| Water purification in general is a vital part of why | | | | the use of chlorination. |
| we, as civilized societies, are able to expand, settle | | | | People with wells are responsible for their own water |
| and prosper almost anywhere. Whether it is your | | | | treatment. After a proper well water analysis is done, |
| local municipality or the individual homeowners well, | | | | the homeowner should install purification equipment |
| techniques used to remove impurities in water are | | | | designed to remove specific impurities found to be |
| basically the same. Impurities are found in raw feed | | | | present. The size of the water purification equipment |
| water due to contact with the atmosphere as water | | | | should cover the inevitable spikes in usage and |
| vapor rising then, as rain and other precipitation falling | | | | impurities found. Proper sizing and installation will insure |
| to earth, finally through contact with the ground | | | | consistency in water quality. |
| environment as a liquid. | | | | Treating most water is easily accomplished with |
| Specific filtering techniques are required to remove | | | | properly maintained and installed filtration equipment |
| individual elements. Most common would be to | | | | and techniques. If it is the use of activated carbon to |
| mechanically remove sediments and dirt, (through the | | | | scrub or "polish" the water for a clean taste, or the |
| use of a sediment filter), then to remove naturally | | | | use of reverse osmosis in the medical fields, |
| dissolved minerals, heavy metals and tannins in a | | | | technicians will agree that properly maintained |
| process known as water softening. Depending on | | | | equipment is essential. Some equipment work at |
| impurities present, chemical injection of an oxidizer | | | | capacity at trying to maintain acceptable water levels, |
| could be used to help smaller dissolved particles | | | | a malfunction, for even a few hours, can have a |
| expand large enough to get trapped in specifically | | | | major effect on water quality. Whether its large scale |
| designed filters. Any bacteria that may be found can | | | | municipalities or individual home owners, inspection |
| be removed by ultra violet light, reverse osmosis or | | | | and maintenance are important parts of the water |
| chemical injection. On a large scale, bacteria are | | | | treatment equation. |
| prevented from forming in municipal supply lines by | | | | |