Category Archives: Water Testing
A Boil Water Advisory Just Hit Washington DC. Here’s the Lesson Every City Water Customer Needs to Hear
On June 5, 2026, residents in nearly a dozen neighborhoods in Northwest Washington DC started [...]
Jun
The States With the Worst Tap Water in 2026: What Homeowners Need to Know
No state in America has perfectly clean tap water. That is not a dramatic claim. [...]
Jun
The Real Cost of Not Trusting Your Water (And What You Could Do Instead)
About 59 million Americans have access to tap water or a private well and choose [...]
Jun
America’s Aging Water Infrastructure Has a $630 Billion Problem. Here’s Why That Matters for Your Drinking Water.
This past week, just ahead of Memorial Day, the Surfrider Foundation released its annual Clean [...]
Jun
Microplastics on the EPA Watch List: What It Means
The EPA added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list in April 2026. No regulations yet [...]
May
The Writing Is on the Wall: PFAS Isn’t Going Away — It’s Getting Bigger
If you’ve read our past coverage of PFAS, you already know the basics. Forever chemicals, [...]
May
What Just Happened in Kannapolis Should Make Every City Water Customer Think
Last weekend, residents of Kannapolis, North Carolina, woke up to a boil water advisory. The [...]
Apr
What Joe Rogan and Dr. Shanna Swan Want You to Know About Phthalates in Your Water
If you caught Joe Rogan’s recent conversation with Dr. Shanna Swan on the Joe Rogan [...]
Apr
The $179 Water Test That Could Save You Thousands
A woman at a doctor’s office recently found out what I do for a living. [...]
Apr
What 30 Years of In-House Testing Taught Us That the Rest of the Industry Missed
ETR Laboratories has tested drinking water since 1995. We have processed hundreds of thousands of [...]
Apr