Mark aka 'The Water Doctor' has been known as the no BS straight shooter when it comes to anything in
the water treatment industry.
With over 38 years of experience being certified by the water quality association as a CWS-VI, CI, and CSR, no one knows more about the industry than Mark.
Ask him any question - but be prepared for him to call out the myths and hype, and lay down the facts.
California has been at the forefront of implementing bans on salt-using water softeners. Currently, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, in San Bernardino County, which provides water for residents in the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario and Upland, along with the Cucamonga and Monte Vista water districts is trying to ban water softeners, [...]
Ultraviolet irradiation is a sterilization method that uses ultraviolet, often called “UV” light at a specific wavelength to kill microorganisms. It is used in both air and water purification. I found it interesting to know that the 1903 Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to Niels Finsen for his use of UV against tuberculosis. UV [...]
It was about 15 years ago that we started the experimentation of adding air to water to oxidize iron, manganese and sulfur. We have did this on and off many times since then, but it was only recently that we really hit upon a system design that we knew would be economical, sustainable, scalable and [...]
I frequently talk to customers who say “I’ve read testimonials about (you fill in the name) system on the internet. Do you have any testimonials for your product?” The answer is “maybe, sometimes and no!” Well, yes we do, but I can tell you one thing – all of our testimonials were written by our [...]
At US Water Systems, we have been believers in Permeate Pump Reverse Osmosis Systems for over 10 years now. With several thousand permeate pump reverse osmosis systems in the field, we believed we were experts on these types of reverse osmosis systems. However, over the past year or so, we have become somewhat disillusioned with [...]
Arizona State University recently completed an Evaluation of Alternatives to Domestic Ion Exchange Water Softeners on April 26, 2011. An overview of that evaluation can he found HERE. Mara Wiest, Dr. Peter Fox, Dr. Lee Wontae, HDR, and Tim Thomure, HDR were responsible for the study. The study objective was to: ”identify credible alternatives to [...]
Hello, this is the Water Doctor, here to talk again about Salt Free Water Conditioners. We have already established that there is no salt free water softener. If someone tells you they have a Salt free water Softener run as fast as you can because it does not exist. When you’re dealing with hard water [...]
What follows is from Water Technology Online. Dr. Joseph Cotruvo is president of Joseph Cotruvo and Associates, LLC, Water, Environment and Public Health Consultants. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry and is a member of the World Health Organization’s Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Committee and expert advisory groups on drinking water quality, desalination, [...]
If you engage in certain type of business, the percentage of U.S. made content of those products U.S. must be disclosed. This applies to products like automobiles, textiles, wool, and fur products. There’s no law that requires most other products sold in the U.S. to be marked or labeled Made in USA or have any other [...]
