water from a well

[VICNDEE]

hi guys
i know that we shouldn't drink tap water. my question is: is water from a
well the same as tap water? if not, is it safe(r) to drink
andrea
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[Sara Klein Ridgley, Ph.D.]

Andrea,

This statement that you made is too generalized.

There are places in the USA where tap water is very safe and very pure, for
example most of NY and especially NYC enjoy terrific water. So, the
question is, where do you reside?

Well water is nice, but you have to have its quality tested. You have to
find out the minerals, the contaminants (if any), chemicals, pesticides,
etc., and the pH of the water as well. For example, the mountainous areas
of North Carolina, where most people drink well water, is famous for having
ACIDIC water, pH at 5 or below, which surely is unhealthy, although the
water may be Œpure¹. Most people living there add minerals to their holding
tanks to get the pH to the desireable pH 7.

Sara
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[AH]

on 5/26/05 11:53 AM, VICNDEE@aol.com at VICNDEE@aol.com wrote:

Tap water is, by law in most places in the US, usually treated with
chlorine, which remains in the water. There are a few communities with, say,
mountain water--- that may use ozonation or UV light treatment, but usually
then have to use chlorine by law anyway. Chlorine is a biocidal poison.
Many municipalities, in their infinite wisdom , also fluoridate the
water, which probably only really helps those in the 8-9 year old range when
fluorine can be incorporated into adult teeth. Fluorine in the tooth
structure hardens the enamel. For everyone else, it is a poison to some
lesser or greater extent. It is highly doubtful that the fluorine really
helps already formed teeth to an extent that justifies its inclusion in the
water supply. The idea of fluoridating water comes from industry which had
fluorine to sell. It is one of those ideas like mercury/silver amalgam
dental fillings which just won't go away. If the municipal supply is
surface water and contains high tannic and other soil acids (esp in dry
season), then you end up drinking trihalomethanes, which are carcinogenic
chlorinated and fluoridated compounds.

Municipal water travels miles through metallic pipes, but then possibly
through PVC pipes, which are put together with toxic glues and which put
minute amounts of plastic into the water, shown to be a low level toxin.
Beyond this, municipal water can be contaminated in other ways.

Well water is only as good as the quality of the water on your property.
Often, sediment filter, sometimes a water softener to take out minerals,
and/or carbon block filter are needed. All well water should be tested
before use to rule out contamination from septic fields and high toxic
mineral concentrations.

Well water is the way to go if you have enough natural land to recharge the
aquifer (underground source) and the well doesnt have to be so deep as to be
too expensive. For those who don't have ground water available, bottled
water from a good source, in glass, (if available), is the other
alternative.

Hope this helps.

A

[Sheri Nakken]

At 03:09 PM 5/26/2005 -0500, you wrote:

How on earth can tap water anywhere, including NY & NYC be safe and pure?

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[Caro Andujar]

Depends on the well... but, it isn't the same.
The added chemicals in tap water are terrible, and
well water doesn't have them...
It's better to drink water from a well than tap water.
You should boil it beforehand. Why not buy distilled
water from the store? They say mineral water is way
too polluted to trust, and tap water is one of the
greatest poisons you can put on your body. I've heard
that distilled water doesn't supply the minerals the
body needs, but, then again, you can get those from
food and good sea salt. Distilled water is, as far as
I've researched, the safest bet. And, if you cannot
get it, filtered water (the filter should be really,
really good) is ok, too. Filtered well water should be
good.
Hope this was helpful.

Carolina.
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[Shannon Nelson]

Yes, the quality of well water is only as good as the quality of the
ground water.
We have well water, but ours has a *massive* nitrate load (possibly
natural, since there was no other agricultural contamination found), so
we put it thru an RO (reverse osmosis) filter. It then tastes flat and
kind of yukky, so I add minerals and alkalizer back to it (sigh)...
Friends of ours just a few miles away also have well water, but theirs
is some of the tastiest water I have ever had, and no nitrates. (I
keep joking that I'm going to bring gallon jugs with me when I visit.
) So you should have it tested, for whatever is a likely risk
for the area you're in.

There are filters for municipal water--a simple tabletop carbon filter
takes out the chlorine and makes a not-too-bad product (at least in the
places I've used it), and there are also fancier ones that apparently
do more, but my information on those isn't current.
Shannon

[Donna Rona]

Carolina,
PLEASE - never advise anyone that "it is better to drink water from a well than tap water". Boiling will NOT remove chemical contaminants - it will only kill certain bacteria and protozoa (and not even all of them). As others on this list have advised - well water MUST be tested. As an engineer and geologist I have too much field experience with ground water that is exceptionally polluted. Places on this Earth that appear pristine may have very dangerous water. You can not make any assumptions.
Donna

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Sheri Nakken wrote:At 03:09 PM 5/26/2005 -0500, you wrote:

How on earth can tap water anywhere, including NY & NYC be safe and pure?

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[Caro Andujar]

Donna:
Like I said, "it depends on the well". Not any well in
the world, "it depends on the well". That's fantastic
that you are a geologist and an expert in water
pollution. Again, I suggested DISTILLED water, and, IF
the well has been tested, I thought it still might be
a good idea to boil the water. I thought it wasn't
necessary to paste a nobel-winning publication on
water treatment for a simple question such as "is well
water better that tap water". If the person asking is
so terribly concerned, they can search in better
places than a homeopathic list.
Does everything on this list have to turn into a major
argument?
Carolina
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[Donna Rona]

Wow - back off -
I responded to your blanket statement:
"It's better to drink water from a well than tap water.
You should boil it beforehand."
That is all!!!!
I agreed with others on the list that suggested to test well water first.
There is NO argument.