{"id":1235,"date":"2019-08-24T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T11:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2026-06-30T03:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T03:53:19","slug":"avoid-that-lead-lead-free-water-strategies-reverse-osmosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/avoid-that-lead-lead-free-water-strategies-reverse-osmosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid That Lead &#8211; Lead Free Water Strategies, Reverse Osmosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: Last Monday, Newark started handing out bottled water. Why? Because EPA tests showed the filters they gave out last fall didn't work against lead. The city serves 280,000 people through its pipe system, and about 15,000 homes get water through lead service lines. After this, it's clear lead can get into your water, and there's no safe level for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Lead exposure is a big health risk, and bottled water isn't always there when you need it. Here are some smart reverse osmosis strategies to help you get safe, constant drinking water at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Emergency Solution For Temporary Settings<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: This strategy is perfect if your home's water supply is compromised, especially if you're in one of those 15,000 homes at risk for lead. It's a temporary fix, but it really works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><Portable Watermakers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: use reverse osmosis to give you high-quality water fast. People usually use these for camping, military operations, or hitchhiking, but they're proven to deliver safe water from almost any source.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: This system makes 150 gallons per day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: It's small and easy to carry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: It's energy-efficient, so it won't cost you a fortune to run.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: It's simple to use, just start and stop, with less fiddling around.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: Great for small families, four people or less.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: This machine can take bad water from the sea, groundwater, your tap, brackish sources, lakes, and rivers, and turn it into healthy, high-quality water. Even after an emergency, a watermaker is a good long-term investment. It needs little maintenance and can help in future emergencies. You can get one <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: here<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Long-Term Application Strategy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: This strategy is for the long haul. It helps you avoid future problems like the one happening now by protecting your home from the inside out. This means buying an under-sink RO filter that purifies every contaminant in your water for years. Getting a <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3, 4, or even 5 stage RO system<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: means constant purification without you having to do anything. If you live in Newark, especially in a vulnerable home, a 5-stage purifier is a smart choice. It includes a remineralization filter that gets rid of bad stuff but keeps important minerals. This specific model gives you 45-50 gallons per day with very little energy use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Plus, if you're just not comfortable with any water in your house, we suggest our line of <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: whole house RO systems<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. With capacities from 2,000 to 8,000 GPD, this equipment can flawlessly provide water for laundry, cleaning, cooking, and bathrooms. It&#8217;s super easy to operate, giving you pure water from any faucet at the touch of a button. The water is good for anything you need around the house. Larger commercial RO systems can even supply an entire apartment building. You can find the right product for you <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: here<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Wholesome Solution For Communities<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Communities can team up to ensure everyone has access to safe water with two other great solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><<span style=\"font-weight: Mobile Reverse Osmosis Trailers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: can bring immediate relief by delivering drinking water to every home in a community. These trailers can produce up to 3,000 gallons per day using reverse osmosis. The chance of lead contamination is practically zero, and they can handle many processes like separation, filtration, ion exchange, carbon treatment, chemical injection, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet disinfection, and pH adjustment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: What's more, our AMPAC USA product can be run by our Field Service Representative, your plant personnel, or even monitored remotely to ensure quality operation. Your community won't have to worry about the headaches of <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: one of these mobile treatment trailers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Our second solution is <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: water store equipment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: from AMPAC USA. This works best for gated communities, apartment complexes, and similar settings. Ranging from 1,500 to 8,000 GPD, this system stores purified water for longer periods. It's super useful when your piped supply is inconsistent or not available all day, every day. The system purifies water and stores it for days without losing quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To know more about the Newark Water Crisis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/ineffective-filters-plague-newark-n-j-lead-contaminated-water\/\">Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: If you're looking for a specific product or a solution to your water problem, call AMPAC USA at (909) 548 4900 or chat with us at <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: www.ampac1.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Our customer service is available 24\/7, and our experts can test your water quality to offer the best RO option for you. If you&#8217;re in Newark and worried about your drinking water, get in touch with us today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Monday, the city of Newark began distributing bottled water after an EPA-conducted test that reported the filters distributed last fall were ineffective ag&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,29],"tags":[222,225,226,227],"class_list":["post-1235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-water-treatment","tag-ampac-usa-lead-solution","tag-lead-in-water","tag-lead-solution","tag-newark-water-crisis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1235"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89478,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1235\/revisions\/89478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}