The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) recently released its annual drinking water report and the overall news is fairly good. According to a press release from MDH, “Tests on 957 community water supply systems during the past year have again shown little evidence of contamination problems in Minnesota.” That’s certainly good news for Minnesota consumers.
However, the report also mentioned that “nineteen community water systems—including 17 municipal systems—exceeded the standard for radium 226 and 228 at the end of 2008.”
According to the report, “The affected municipal systems are Anoka, Brook Park, Claremont, East Bethel, Glenville, Goodview, Hinckley, Isanti, LaCrescent, Lewiston, Lonsdale, Medford, Pipestone, Rushford Village, St. Louis Park, Spring Lake Park, and Watson. No restrictions were placed on water consumption although residents were notified of the situation. Residents were told that this was not an emergency situation and were advised to consult with their doctors if they have any special concerns. Each of these systems has either started to make infrastructure changes or is studying alternatives to meet the maximum contaminant level.”
These results again highlight the importance of in-house water filtration systems that treat water after it comes into your house—treating chemicals and other contaminants that can make it past municipal water treatment facilities.
The report also mentioned perfluorochemicals (PFCs), which MDH said are “a family of manmade chemicals that have been used for decades to make products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease and water, may be toxic to the liver and thyroid glands and may also affect fetal and neonatal development.”
While many of the cities samples showed no PFCs, some cities had trace amounts in their wells. For further information on PFCs and drinking water, make sure to check out this recent article from WaterFilters.NET.
For those consumers concerned about PFCs in their drinking water, a good solution is to install a GAC filtration system as a point of entry filter. This filter reduces PFCs as well as many other contaminants that produce taste and odor. This filter is generally installed where all water comes into your home. The most popular GAC cartridge for home use is the GAC-BB water filter. The housing for this cartridge is the HD-950 housing. Any local plumber can install the housing.
For more information on these particular solutions or any other solutions related to your drinking water, please visit www.WaterFilters.NET.
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