Water Quality
Water is the most important element for life. We travel the solar system looking for signs of water and take that to be signs of life. Our bodies are 60% water, and we need to drink plenty of clean water almost daily to survive.
But water can become contaminated, from three major sources:
- Human activity from septic system
- Stormwater runoff from roads
- Fertilizer
In Truro, our water is contained in our aquifer below ground — that's why it's called "groundwater." The sole source of water for that aquifer is rain. Rain recharges the aquifer, and our wells pump from it. Eventually that rainwater finds its way to the bay or the ocean, but along the way it can carry contaminants from one place to another on its way to the bay or ocean. And those contaminants can end up in your well.
The contaminants in water increase your health risks, as has been proven by numerous scientific studies over the past few decades. To safeguard your health, you should have your water tested annually.
The Water feature of the Peeps Portal is designed to let you easily track your water quality test results. And by doing so, Peeps will be able to help you interpret your test results. It's a very simple entry of a few pieces of data from your water test, but retaining that data will start building insights into what is happening beneath ground in your drinking water well.
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