What to do if your well water tests positive for coliform

What to Do if Your Well Water Tests Positive for Coliform

Nevada state law does not require private well users to test their water for contaminants or bacteria. The burden is on the end user. At Pure Water Systems of Nevada we have installed thousands of sanitation systems on private wells. Contaminated wells are often test positive seasonally with heavy rains. If you rely on well…

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Reno Water Quality Report

Reno Water Quality Report

Reno tap water may meet legal requirements, but legal federal requirements are not always as high as the personal standards you have for your family. Reno water contaminants like chlorine disinfection byproducts, arsenic, and hardness present health concerns as well as aesthetic issues for your body and your home. Investing in a quality water filtration…

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What’s Involved With Owning a Private Well?

Maintenance for owning a private well  It would have been normal to send Jack and Jill over the hill to fetch a pail of water in the early morning hours of 1850, but things are much different today! Can you imagine life without modern-day plumbing or homes without even a single bathroom? Back in the…

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water testing

How to Read a Water Test

If you live in Reno, NV and you’re on a private well, you’ve probably had your well tested for water quality. If not, click here for information on how to do so. If you just got your water test results back, you may be wondering what the heck all the numbers and acronyms mean. Don’t…

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Private Well UV Disinfection

When is the last time you tested your well for bacteria? Testing: Municipal supplies test their water for harmful bacterias regularly.  Some municipalities will test several times in one day from one source or another.  Customers pay for these tests when they pay their water bills as part of the service. Private well owners do…

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Tahoe water filter for algae and sediment

This installation was for a home on the lake shore of Tahoe City.  We’ve found recurring issues with the homes in that area growing algae in their plumbing and fixtures.  This is especially an issue when it is a second home that is not lived in most of the year.  At the time of install,…

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Well shock, tank & pipe sanitizing

Some people don’t know it, but part of water treatment involves sanitizing the piping, water tanks, and well.  Often times putting a filter system on isn’t enough due to what’s already in the pipes.  A sanitizing or ‘shock’ of all of the things that the water touches can allow the customer to start off with…

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