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   = __WATER TREATMENT__   = By: Lainey Bernfeld, Nicole Mitchell, Taylor Manzi, Meghan Nardella
 * Lainey || Bernfeld ||
 * Taylor || Manzi ||
 * Nicole || Mitchell ||
 * Meghan || Nardella ||



  WHERE DOES BEVERLY GET ITS MUNICIPAL WATER, <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: rgb(34,10,178); TEXT-ALIGN: center">AND WHERE IS IT STORED & TREATED?

**Beverly/Salem water is located at 50 Arlington Ave., Beverly MA. //According to the Massachusetts Board of Waste Water Treatment Plants Certification Program,// Beverly's water was formally treated at the GWR-B P Service Station Facility located at 38 Enon Street, Beverly, MA. The current facility u****Beverly's main sources of water include Wenham Lake, Longham Reservoir, and Putnamville Reservoir. The****sed for treating Beverly's municipal water is GWR Varian Associates, Inc. located on 150 Sohier Rd., Bever, MA.** <span style="COLOR: rgb(246,14,134)"><span class="globalTxt7sm" style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 60%; COLOR: rgb(0,180,255); FONT-FAMILY: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif">

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<span style="COLOR: rgb(38,0,255)">  <span style="COLOR: rgb(246,14,134)"><span class="globalTxt7sm" style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 60%; COLOR: rgb(0,180,255); FONT-FAMILY: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: rgb(34,10,178); TEXT-ALIGN: center">HOW CLEAN IS BEVERLY'S WATER IN RELATION TO VARIOUS BOTTLED WATERS?

**To test the cleanliness of Beverly's tap water, I used a small device, __WP-2000__:1-1999 ppm. This tool measures the amount of mobile charged ions; such as minerals, salts, and metals that are dissolved into water. The unit of measurements are TDS, or total dissolved sollids. The more TDS's that the sample of water contains, the least pure and clean the water is.**


 * Above is a picture of the water testing device.**

||= **TDS** ||
 * Below is a table of the information I gathered from running the water tests. It is easy to infer from this data that Beverly tap water does not appear to be as dirty as one may think. It is actually cleaner than Fiji water, a well known and bought brand of water.**
 * = **WATER TYPE**
 * = Beverly Tap Water ||= 153 ||
 * = Nestle Pure Life ||= 73 ||
 * = Poland Springs ||= 54 ||
 * = Fiji ||= 230 ||
 * = Saratoga ||= 90 ||
 * = Isbre ||= 4 ||


 * Below is a chart that goes more in depth and gives all different types of bottled water and their (TDS) measurament.**


 * = **BRAND** ||= **TDS** ||= **BRAND** ||= **TDS** ||
 * = Isbre ||= 4 ||= Panna ||= 130 ||
 * = Appolinaris ||= 1800 ||= Perrier ||= 480 ||
 * = Arrowhead ||= 270 ||= Poland Spring ||= 54 ||
 * = Crystal Geyser - CA ||= 120 ||= San Faustino ||= 1200 ||
 * = Crystal Geyser - Tenn. ||= 130 ||= San Pellegrino ||= 990 ||
 * = Crystal Springs ||= 44 ||= Sparkletts ||= 120 ||
 * = Dannon ||= 160 ||= Saratoga ||= 90 ||
 * = Deer Park ||= 72 ||= Trump Ice ||= 74 ||
 * = Deja Blue ||= 28 ||= TyNant ||= 180 ||
 * = Evian ||= 310 ||= Tynant Carb ||= 200 ||
 * = Fiji ||= 230 ||= Vermont Pure ||= 72 ||
 * = Gerolsteiner ||= 1500 ||= Vittel ||= 400 ||
 * = Icelandic Glacial ||= 74 ||= Volvic ||= 140 ||
 * = Ice Mountain ||= 76 ||= Voss ||= 64 ||
 * = Iceland Spring ||= 42 ||= Zephyr Hills ||= 200 ||


 * Lab Tested by Groundwater Analytical, Inc. and Eurofins Norge ||
 * * Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) are the total amount of mobile charged ions, including minerals, salts or metals dissolved in a given volume of water, expressed in units of mg per unit volume of water (mg/L), also referred to as parts per million (ppm) ||

**While looking at the chart above, keep in mind that Beverly tap water contains 153 TDS. When being compared, Beverly tap water contains less TDS than 13 of the listed bottled water brands.**

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<span style="COLOR: rgb(38,0,255)">  <span style="COLOR: rgb(246,14,134)"><span class="globalTxt7sm" style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 60%; COLOR: rgb(0,180,255); FONT-FAMILY: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: rgb(34,10,178); TEXT-ALIGN: center">HOW IS WATER TREATED TO BECOME CLEANER? <span style="COLOR: rgb(38,0,255)">  <span style="COLOR: rgb(246,14,134)"><span class="globalTxt7sm" style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 60%; COLOR: rgb(0,180,255); FONT-FAMILY: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: rgb(34,10,178); TEXT-ALIGN: center">        <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; COLOR: rgb(0,13,255)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,13,255)">    <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; COLOR: rgb(0,13,255)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,13,255)"> **The best way to protect drinking water is to eliminate every cross connection. A contamination issue that has come across is a cross connection. A cross connection is when non-potable water or chemicals that are used in equipment or a plumbing system end up in the drinking water line as a result of back pressure. There are several types of backflow preventers required and regulated by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Supply. Backflow preventers come in various sizes and types. The device required depends on the health risk associated with the cross connection conditions and must be permitted by D.E.P.**

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<span style="COLOR: rgb(38,0,255)">  <span style="COLOR: rgb(246,14,134)"><span class="globalTxt7sm" style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 60%; COLOR: rgb(0,180,255); FONT-FAMILY: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif"><span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: rgb(34,10,178); TEXT-ALIGN: center">WATER TREATMENT TODAY        **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> The treatment of drinking water today continues to be largely based upon municipal filtration using chlorination or other means of disinfection (such as ozone and chloramines). While most municipal water treatment plants continue to use methods that have been in existence for hundreds of years, some newer types of treatment (such as activated carbon filtration and reverse osmosis) have been implemented in both public treatment plants and private homes. Water treatment methods will undoubtedly continue to evolve in coming years as newer, safer, and more efficient processes are developed. **
 * Sewage treatment is the process that removes the majority of the contaminants from wastewater or sewage. This produces a treated liquid that is safer to be disposed in nature. Some wastewaters require different and sometimes specialized treatment methods. At the simplest level, treatment of sewage and most wastewaters is carried out through separation of solids from liquids, usually by settlement. This process eliminates harful toxins such as chemicals, man-made chemicals and wastes. Sewage is used when getting rid of water, but when obtaining potable drinking water, water is purified to eliminate bacteria, viruses, alegae, fungi, and mineral pollutants.**

<span style="COLOR: rgb(246,14,134)"> http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/approvals/wtpmuni.pdf http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/3030001.pdf <span style="COLOR: rgb(246,14,134)"> http://www.isbre.com/purest.asp http://www.beverlyma.gov/Public_Documents/BeverlyMA_DPW/Residential%20Guide%20to%20Cross%20Connection.pdf http://www.randomhistory.com/1-50/001water.html http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-rankings/categories/tap-water-quality <span style="COLOR: rgb(246,14,134)"><span class="globalTxt7sm" style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: rgb(0,180,255); FONT-FAMILY: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">