Salt Lake-area residents should be skeptical of salespeople who say public drinking water is contaminated and a home treatment system is needed, a health official warns.
Dr. Harry Gibbons, director of the Salt Lake City-County Health Department, says companies that sell water-treatment devices may sell their equipment on its merit, without resorting to deception.The department published a statement explaining that the public drinking water in Salt Lake County is safe. In most cases, the water exceeds minimum requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Consequently, residents should be cautious if the salesperson claims to be from the government, because no government agencies sell water-treatment devices.
If unsure about water or treatment devices, residents should call their water department; Bureau of Water Quality, 534-4547; or state Division of Drinking Water, 538-6159.