Plastic is everywhere—in the fibers of our clothes, in the packaging of much of our food, and in the water bottles we drink. It’s relatively cheap to make and purchase, so we don’t think much about throwing it away when we’re done with it. Unfortunately, it will stick around much longer than any of us…
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Water is all around us. We bathe in it, cook with it, and drink it on a daily basis. And the only way to ensure all this water is clean and safe to consume is to have it tested. But what if you’ve already tested your private well and installed a water treatment system? Test…
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If you’re on city water, you probably assume that every time you turn on the tap, you’ll get safe, quality drinking water. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. As we’ve learned from the Flint, Michigan water crisis, even municipal water can contain high (and sometimes dangerous) contaminant levels. In this month’s blog article, Jesse Gagnon,…
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Every day, Secondwind Water Systems helps businesses, organizations, associations, and municipalities manage their public water systems (PWS). A critical part of our PWS operator service is our 24/7 remote monitoring system. We know how valuable remote PWS monitoring is to our clients—it can make the difference between a minor service call and a disastrous water…
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Water is the key to life. Every one of our body’s systems depends on clean, pure water. Quality water is also critical to business–particularly industrial, mechanical, and healthcare facilities that run water through their equipment. The water used in your systems will affect the quality of the products and services you produce, the lifespan of…
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Chlorine is essential to the disinfection of public water systems. It removes bacteria (e.g. E.coli), parasites, and other hazardous elements from our drinking water and protects it from recontamination during storage and distribution. In addition, it improves water quality by reducing unpleasant tastes and odors, oxidizes minerals and metals like arsenic for easier filtration, and…
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If you own or manage a public water system (PWS), you have a responsibility to maintain the quality and safety of the drinking water it provides. This isn’t as easy as it seems. In addition to complying with complex federal and state regulations and reporting requirements, you must properly maintain your public water system to…
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You’re shopping for the perfect dress and you’ve narrowed it down to two. One is a little too small, but it costs less. The other one has a higher price tag, but fits more comfortably, is made better, and with its classic design, will provide a lot of wear. Which should you choose? In this…
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Water is the elixir of life. In fact, the average adult body contains 60% water. Without clean, quality water, life would not exist as we know it. And for this reason, clean, quality water is essential to the life of your business. Whether you run a small business or a large industrial processing facility, you…
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PWS Customer Profile: With help from Secondwind’s NH-Certified Public Water Systems Operators, the tenants in a busy New Hampshire plaza were able to keep their doors open during a recent water emergency. Hiring the right public water system operator is critical to ensuring the safety of your water supply, managing and sustaining its long-term capacity,…
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