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AP Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water
By JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD (Mar 9, 2008) 

A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.

To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe.

But the presence of so many prescription drugs — and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen — in so much of our drinking water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences to human health.

In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas — from Southern California to Northern New Jersey, from Detroit to Louisville, Ky.

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Local Water News 
Culligan of Piemont in the News: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

The ion exchange (IE) system is actually a combination of processes that treats all the water going into the home.This system is normally installed by a water treatment professional.The system in place was donated by Culligan of the Piedmont in Greenville, SC, and costs approximately $4000.The ion exchange system is composed of a sediment filter, followed by a mixed bed ion exchange filter (95% cation to 5% anion resin), an aeration unit, granular activated carbon (GAC), and ultraviolet light for disinfection.A picture of the installed system is shown below. Read the full story

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Culligan receives Excellence in Manufacturing award
Blountville, TN

Culligan, the WaterProfessionals, recently received the 2007 Excellence in Manufacturing award from the International Bottled Water Association, making this the eleventh consecutive year the company has received this honor.

This award recognizes bottlers for exceptional achievements in manufacturing. NSF (The National Sanitation Foundation) is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to public health, safety and protection of the environment.

WaterProfessionals provides three and five gallon bottles of water to business and homes throughout East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina and South Carolina. WaterProfessionals has offices in Blountville, TN, Asheville, NC and Greenville, SC.

Water helps learning flow in Kingsport
Kingsport, TN

A teacher in Kingsport has seen her students become more focused, better behaved and healthier, thanks to water provided by Culligan, the WaterProfessionals.

Culminating a yearlong study on the brain power benefits of hydrating children, teacher Karen Reed-Wright invited media and parents to George Washington Elementary Shcool Friday, May 18 to view her third, fourth and fifth grade classes. They enjoyed a pizza party sponsored by Culligan to celebrate the positive results of keeping water bottles constantly in the hands of nearly 100 students all year.

"Research tells us the brain is 75 to 80 percent water and even a small drop in body water can trigger trouble with brain power," Reed-Wright said. "It's one thing to have water fountains or a cooler, another to ensure a bottle is in hand constantly. Culligan made that possible." Read the Full Story

Culligan donates water filter to home
By: Bob Montgomery, Environmental Writer, Greenville News
South Carolina has tapped into private industry to install filtration system at a Harrison Hills subdivision home to remove high levels of uranium in the drinking water.

DHEC spokesman Thom Berry said the well water will be tested before and after installation to determine the unit's effectiveness and whether additional filtration units should be installed at other homes with contaminated water.

Culligan of the Piedmont has agreed to donate the system, at a cost of more than $1,000, as a gesture of good will, according to Randy Leathers, general manager.

"It's a situation where a lot of homeowners are in a tough situation," Leathers said. "We have the experience and we want to help our community." Read the Full Story