Water Treatment Contractor

[water4u]

I am expanding my US water treatment company into CR, I will be taking a trip in April to look at a develpment in which we will be treating river water to exceed government purity standards, removing bacteria, virus, turbidity, etc. As a reputable contractor here in the US, I am interested in finding high quality construction firms and proffessional associations. I am looking for some type of resource to find such organizations. I look foward to serving the needs of homeowners and building relationships. Thank you for any help you may be able to offer.

P.S. I would gladdly address any water quality / water treatment questions the forum may have. I have designed and installed 1000’s of water treatment units of various scope and nature over the last 15 years. My response time may slow as I am booked with installations.

[Andrew]

This is not may area of expertize but it’s my understanding that the ‘water business’ in Costa Rica is very much a government monopoly, one has to be a registered with them in Costa Rica and to avoid any significant loss of money & time, I would ensure that your business plan is legal here in Costa Rica before you go too far …

I appreciate that your business may be more to do with “quality & treatment” but don’t know where the lines are drawn.

Scott

[water4u]

Thanks Scott, municipal (community) water systems are regulated by the Gov., however I provide equipment for the homeowner (drinking water units, whole house purification etc.) I am still looking for feedback on good homebuilders.

[stpadraic]

As you are looking to treat water in Costa Rica. Do you know what the current safety level of city water is in Costa Rica? Aside from the typical “water treatment” applications in the USA, the CR governemnt claim their municipal water supply is “potable” and safe. Is this true?

[water4u]

I am currently researching the CR drinking water standards and compliance. In the US for example one can simply visit EPA’s website and go to drinking water standards. The public right to know was a measure passed in Clinton’s Administration that allowed the public to access drinking water compliance data. In Oregon, the State has a public access data base that has every public water system and the water analysis including violations. I will be looking into the CR regulations and will most likely compile some data for our webisite in the future. My primary markets are private wells, springs, and surface water sources. Where we will conduct analysis then design, install and service treatment systems. I will endeavor to get an answer to your question and post it.

[maravilla]

Water was a big concern for me in deciding to move to Costa Rica. Fortunately, the water supply for my house in CR originates high in the mountains outside Zarcero and is untreated with either fluroide or chlorine. It is as good as my well water here in the Rockies. To compensate for their lack of fluoride in the water supply in other areas of Costa Rica, I’ve heard that they’ve mandated that fluoride be added to the salt — only pure sea salt does NOT have fluoride added to it in CR. I’d be interested to know what you find out about the water supply in Costa Rica as there may be a time when I decide to live in another area and the last thing I want in my water is fluoride OR chlorine.

[water4u]

I agree, Flouride has been added to municipal water for the its benefit of forming strong teeth. However, if the flouride levels are too high (US EPA says over 2mg/l) it causes tooth molting and ugly brown/yellow stains. There are some informative articles found at http://www.flouridealert.org

[maravilla]

There have been studies that prove conclusively that fluoride has no positive effect on teeth or cavities. It’s all bogus information. There is also a link to fluoride and osteosarcoma in boys. I was quite upset to see that everyone in Costa Rica uses that salt in those little containers with the blue cap to which fluoride has been added. It took me a while to find REAL sea salt — had to read every single label on the packaged salt to find one without fluoride. It’s almost as ubiquitous as margarina in Costa Rica, all to the peril of its citizens. Thanks for the link. I’ll see if there is anything on that site I don’t already know about this problem.

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