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WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
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Lincoln's
best water softeners, iron
filters and water treatment system bargains.
We are the industry leader in budget priced high quality water
softeners, water conditioners, reverse osmosis drinking water purification
systems, iron filters, sulfur filters, dirt and sediment filters.
Replace Culligan®,
RainSoft®, EcoWater®, Hague®, Kinetico®
and all other home soft water treatment systems for a fraction of the cost!
Budget Water sells premium brand equipment made of only the finest name
brand components built to an industry standard (You can get replacement parts
anywhere).
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled
water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and
wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it
dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in
some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the
presence of animals or from human activity.
CONTAMINANTS THAT MAY BE PRESENT IN SOURCE WATER INCLUDE:
(A) Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from
sewage treatment plants, septic systems,
agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.
(B) Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be
naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff,
industrial or domestic waste water discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or
farming.
(C) Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as
agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and
residential uses.
(D) Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic
chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes.
As water moves
over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally
occurring minerals, and in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up
substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.
Elements very commonly found in city drinking water are Calcium and Magnesium.
These tasteless minerals dissolve in the water and create what is known as hard
water. An ion exchange water softener removes hardness (calcium and magnesium
ions) by replacing them with sodium or in some instances potassium.
If you never had your
water tested yet, you should. You may be giving your family water with
impurities and not even realizing it. Water goes through a lot of changes
before it reaches your home. It collects impurities in the air as it falls as
rain or snow. It picks up sediments, minerals and contaminant's as it seeps
through the soil. Then it’s treated by municipalities with various chemical
disinfectants.
Well
Water: The very
best thing to do if you have a private well is follow the instructions under
items 7, 16 and 17 on this page:
http://www.budgetwater.com/articles.htm
Lincoln Water Quality Report
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Regulated Contaminants
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Tested and Detected
Inorganic Contaminants |
Units |
Regulatory Limit (MCL) |
Goal (MCLG) |
Ashland Plants |
Lincoln
(a) |
Violation
Yes/No |
| Arsenic |
ppb |
50 |
N/A |
7.28 |
2.99 |
No |
Barium (7/02) - Lincoln
(7/04) - Asland |
ppb |
2000 |
2000 |
98.8 |
101 |
No |
Chromium (7/02) - Lincoln
(7/04) - Ashland |
ppb |
100 |
100 |
ND |
7.0 |
No |
| Copper (c) - Lincoln (2004) |
ppm |
1.3* |
1.3 |
N/A |
0.693 (b) |
No |
| Fluoride (d) - (7/04)
Lincoln |
ppm |
4 |
4 |
0.76 |
0.9-1.1 (b) |
No |
| Lead (c) - Lincoln (2004) |
ppb |
15* |
0 |
N/A |
4.393 (b) |
No |
| Nickel (07/04) - Ashland |
ppb |
100 |
N/A |
ND |
8.55 |
No |
| Nitrate+Nitrite |
ppm |
10 |
10 |
0.59 |
4.2 |
No |
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Tested and Detected Organic
Contaminants |
| Atrazine |
ppb |
3 |
3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
No |
| Tetrachloroethene |
ppb |
5 |
0 |
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0.51 |
No |
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Tested and Detected Radionuclides |
Gross Alpha (03/02) -
Lincoln
Ashland |
pCi/L |
15 |
0 |
7.3-7.6 |
2.8-10.2 |
No |
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Tested and Detected Radium 226 & 228
combined |
| Ashland |
pCi/L |
5 |
0 |
ND |
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No |
| (05/03) - Lincoln |
pCi/L |
5 |
0 |
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2.1 |
No |
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Tested and Detected Disinfection - By
- Products |
| Trihalomethanes (2/04) -
Ashland |
ppb |
80 |
N/A |
2.06 |
18.25-23.4 (b) |
No |
| Total Haloactetic Acids (HAA5) |
ppb |
60 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.4-13.2 |
No |
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Tested and Detected Clarity |
| Turbidity (e) |
NTU |
0.3 |
N/A |
0.01-0.24 |
N/A |
No |
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Microbiological |
Total Coliform Maximum
Contaminant Level |
Goal (MCLG) |
Highest Monthly Positive
Coliform Samples |
Total
Positive E. Coli or Fecal Coliform Samples in 2006 |
Violation |
Fecal Coliform or E.
Coli Maximum Contaminant Level |
| Coliform
Bacteria |
5% of monthly samples are
positive |
0 |
2 of 198 (1.0%) |
0 |
No |
Fecal Coliform or E. Coli MCL; A routine
sample and a repeat sample are total coliform positive, and one
is also fecal coliform or E. Coli positive. |
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Lincoln's water is moderately hard. Alkalinity, pH, and hardness
are important if considering a water softener. |
| pH (in pH units) |
7.71 |
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| Total Alkalinity (CaCO3) |
188 |
ppm |
| Total Hardness (CaCO3)
(12 grains per gallon)
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200 |
ppm |
| Total Dissolved Solids |
331 |
ppm |
| Calcium |
59.3 |
ppm |
| Chloride |
16.9 |
ppm |
| Iron |
<0.05 |
ppm |
| Manganese |
3.38 |
ppb |
| Sodium |
23.9 |
ppm |
| Sulfate |
52 |
ppm |
Our most popular
City Water Softener/Conditioner:
Premium Dual Purpose Water Softener Conditioner replaces Culligan®, Sears®,
Kinetico®,
Ionics®,
RainSoft®,
EcoWater®, Hague® and virtually all others. And you can change the media in it if
your water changes. An amazing value. An amazing water treatment system. Takes
care of taste, smells, odors, dry skin, stiff or coarse clothing, chlorine,
chemicals, soap scum and gives you luxurious suds. It raises your quality of
life (at a fraction of the cost). Separate Activated Carbon (or alternative
media) chamber for EASY and CHEAP carbon replacement every two-three years.
One unit does it all! And without mixing media which is not recommended.
If you are in the market for a water softener, conditioner, reverse osmosis
system, iron sulfur manganese filtration, dirt and sediment filter systems or
any other water treatment systems. Budget Water USA is the place for you. For a
complete list of all of our products please click here:
Budget Water Products and Prices
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