There may have been a change in pressure in the line due to hydrant flushing, a fire, turning on a valve, etc... The Water Quality Assurance Lab may have additional information about the rusty water. The number is 645-7691.

Discolored water may occur when crews perform maintenance on a water main near your home. A change in water velocities can cause the iron compounds that accumulate in water mains to become suspended in the water. This is a temporary condition and is harmless. Typically, allowing your tap to run will flush out the discolored water and clear water will appear.

A. Fire hydrant flushing and water main repairs can disturb sediments in water mains, resulting in red or brown-colored tap water. If you detect red or discolored water, turn on a single COLD water tap for a few minutes to flush any sediment out of your pipes. While red or discolored water is not a health concern, it can stain laundry.

Relatively inexpensive conductivity meters are available. They will give you an approximation of your TDS in your water and fertilizer mix. The short answer is yes, unless you have a sodium-based water softener.

The Fire Department may be doing hydrant flushing. Run the water for approximately ten minutes and it should clear up. Also, run water in the washing machine to prevent rust stains on clothes.

Short answer--No! There are a number of "nasty" micro-organisms, especially acanthomeba (sp) which likes feeding on corneal tissue. Storing lenses in water also defeats the purpose of using a disinfecting solution as there is no disinfection occurring. If anything you are exposing your lenses to more potentially dangerous microorganisms.

Yes. It would be extremely difficult for a bioterrorist to contaminate our drinking water supplies to cause widespread illness. Huge amounts of water are pumped daily from our reservoirs, most of which is used for industrial and other purposes. Anything deliberately put into the water supply would be greatly diluted. Poisoning water supplies would require truckloads of biological or chemical agents that are difficult to produce and relatively easy to detect.

Tap water is not automatically safe. It may be contaminated with chemicals, bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and dirt. Have your tap water tested by a laboratory. Then ask a water company to design a filtration and purification system based on the lab results. If your water comes from a well, it may be necessary to have it softened, which means eliminating hard elements like calcium, iron, and magnesium.

WATER FILTERS: One way to avoid fluoride from the tap is to purchase a water filter. However, most water filters will not effectively remove fluoride. For instance, Brita filters will NOT remove fluoride. The two types of filters which will reliably remove more than 90% of the fluoride are reverse-osmosis filters and activated alumina filters. Thus, if you are looking for a filter to remove fluoride, make sure it uses "reverse-osmosis" or "activated alumina" technology.

Help. I didnt get a warranty card with my omega 8001 juicer. What I need is a warranty card to guarantee my 5 years warranty...as so stated in the owners manual. There was no warranty card in the box with the juicer.

Discolored water may occur when crews perform maintenance on a water main near your home. A change in water velocities can cause the iron compounds that accumulate in water mains to become suspended in the water. This is a temporary condition and is harmless. Typically, allowing your tap to run will flush out the discolored water and clear water will appear.

Turn on the cold water in one sink until it runs clear, which will take approximately five to ten minutes. If brown water has affected your laundry, please call the Fire Department at (216) 292-1965 for a box of rust remover. "Rust" is usually caused from Hydrant Flushing in your area.

Various chemicals cause rust to enter the water lines. Due to a change in water pressure, the rust is carried to the various fixtures and appliances and comes out through them. The dark shade of the water may actually be dirt which enters the water supply as a result of a break in the pipe. The glass lining in the water heater may in some way be damaged, thus causing the metal jacket to rust.

In most places in Ghana tap water is not safe to drink. We recommend that you purchase bottled water for your consumption, but make sure that the cap's seal is not broken! You can request that your host family boil water for you each day to consume.

Any chlorine in our drinking water is too much, however the EPA guidelines allow up to 4 parts per million (ppm) in municipal tap water. This is a higher percentage than the 3ppm (parts per million) suggested as safe for swimming pools. There is an abundance of information on the internet with evidence that chlorine is linked to cancer, heart disease and many other health problems. Chlorine is needed in water to kill bacteria, but it should be removed prior to use.

No. Chlorine can cause damage to the Kombucha colony. The best way to clean your colony (to remove the brown stringy yeast etc.,) is to simply bathe it in some of the kombucha ferment it came out of. This practice will also serve to maintain the pH of the colony. Washing it in water--even cooled, boiled water, could change the pH and make it susceptible to mold growth.

The Division of Engineering processes sewer taps and water permits. Please call 574.235.9254 for more information. Water Works Engineering processes water tap permits. Please call 574.235.9279 for more information.