HARD WATER PROBLEMS?? TOP CITIES WITH THE BEST/WORST WATER

DrC

DrC

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I was watching Wendy Williams today and a guest on her show referred this website to an audience. This is very informative, especially for us LHCF women, since we are cautious to what is applied within our hair. My city is on the WORST list but I kinda already knew that. Check it out. when you click on the link scroll to the bottom of the page.
EWG's Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database | Environmental Working Group


To view ALL of the cities, click on the link below the top ten on the website.

How Clean is City Water? View EWG's Big City Water Ratings | Environmental Working Group

TOP TEN BEST CITIES

1 Arlington, TX
Arlington Water Utilities

2 Providence, RI
Providence Water

3 Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Water Department

4 Charleston, SC
Charleston Water System

5 Boston, MA
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

6 Honolulu, HI
Board of Water Supply
(Honolulu/Windward/Pearl Harbor)

7 Austin, TX
Austin Water Utility

8 Fairfax County, VA
Fairfax Water
9 St. Louis, MO
City of St. Louis Water Division

10 Minneapolis, MN
City of Minneapolis Water Department


TOP TEN WORST CITIES

100 Pensacola, FL
Emerald Coast Water Utility

99 Riverside, CA
City of Riverside Public Utilities

98 Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Valley Water District

97 Riverside County, CA
Eastern Municipal Water District

96 Reno, NV
Truckee Meadows Water Authority

95 Houston, TX
City of Houston Public Works

94 Omaha, NE
Metropolitan Utilities District

93 North Las Vegas, NV
City of North Las Vegas Utilities Department

92 San Diego, CA
San Diego Water Department

91 Jacksonville, FL
JEA
ALL CITES:
RANK WATER UTILITY CHEMICALS FOUND TOP CONCERN *** NATIONAL POLLUTANTS
1 Arlington, TX
2 Providence, RI
3 Fort Worth, TX
4 Charleston, SC
5 Boston, MA
6 Honolulu, HI
7 Austin, TX
8 Fairfax County, VA
9 St. Louis, MO
10 Minneapolis, MN
11 Richmond, VA
12 Dallas, TX
13 New York, NY
14 Oklahoma City, OK
15 Buffalo, NY
16 Cinncinnati, OH
17 St. Paul, MN
18 Sacramento, CA
19 Milwaukee, WI
20 Odessa, FL
21 Bridgeport, CT
22 Louisville, KY
23 Hartfort, CT
24 Springfield, MA
25 Seattle, WA
26 Greensboro, NC
27 Newport News, VA
28 Winston-Salem, NC
29 San Antonio, TX
30 Kent, OH
31 Birmingham, AL
32 Pittsburgh, PA
33 San Francisco, CA
34 Chicago, IL
35 Toledo, OH
36 Oakland, CA
37 New Haven, CT
38 Manatee County, FL
39 Monroe County, NY
40 Long Beach, CA
41 New York, NY
42 Layton, UT
43 Fort Wayne, IN
44 Corpus Christi, TX
45 Tacoma, WA
46 Miami, FL
47 Palm Beach County, CA
48 Bryn Mawr, PA
49 Erie County, NY
50 Plano, TX
51 Albuquerque, NM
52 St. Louis County, MO
53 Phoenix, AZ
54 Stockton, CA
55 New York, NY
56 Mobile, AL
57 Pinellas County, FL
58 Los Angeles Suburbs, CA
59 Portland, OR
60 Philadelphia, PA
61 Santa Ana, CA
62 Totowa Borough, NJ
63 Mahwah, NJ
64 Norfolk, VA
65 Hillsborough County, FL
66 Tucson, AZ
67 Lexington, KY
68 Tampa, FL
69 Baltimore, MD
70 Alameda County, CA
71 Tulsa, OK
72 Cleveland OH
73 Pittsburgh City, PA
74 Raleigh, NC
75 Columbus, OH
76 Mesa, AZ
77 Charlotte, NC
78 Little Rock, AR
79 Anaheim, CA
80 Salt Lake City, UT
81 Orlando, FL
82 Montgomery & Prince George's Counties, MD
83 Los Angeles, CA
84 San Jose, CA
85 Haworth Boro, NJ
86 Cocoa, FL
87 West Milford
88 Chino Hills, CA
89 Fresno, CA
90 Indianapolis, IN
91 Jacksonville, FL
92 San Diego, CA
93 North Las Vegas, NV
94 Omaha, NE
95 Houston, TX
96 Reno, NV
97 Riverside County, CA
98 Las Vegas, NV
99 Riverside, CA
100 Pensacola, FL
The following large utilities had insufficient data available and could not be included in the rankings:
San Francisco County, CA (San Francisco Regional Water)
Detroit, MI (City of Detroit Water Department)
Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Water Department)
Salt Lake City, UT (Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy)
Virginia Beach, VA (City of Virginia Beach Water Department)
Washington, DC (D.C. Water and Sewer Authority)
Fairfax County, VA (Fairfax Water- Lorton Water Treatment Plant )
 
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Ughhh! I knew Houston would be on the worst list. No wonder everybody is "weaved up" around here. Lol! sigh! The water fees went up citywide 30% last month so I can't afford to buy distilled water too. I'm not sure about getting a water softener.It is what it is.
 
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Posted the list of ALL cities. I tried to make it bigger for you all to read. Atlanta should be on there.
 
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wtf! How would the top 10 have 3 cities in Texas and Houston happens to be one of the worst? A mess and half. But still, we found out about the hard water situation years ago and our showers are equipped with softeners. Ugh.

I remember when I lived in Austin, I'd always say their water tasted like CRAP yuck, but the water maintenance man kept bragging about how great Austin water is blah blah blah, and I guess he's right.
 
Yes! B'ham isn't at the bottom! :yay:


Fairfax, VA is on the list...Prince William County is close enough to that so I'm claiming it!


As for DC, c'mon now....do we really need a survey to tell us that the water is all kinds of terrible? Really?
 
I figured Cleveland would be in the worst category (like everything else). All the more reason I should invest in a filter for my shower. :yep:
 
Mine lil itty bitty city is on the list...we used to be ranked as the best water in the country...we dropped a few...but we are still good!
 
#50 Plano TX should not have made the list. I lived there (West Plano) for several years before buying my home and the water in Plano is hard and has a not so pleasant taste.. I could never drink water straight from the tap :nono: and I had to invest in a shower filter for the sake of my skin.

Other than the water--Plano was a fabulous place to live :look:
 
I recently purchased a water filtration system from Culligan. It was a bit pricey, but very worth it. By the second week, I could see a difference in my hair, skin, clothes (use less detergent too). I've stopped buying water because I can drink the water from the faucet they installed. It tastes better than bottled water.

I'm not even surprised that Houston is on the list. Prior to getting the system, my skin would be so dry after I showered. Now, I don't even need to lotion my skin everday. When the guy came to test my water, it was crazy to see the high reading. I have a prefilter for the entire house, additional 5 filters to pick up anything lol, and I have a softener for the entire house. I can take it with me when I move too
 
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