might compromise the water quality. It, in turn, can improve the quality of water that customers have access to — and minimize the liability that a water maintenance company faces.
Minimize the Use of Chemicals
Fertilizers and pesticides aren’t the only chemicals that can compromise the quality of a water supply. Other chemicals, such as arsenic, mercury, and nitrites, can have a similarly detrimental impact on water quality. Additionally, these chemicals often occur in various ailments that humans have. Interestingly, some water maintenance companies use chemicals as part of the purification process, which is necessary in some cases. Sometimes, though, it can cause chemical discharge into the environment.
Always Measure and Track Water Quality
Water management companies need to be vigilant about tracking water quality and regularly strategize how to ensure clean water. To this end, companies should take samples from the water supply and measure the concentration of any unwanted contaminants. Companies can use these samples to secure the goals for water purity. They must take multiple samples from various areas to gauge whether specific environmental factors play a role in quality.
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