Yes I have had the water tested. Results are better than Meredith municipal water which also uses lake water for it's raw water. All new municipal plants use UV to kill bacteria. Chlorine is only added to keep bacteria from growing in the piping system once the water leaves the plant. Reverse osmosis is also effective but has higher operating cost per unit of water treated. In areas where exotic chemical plants have polluted water sources, a combination of reverse osmosis and UV are used. I treat all my water for a 2 bath 4 bedroom house with an $800.00 unit. To do that with reverse osmosis I would have to spend about 4-5 times as much on equipment and have the regular task of back flushing the system and disposing of the backflush water. A charcoal filter of 5 microns will filter out cysts not killed by UV and most if not all organic chemicals. It will certainly filter out gasoline, oils and their common additives.
The beauty of the UV system is that it just installs in line and plugs in the wall. Bulbs are good for 10,000 hours and use the electric of a small floresent desk lamp.
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