Barre, Vermont was recently affected by tropical storm Irene and had to deal with contaminated floodwater.<\/p>\n
It has been a weird season for weather; hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes and violent wind storms have rocked the country. There never seemed to be an end in sight to the dismal, and often deadly, forecasts. All of these events thrown at us by Mother Nature caused more than just power disruptions, collapsed homes, and uprooted trees. They typically caused flooding and frequently contaminated the water supplies in the area where storms hit. <\/p>\n
In Barre\u2019s case, there were thousands of homeowners served by private wells who feared their water was contaminated by Irene\u2019s floodwaters. The city handed out more than 2,800 water testing kits for those worried about polluted water to test their supply. If any of these homeowners had water distillers, this would not have been an issue for them, as water distillers offer clean, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Barre, Vermont was recently affected by tropical storm Irene and had to deal with contaminated floodwater. It has been a weird season for weather; hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes and violent wind storms have rocked the country. There never seemed to…<\/span><\/p>\n