When you talk about water scarcity and the lack of clean drinking water, most people think about third-world countries. They don’t realize that there’s a growing threat to clean water right here at home in the United States. Look at the February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where a fire forced the controlled release and burn of toxic chemicals to avoid an explosion. The resulting contamination killed thousands of fish in nearby streams and ignited concerns over soil and water quality.

I was lucky enough to be able to take a week off from work at the beginning of July. Though we attended so many family functions and get-togethers, I almost felt I needed another vacation to recover from my first vacation. Ever had one of those?

There’s no doubt about it, concern over water quality is becoming more prevalent. One just had to walk the trade show floor during the 2022 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) to see plenty of new water filtration and management systems, some even dispensing sparkling water by user preference.

Aqua Flo QCRO is certified by IAPMO R&T to NSF/ANSI 58 and CSA B483.1 for the reduction of lead, PFOS/PFOA, arsenic and other harmful substances. 

Abacus Plumbing's whole-house carbon water filtration, softener and reverse osmosis equipment can dramatically reduce water contaminates.

The pool industry — or the aquatics industry as it’s referred to by insiders — shares many similarities with the hydronic heating industry. 

The Nuvia Pro is a premium, dual-tank, whole-house, multi-media water filtration and refining system that significantly reduces hardness, chlorine and chloramines — producing nothing but high quality clean water, the company says. 

The 2 gpm under counter high capacity filtration system is certified to remove 99.2% of lead from your water.

Consumers have never been more aware of what is in their water than in these last few years following the Flint, Michigan, water crisis.