Santa Clara County Water

The City of Santa Clara has three separate sources of drinking water.35% of our water was treated surface water purchased from the Santa Clara Valley Water District, imported from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and from the San Francisco Public Utility Commission’s Hetch-Hetchy System, imported from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The remaining 65% is pumped from the City’s system of 27 deep wells serving the rest of Santa Clara.

The chemicals that were found in my drinking water meets primary and secondary standards which are enforced by state water resources control board California. The drinking water in my area is fluoridated water. Constant intake of fluoridated water in pediatric age group (under 6 years) will result in dental fluorosis. The levels of contaminants are within the range based on MCL’s for substances (lead, copper, coliforms, halo acetic acids and trihalomethanes) in water.  

There is no evidence of lead contamination in the City of Santa Clara groundwater sources or supplies purchased from other agencies. Fluoridated drinking water benefits people of all ages by preventing tooth decay.

I don’t use filter on my water faucet. My family practices the traditional method of boiling the water before consuming it. As it has become habitual from decades, I still follow the same procedure.

I don’t use bottled water; during my course work in undergrad as well attended few workshops on hazards of bottled water. Most of water bottles are made of PET (polyethylene terephthalates), which is carcinogenic. 25 to 40 percent of the water bottles contain unfiltered tap water. If the water has been purified, it is likely that the purification process stripped the vital trace minerals which is required for human system.

References:

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Clark Howard - http://www.clark.com/bottled-water-may-pose-physical-risk-your-teeth