Training For Commercial Water Customers For over fifteen years, Secondwind Water Systems has worked with the team at GeoInsight. This is an environmental strategy and engineering firm with locations in New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. We work with Environmental Engineer, Andrea Kenter on gasoline or fuel release sites. She identifies and tests at the sites…
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Any company that uses sterile processing equipment understands the importance of water quality to their overall operation. At Secondwind, we work with several businesses that require high purity water for their sterilization systems. High Purity Water for Hospitals, Outpatient Clinics, Dentists, and Veterinarians Hospitals, outpatient clinics, dentists, and veterinary offices all use sterilized medical tools…
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Are your bright white shirts looking dull and gray? Are your soft and luxurious bath towels feeling stiff and scratchy? Before you blame your laundry detergent or washing machine, you might want to take a look at another likely culprit: your water. Why? Because there’s a good chance you have hard water—an excessive amount of…
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In February of 2018, Governor Sununu signed Senate Bill 247 Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning. The legislation amended RSA 130-A, among other statutes, to require that all schools and licensed childcare facilities test their drinking water for lead. The first round of testing must be completed by July 1 of this year, which has left some…
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As we enter our 30th anniversary of serving the water treatment needs of New Hampshire’s homeowners and businesses, we’ve found ourselves doing a lot of reflecting on where we came from, where we’ve been, and where we’re going. Early Beginnings Like most businesses that are just starting out, our founders ran every aspect of our…
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by Steve Guercia In this month’s blog article, Secondwind Commercial and Public Water Systems Manager Steve Guercia likens the successful treatment of a commercial drinking water problem to playing a strategic game of chess. Do all commercial water treatment companies know how to treat water? Seems like a stupid question, doesn’t it? But hear me…
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Federal Drinking Water Standards – Keeping Water Safe Water is essential to life. We drink it, make food with it, and bathe in it every day. Yet, until the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was signed into law in 1974, there was only a hodgepodge of state and local water regulations around ensuring adequate quantities…
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A Year of Growth & Improved Customer Service As state and federal regulatory organizations are tasking pubic water system operators with more and more responsibilities, Secondwind has experienced an increased demand for our PWS services. To keep up with the needs of our customers, we’ve invested considerable resources in this area. More Certified PWS Operators…
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If you own a private well in New Hampshire, there’s a very good chance you have arsenic in your water. In fact, one in five New Hampshire homeowners with a well has actionable levels of the element in their drinking water. And because arsenic levels are known to fluctuate, your water may be safe today,…
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Water Treatment Isn’t Always The Answer, Especially When It Comes To Tannins Helping homeowners successfully diagnose and treat a water quality problem requires technical know-how and experience, a solid understanding of water chemistry, and a knack for troubleshooting. And as illustrated in the case study below, it demands a willingness to do whatever it takes…
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