Posts Tagged ‘clean water’
The Dirty Water Diary
If you’re like most Americans and worried about making sure your drinking water is clean you probably use waterfilters. And, if you’re like me and have been using a water filter for several years, you probably also struggle with making sure you change your water filter cartridges regularly. If you’re young you may not have any idea how our water got so dirty in the first place.
The short answer to this question is to explain the water cycle. Water follows a natural cycle; it moves rain from the tops of mountains to streams and through rivers to the sea, and then back to the clouds. The water cycle in the United States has been disrupted in many ways. Dredging, damming and tampering or cutting out the ecological niches where water naturally cleans itself. In the long run this tampering has resulted in impure water. That’s where filters come in.
Fresh Produce Requires Pure Water
Several years ago, my family decided to take a stand against the large corporate grocery chains that are swallowing so many mom and pop shops whole. We started our own small, independent store with an emphasis on locally grown produce and farm-fed meats. We ran into a problem almost immediately, however, when the fresh lettuce, spinach and other leafy vegetables showed signs of wilting.
As it turned out, we had been sprinkling and misting the vegetation with substandard water. Of course fresh produce is only as good as the water and fertilizer used to help it grow, and the same is true for preserving it when it hits a retail store. We budgeted for a commercial water filtration system and started seeing results almost immediately after making the switch.
The Perennial Problem of Drought
People can go for over a week without food, but it only takes a few days without water to spell the end for humans. Every year stories comes out about how drought and the lack of water purification systems is wreaking havoc in countries around the globe. This year is no different, with the citizens of India currently suffering.
Despite just experiencing their rainy season, the country is still in need of water. This year the lack of rain has led to the worst drought since 1972. People travel for miles with their water jugs to reach one of the few wells that still offer some fresh, clean water.
Take Your Own Bottled Water
This summer I took my little brother to a baseball game and was astounded by the cost of water. I expected the $8 hot dogs and $55 bleacher tickets, but $4 for a bottle of water! It’s gotten to the point where bottled water costs as much—if not more than—a bottle of soda. How does that make sense?
With ludicrous pricing for clean, filtered water, the best option seems to be to do it yourself. Purchasing a home water filter allows you to have all the benefits of bottled water without the exorbitant costs. You can even bottle your own water and bring it with you.
Hold Your Drinking Water to a Higher Standard
Even though we occasionally take its plentitude and importance for granted, water is one of the most crucial elements of life. Without it, we wouldn’t survive for more than a few days. In certain developing countries, water’s scarcity serves to remind us of how lucky we are to be bordered by two tremendous oceans and to have access to so many clear-running streams and inland lakes.
While some people are content to take their chances with tap water – which for all we know has been run through a series of dingy pipes and lost most of its natural cleanliness and vitality – others insist on something more. If you hold yourself to a higher standard, you’re probably the sort of person who would benefit from drinking water filters. These devices guarantee the removal of impurities and the necessary revitalization of the water we drink.
The Revitalization Advantage
Many water purification systems are fine for eliminating contaminants, but the systems that actually improve water at a molecular level are few and far between. Unfortunately, most household systems purify water without even addressing the question of taste. The most effective water revitalization techniques harness nature’s own cleaning methods.
Drinking water should be held to a higher standard; it goes without saying that water should be clean and easy on the palate. More than that, the best water is packed with invigorating energy, and it is capable of being absorbed instantly into the body. Advanced water revitalization techniques have set this new standard, and traditional purifiers aren’t likely to catch up anytime soon.