Produced by Communications and Marketing, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2009
Concerns about personal and family health may lead you to question the safety of the water used in
your household. Perhaps you have been alarmed by recent publicity about water pollution problems and
their effect on water used in the home for drinking, cooking, and many other purposes. You may be par‑
ticularly uncertain about the quality of your household water if you rely on your own well or other private water supply. With the availability of modern water treatment equipment and the aggressive marketing
of these devices, you may wonder about the need to install such equipment in your home.