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Water Supply |
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Water Filter
Water Purification
Aqua Blox |
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About 90% of the public water systems in the U.S. obtain
their water from groundwater. |
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However, since systems served by groundwater tend to be much
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served by surface water, only 34% of Americans (101m) are
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are supplied with treated groundwater, while 66% (195m) are
supplied with treated |
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groundwater, while 66% (195m) are supplied with treated
surface water |
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Few U.S. cities pump water from sources clean enough not to
require filtration
plants |
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major exceptions are
New York City, Boston, San Francisco, and Portland,
Oregon |
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