Because it is so important to drink water, we need to drink good quality water. Surprisingly this does not mean you need to buy bottled water. Food and Water Watch recommends drinking filtered tap water. You can access Food and Water Watch from the title of this post.
If you are on a private well, you need to test your water. (The state does not require this.) The most common problem of well water is too much sulfur.
City water systems clean their water of particles and then treat it with light and sometimes chemicals. Often infusing their water with chlorine and fluoride. There are other Contaminants that are not treated. If you are on a community water system, you may see the list of violations for the last 10 years at www.epa.gov While many water systems of our state were not listed under the map, they were listed by county. I could even look up local restaurant's water reports. You should receive your water report annualy by July 1. Most entities send it with the water bill.
Girl Fish, Boy Fish, ‘It’ Fish, an article by Donald Demarco links estrogen from birth-control pills (Norplant and Depo-Provera, and patches) polluting the water system. The estrogen is 400 times a woman’s natural level and is released via urine. Water plants are not equipped to deal with these hormones and as a result the estrogen is released into surrounding rivers and streams. In Boulder Creek, CO, scientists in 4 samples taken over a three year period found 101 female, 12 male, and 10 ‘it” trout, instead of the normal 1:1 ratio. In the South Platte River a sampling taken had 16 female and 4 male. What do you think it is doing to us and our families?
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