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What�s wrong with my water?

Chuck Fitzgerald — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:30:00 CST

In Water on the Mind, Chuck Fitzgerald gives a tour of a new website that provides help for anyone with a water problem � from stains to stinky odors. The website not only helps ID the problem but to find an appropriate solution.

Ridding the water of iron and manganese

Chuck Fitzgerald — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:00:00 CST

In Water on the Mind, Chuck Fitzgerald explains the art and science of treating your well water for iron and manganese.

Why is my water orange?!

Chuck Fitzgerald — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:40:00 CST

Chuck Fitzgerald explains why water turns orange (no wine involved) and stains laundry and bathroom fixtures in Water on the Mind.

Time to put in a well: good news/bad news

Chuck Fitzgerald — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:30:00 CST

In Water on the Mind, Chuck Fitzgerald gets down to bedrock on the nitty-gritty of what kind of well you can put into the soils of the Headwater region of northern Wisconsin.

Water recycling: we drink and swim in what we flush

Chuck Fitzgerald — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:10:00 CST

The eighth wonder of the world: our modern septic system. But, does it keep contaminants out of our drinking water and lakes? asks Chuck Fitzgerald in Water on the Mind.

Always drink upstream of the herd

Chuck Fitzgerald — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:00:00 CST

With Water on the Mind, Chuck Fitzgerald points out the obvious: we drink upstream from the herd for uncontaminated water. But what happens when we are the herd?

Water, water everywhere, but can we drink it?

Chuck Fitzgerald — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:00:00 CST

NNN welcomes a new columnist, Chuck Fitzgerald, who has Water on the Mind. Chuck�s career as a water supply specialist will help us understand this most vital resource that soon could have greater political importance to the world than oil.