Recent health crises have heightened our awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. The Water Quality Association (WQA), a leading authority in water treatment, recognizes this concern and emphasizes the critical role water quality plays in overall well-being. Practicing good hygiene, including frequent handwashing, and maintaining social distance have become commonplace. Amidst these concerns, many people have also come to realize the critical role water quality plays in overall well-being.

But have you had your water tested recently? How much chlorine is in your water? What is the hardness of your water? How many dissolved solids are in your water? What other toxins might be in your water? It’s your water; you need to know what’s in it!

Understanding Your Water Usage

Did you know that 99% of your water is used for “working water” tasks like watering lawns, flushing toilets, showering, washing dishes, and other household chores? The remaining 1% is what you use for drinking, cooking, and making beverages. This is your “drinking water.” The good news is that there’s final barrier water treatment available for all your water needs.

What is Final Barrier Water Treatment?

Final barrier refers to technology installed at the point where water enters your home or at the point of consumption. It can be a whole-house filter or a water softener. At the point of consumption, it can range from pour-through pitchers and faucet-attached devices to refrigerator filters, under-sink filters, or advanced reverse osmosis systems.

Why Final Barrier is Important

Even with central treatment of tap water to meet EPA Safe Drinking Water Standards, contaminants, aesthetic issues, and points of contamination can still affect your water at home. Pharmaceuticals, disinfection byproducts, pesticides, herbicides, leaching from pipe walls, and biofilms are just a few possibilities.

Know Your Water, Choose the Right Filter

• Local Public Service District (PSD) annual tap water quality test results are public record and posted on their websites. We recommend reading this report.
• You can also research your tap water supply on the Environmental Working Group’s National Tap Water Database. Regardless of your tap water source, it is wise to have it tested to ensure your family has high-quality, safe water.
• When choosing a filter for your home, make sure it is certified to remove any specific contaminants found in your tap water.

Filtration Options

Many affordable treatment solutions are available to enhance your family’s water quality and safety.

• Pitchers, refrigerator filters, faucet-mounted filters, and under-sink carbon filters are great starting points for removing some common contaminants and improving taste.
• Reverse osmosis systems with pre-filtration and thin-film composite membranes offer the most reliable final barrier, ensuring the highest percentage of contaminant reduction and delivering great-tasting, safer drinking water.

Take Action

To learn more about final barrier water treatment, and other efficient water filtration systems, contact Culligan of Low Country and schedule your in-home water quality consultation.

Disclaimer: Contaminants may not be present in your water.

Chris Lane is the owner of Culligan Water of the Low Country, serving over 8,000 homes and businesses in Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton Counties.

Let’s chat about the best solution for your water!