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Lead in Your Drinking Water

Our water system is not without its flaws, however, contaminants can still leak into your drinking water after the water has been tested and cleared. At Shiloh Water Systems, we specialize in installing whole house water filters and water softeners in Portland,...

Desalination – Reverse Osmosis

Just around 98% of all of the Earth's water is located in the oceans in the form of undrinkable saltwater. As the human population continues to increase exponentially, drinkable water becomes more and more scarce and as a result, valuable. One method that could...

Do You Have Hard Water?

Do You Have Hard Water? When someone says hard water, the first thing that may come to mind is an ice cube, but surprisingly that is not what hard water actually is. Hard water is water that contains minerals such as dissolved calcium or magnesium. While hard water is...

What’s Coming From Your Tap?

  WHAT'S COMING FROM YOUR TAP? By ANJALI ATHAVALEY America's latest drinking problem isn't about alcohol. Concerned about the cost of bottled water -- and its environmental consequences -- many people are turning back to tap water to quench their thirst. But as...