Comments on: The water quality in Charlotte seems to be rather questionable.? http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/the-water-quality-in-charlotte-seems-to-be-rather-questionable Mon, 21 May 2012 23:33:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Miss Vida http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/the-water-quality-in-charlotte-seems-to-be-rather-questionable/comment-page-1#comment-3138 Miss Vida Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:17:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/the-water-quality-in-charlotte-seems-to-be-rather-questionable#comment-3138 You could have chlorine odors or a sulfur smell.... The sulfur smell I am assuming you would have described as a rotten egg odor. The chlorine is probably more like a pool. Neither is harmful, but both are unpleasant to taste... What I would do is find out if your water district has a water quality report. In that, they should mention what their water quality results are and what they should be under. I live in California, so we have some slightly stricter rules, but the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.gov) is in charge of coming up with standards that water quality constituents cannot exceed.... California has a nice compilation of water quality goals that tells you the information of standards in micrograms/liter. Anywho, here is that link and check out the tables http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/available_documents/wq_goals/index.html Anywho, there is so much I could tell you, but essentially talk to your water district/company and they should be able to provide more information. I hope I didn't overload you! Note: I just looked this up, looks like if this is your water district, you can read this blurb http://charmeck.org/Departments/Utilities/H2O+Help/WaterQuality.htm The reason you'd let the water sit is that it allows the chlorine to gas out. Love the blurb about the PVC pipes. Holy cow!<br><b>References : </b><br> You could have chlorine odors or a sulfur smell…. The sulfur smell I am assuming you would have described as a rotten egg odor. The chlorine is probably more like a pool. Neither is harmful, but both are unpleasant to taste…

What I would do is find out if your water district has a water quality report. In that, they should mention what their water quality results are and what they should be under. I live in California, so we have some slightly stricter rules, but the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.gov) is in charge of coming up with standards that water quality constituents cannot exceed…. California has a nice compilation of water quality goals that tells you the information of standards in micrograms/liter. Anywho, here is that link and check out the tables
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/available_documents/wq_goals/index.html

Anywho, there is so much I could tell you, but essentially talk to your water district/company and they should be able to provide more information. I hope I didn’t overload you!

Note: I just looked this up, looks like if this is your water district, you can read this blurb http://charmeck.org/Departments/Utilities/H2O+Help/WaterQuality.htm

The reason you’d let the water sit is that it allows the chlorine to gas out. Love the blurb about the PVC pipes. Holy cow!
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]]> By: mike b http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/the-water-quality-in-charlotte-seems-to-be-rather-questionable/comment-page-1#comment-3137 mike b Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:38:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/the-water-quality-in-charlotte-seems-to-be-rather-questionable#comment-3137 It is probably hydrogen sulfide, iron and or hardness causing your problems. You can buy filters and softeners to treat your water. While unpleasant it will not hurt you. All those things occur naturally in the groundwater.<br><b>References : </b><br> It is probably hydrogen sulfide, iron and or hardness causing your problems. You can buy filters and softeners to treat your water.

While unpleasant it will not hurt you. All those things occur naturally in the groundwater.
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]]> By: William B http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/the-water-quality-in-charlotte-seems-to-be-rather-questionable/comment-page-1#comment-3136 William B Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:22:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/the-water-quality-in-charlotte-seems-to-be-rather-questionable#comment-3136 its sulfur, wont hurt you , in fact its good for you, get a charcoal filter,<br><b>References : </b><br>maint man its sulfur, wont hurt you , in fact its good for you,
get a charcoal filter,
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