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What Led to the Polar Vortex?
While we may have escaped the worst of it here in Lincoln, Nebraska, the polar vortex has been dominating the national and international conversation the last two weeks. As officials scrambled to warn of the dangers of frigid temps dominating the upper Midwest, many...
Desalination Plants Doing More Harm than Good
We hope you like your water extra salty! A new report released by the Canadian-based United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) found that desalination plants across the globe are discharging toxic levels of brine on an annual...
Melting Glaciers Will Increase Instances of Water Insecurity
We’re huge proponents of keeping the water we have clean, safe and available for the next generation. Recently, news outlets have been looking into the way the Earth’s water is changing and how these changes will affect the future of our planet and those who inhabit...
What’s a Reverse Osmosis System?
If you’re a regular reader of the Quality Water Services blog, you know the importance of providing the purest possible water to your family. You also know that there’s more to clean water than just the stuff that you drink because water touches almost every part of...
A Year in Water Crises: The Midwest’s Water Worries from 2018
2018 was a big year for water news—and not in the best way. Story after story of communities suffering from low-quality drinking water hit the newsstands from Florida to Oregon and countless individuals have suffered from issues related to contaminated drinking water...
Hacking American Infrastructure—Foreign Cybercriminals are Disrupting America’s Water Supply
In November 2018, the New York Times published an opinion piece titled “A Perfect Target for Cybercriminals.” From that title, you’d think the article was talking about our home computers, phones, TVs or other electronic devices. It was actually referencing America’s...
Changes to E.P.A. Definition Causes Concern for Clean Water Advocates
Last week saw the fruition of rumors surrounding the alteration of an Obama-era rule, Waters of the United States, as the E.P.A. proposed we redefine what could be considered federally regulated water bodies. Originally issued under a 2015 update to the 1972 Clean...
Soft Water Helps Heal your Winter Woes
Here at Quality Water Services, we know that selling soft water systems is only half of our job. The other half is to inform our customers so that they understand not only what they’re buying and why it’s the right choice for their home, but also the benefits that...
America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Two months ago, the President signed America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 into law. The most momentous water law passed in nearly two decades, it received bipartisan Congressional support and seeks to both address wide-ranging issues related to the...
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