We have lived in our rural farm house for 15+ yrs.
Our water is contaminated from a landfill and the county has put in 2 carbonized tanks around 1999/2000. They say our water in okay now. But, what about the years before the tanks?
I am also wondering
Our daughter who is 16 has had flu, sore throat and ear aches and been to the doctor about every 2-3 weeks since dec. 04.
no strep or mono..
Can the water problem be the reason?
My husband also had heart problems about 4 years ago and had 2 stents in , I am a diabetic so many questions.. Thanks. :confused:

In the United States, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for setting drinking water standards and for insuring their enforcement. This agency sets federal regulations which all state and local agencies must enforce. The Safe Drinking Water Act(SDWA) and its amendments contain specific maximum allowable levels of substances known to be hazardous to human health.

Pathogenic Organisms (Diseases) Transmitted by Water:

Bacteria
Salmonella
bacillary dysentery
typhoid fever
paratyphoid
cholera

Viruses
Enterovirus
Poliovirus
Coxsackle Virus
Echo Virus
Andenovirus
Reovirus
Reovirus
Infectious Hepatitis

Intestinal Parasites
amoebic dysentery
giardiasis
giant roundworm
Cryptosporidium

There are many processes to help ensure our water is safe to drink, much more than people realize.....coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, corrosion control, lab procedures etc etc... No idea if this contributed to heart probs or diabetes....although contaminated water definitely won't help matters. We had several people here in Canada living in a small town(Walkerton) that died from contaminated water.

Look into things that will help optimize your immune system especially for your child as it's not typical to be that sick that often. :)

There are many processes to help ensure our water is safe to drink, much more than people realize.....coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, corrosion control, lab procedures etc etc...

DaVinci hit the nail on the head. However, sometimes those measures fall short of completely removing contaminants. Checking with hydrological services can verify the direction and breaches of contamination from the dump. Not sure as to how your water supply is set up. Any number of contaminates could be in the water, and depending upon their density and concentration (usually guaged in parts per billion, parts per million), any one of them could be to blame.