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Frequently Asked Questions

CWQA’s Position Statements on Industry Issues

  1. Bacteria
  2. Boil-Water Advisories
  3. Bottled Water
  4. Canadian Water Filter Industry Voluntary Guidelines for Carbon Water Filter Advertising and Promotional Claims
  5. Catalytic, Electromagnetic and Magnetic Devices Claimed to Treat Drinking Water
  6. Chlorination
  7. Chloramines
  8. Consumer Information
  9. Corrosion in Softened Water
  10. Cryptosporidium
  11. Greensand
  12. Hot Water and Rotten Egg Odour
  13. Hydrogen Peroxide Parts 1 and 2
  14. Hydrogen Sulphide, Fluorides and Other Water Problems
  15. Installation of Equipment
  16. Lead in Drinking Water
  17. Microbial Growths in Activated Carbon & Ion Exchange Resin
  18. POU/POE Water Treatment
  19. Potassium
  20. Product Promotion Guidelines
  21. Product Standards and Validation
  22. Questions and Answers on Bottled Water
  23. Septic Tank Effluent Disposal
  24. Sodium in Drinking Water
  25. Soft Water and Health
  26. TDS in Canadian Rivers
  27. UV Offers Reliable Disinfection
  28. Water Quality Guidelines available through Health Canada
  29. Water softeners pose no problem for septic tanks

Consumer Alert

  • If It Sounds Too Good To Be True...It Probably Is
  • The use of catalytic bars has no effect on the hardness of water.
  • Soft water is soft because the calcium and magnesium minerals have been removed.
  • "If the water and soap form suds that last several minutes, the water is soft."
  • What to do if you think you may have lead in your water
  • Soft Water and Your Health
  • How to Complain to Canada's Competition Bureau

Water Treatment

  • Clean the Water: When it is muddied by misinformation
  • Water Treatment Q&A
  • Water Potability and Palatability
  • Water Treatment Methods for Water Problems
  • Water Hardness Across Canada by City

 

 

 

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