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If you are concerned about specific contaminants (IE: bacteria, too much chlorine, VOCs, metals, etc) or just plain don't trust the Cary public water dept to follow the purity laws, you should go to a Lowes Depot and buy a DIY water testing kit. YOU take the sample, and mail it in to a lab. It's pretty reasonable cost, fully independent of the government, and gives you exact info for YOUR water (and should also provide the recommended maximum amounts.
Let's say Apex.
So are you indicating the water quality in different cities in Triangle are very different?
Different municipalities get their water from different sources and treat their water in different ways, so there will be differences. Raleigh city water comes primarily from Falls Lake, Cary and Apex from Jordan Lake, Chapel Hill and Carrboro from University Lake, and Durham from Lake Michie and the Little River. Not sure about all the other smaller towns in the area, but you should be able to find out no problem. A full water quality report is available for each municipality too.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro water comes from the Cane Creek Reservoir and University Lake, with the Quarry reservoir and Jordan Lake as backup. Chapel Hill water is good. The Cane Creek Reservoir is relatively unpolluted. I don't use a filtration system in Chapel Hill. Jordan Lake water is not as good and the lake has quite a bit of pollution, but Cary may treat it enough that when it comes out of the tap it is fine.
I think the municipal water source here in Holly Springs is fine odor and taste wise. I also don't see a lot of build up on my appliances from hard water. So I don't see a need for a filter system in that case.
I have seen sediment and softening filters on water systems in the area that use a well for the source of water.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro water comes from the Cane Creek Reservoir and University Lake, with the Quarry reservoir and Jordan Lake as backup. Chapel Hill water is good. The Cane Creek Reservoir is relatively unpolluted. I don't use a filtration system in Chapel Hill. Jordan Lake water is not as good and the lake has quite a bit of pollution, but Cary may treat it enough that when it comes out of the tap it is fine.
I never felt the need to filter my water either since the water quality reports were always good, but after learning recently that the raw water here in Chapel Hill has relatively high levels of PFAS chemicals (persistent chemicals that are known to be carcinogenic), we're looking into an effective filter. The treated water is much better than raw, but I'm still concerned with the treated levels. Cary has similar issues. Durham and Raleigh water had very low levels in their raw water.
OWASA is very proactive and transparent about PFAS and PFOAS and have tons of info available online. I am not overly concerned about it as they seem to be getting most of it out at the treatment plant.
Pittsboro has a big PFAS/PFOA contamination issue with Haw River water.
OWASA is very proactive and transparent about PFAS and PFOAS and have tons of info available online. I am not overly concerned about it as they seem to be getting most of it out at the treatment plant.
Yes. that's true. I'd just rather have all of it out since we mostly drink tap water at my house.
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