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By Bruce Mason The world is awakening from a long sleep of water complacency; into awareness that, indeed: “Water is Life!” Dire signs and warnings are surfacing; we are now well into the Century of Water, (not Oil). Much of this new normal is old news on Gabriola, where water scarcity and quality has always been a reality and individual responsibility. Especially at this time of year, when the alarms have no snooze button and require immediate action. Where people are contacting Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. (ECCI) for solutions, including answers to the question: ‘What is the point of rationing dirty water?’ “For whatever reason – including being off-Island - some Gabriolans didn’t shut down their water systems during a season with very high pollen counts,” reports Geoffrey Montgomery- Swan, co-owner of ECCI, who developed their unique technology and methodology. “Right now they are experiencing an odour that is much like a backed-up septic system. “Our cleaning process removes the pollen and the resulting smell. However, there are other problems that aren’t as obvious, because when the tap is turned on, clean-looking water comes out,” he adds. “If our water cisterns were made of see-through material such as glass, we would be shocked by the things that collect on roofs such as bird poop, airborne contaminants, pine needles, tree sap, general roof dirt and debris, including critters and other small animals which have worked their way into the cistern. There may also be build-ups of iron, manganese, clay/rock flour, and while it is essential to have the cisterns cleaned to remove these elements, UV and other systems need clean water passing through the system to work efficiently and safely. “Only when E Coli and Total Coliforms are physically removed by Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. and the cistern is disinfected, confidence can return.” This is the only region in the country where rain harvesting has been approved as a source of potable water and Health Canada recommends cistern cleaning and disinfecting annually. As in any harvest: we reap what we sow. And the size of the bounty is determined by ongoing care and attention from experienced hands. Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. (ECCI) has saved more than 20 million litres of water - the equivalent of 40 million half-litre bottles. Think of your cistern as the ultimate re-usable storage container that will beat anything else you can purchase and supply you with an ongoing source of water. For everything you need to know water-wise – including to book an appointment - visit https:// cleancistern.com Water: think globally, act locally with Environmental Cistern Cleaning Information brought to you by Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. dba. CleanCistern.Com Servicing Gabriola, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Office: 250-247-9797 • Toll-Free: 1-844-426-9797 • Email: [email protected] Chemical Free Cistern Cleaning: The Environmental Solution to Cistern and Water Tank Cleaning No Water Wastage • No Chemicals or Cleaning Agents used • No Emptying of Cistern before cleaning • No Confined Space Entry • No Interuption of service • Disinfection with Hydrogen Peroxide Members of BCWWA • Complyworks & Brookfield GIS Certified • WorksafeBC & Liability insured By Bruce Mason The world is awakening from a long sleep of water complacency; into awareness that, indeed: “Water is Life!” Dire signs and warnings are surfacing; we are now well into the Century of Water, (not Oil). Much of this new normal is old news on Gabriola, where water scarcity and quality has always been a reality and individual responsibility. Especially at this time of year, when the alarms have no snooze button and require immediate action. Where people are contacting Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. (ECCI) for solutions, including answers to the question: ‘What is the point of rationing dirty water?’ “For whatever reason – including being off-Island - some Gabriolans didn’t shut down their water systems during a season with very high pollen counts,” reports Geoffrey Montgomery-Swan, co-owner of ECCI, who developed their unique technology and methodology. “Right now they are experiencing an odour that is much like a backed-up septic system. “Our cleaning process removes the pollen and the resulting smell. However, there are other problems that aren’t as obvious, because when the tap is turned on, clean-looking water comes out,” he adds. “If our water cisterns were made of see- through material such as glass, we would be shocked by the things that collect on roofs such as bird poop, airborne contaminants, pine needles, tree sap, general roof dirt and debris, including critters and other small animals which have worked their way into the cistern. There may also be build-ups of iron, manganese, clay/rock flour, and while it is essential to have the cisterns cleaned to remove these elements, UV and other systems need clean water passing through the system to work efficiently and safely. “Only when E Coli and Total Coliforms are physically removed by Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. and the cistern is disinfected, confidence can return.” This is the only region in the country where rain harvesting has been approved as a source of potable water and Health Canada recommends cistern cleaning and disinfecting annually. As in any harvest: we reap what we sow. And the size of the bounty is determined by ongoing care and attention from experienced hands. Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. (ECCI) has saved more than 20 million litres of water - the equivalent of 40 million half-litre bottles. Think of your cistern as the ultimate re-usable storage container that will beat anything else you can purchase and supply you with an ongoing source of water. For everything you need to know water- wise – including to book an appointment - visit https://cleancistern.com Information brought to you by Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. dba. CleanCistern.Com Servicing Gabriola, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Office: 250-247-9797 • Toll-Free: 1-844-426-9797 • Email: [email protected] Chemical Free Cistern Cleaning: The Environmental Solution to Cistern and Water Tank Cleaning No Water Wastage • No Chemicals or Cleaning Agents used • No Emptying of Cistern before cleaning • No Confined Space Entry • No Interuption of service • Disinfection with Hydrogen Peroxide Members of BCWWA • Complyworks & Brookfield GIS Certified • WorksafeBC & Liability insured Water: think globally, act locally with Environmental Cistern Cleaning
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By Bruce MasonThe world is awakening from a long sleep of water
complacency; into awareness that, indeed: “Water is Life!” Dire signs and warnings are surfacing; we are now well into the Century of Water, (not Oil). Much of this new normal is old news on Gabriola, where water scarcity and quality has always been a reality and individual responsibility. Especially at this time of year, when the alarms have no snooze button and require immediate action. Where people are contacting Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. (ECCI) for solutions, including answers to the question: ‘What is the point of rationing dirty water?’
“For whatever reason – including being off-Island - some Gabriolans didn’t shut down their water systems during a season with
very high pollen counts,” reports Geoffrey Montgomery-Swan, co-owner of ECCI, who developed their unique technology and methodology. “Right now they are experiencing an odour that is much like a backed-up septic system.
“Our cleaning process removes the pollen and the resulting smell. However, there are other problems that aren’t as obvious, because when the tap is turned on, clean-looking water comes out,” he adds. “If our water cisterns were made of see-through material such as glass,
we would be shocked by the things that collect on roofs such as bird poop, airborne contaminants, pine needles, tree sap, general roof dirt and debris, including critters and other small animals which have worked their way into the cistern. There may also be
build-ups of iron, manganese, clay/rock flour, and while it is essential to have the cisterns cleaned to remove these elements, UV and other systems need clean water passing through the system to work efficiently and safely.
“Only when E Coli and Total Coliforms are physically removed by Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. and the cistern is disinfected, confidence can return.”
This is the only region in the country where rain harvesting has been approved as a source of potable water and Health Canada recommends cistern cleaning and disinfecting annually.
As in any harvest: we reap what we sow. And the size of the bounty is determined by ongoing care and attention from experienced hands.
Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. (ECCI) has saved more than 20 million litres of water - the equivalent of 40 million half-litre bottles. Think of your cistern as the ultimate re-usable storage container that will beat anything else you can purchase and supply you with an ongoing source of water.
For everything you need to know water-wise – including to book an appointment - visit https://cleancistern.com
Water: think globally, act locally with Environmental Cistern Cleaning
Information brought to you by Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. dba. CleanCistern.ComServicing Gabriola, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Office: 250-247-9797 • Toll-Free: 1-844-426-9797 • Email: [email protected] Free Cistern Cleaning: The Environmental Solution to Cistern and Water Tank CleaningNo Water Wastage • No Chemicals or Cleaning Agents used • No Emptying of Cistern before cleaning • No Confined Space Entry • No Interuption of service • Disinfection with Hydrogen PeroxideMembers of BCWWA • Complyworks & Brookfield GIS Certified • WorksafeBC & Liability insured
By Bruce MasonThe world is awakening from a
long sleep of water complacency; into awareness that, indeed: “Water is Life!” Dire signs and warnings are surfacing; we are now well into the Century of Water, (not Oil). Much of this new normal is old news on Gabriola, where water scarcity and quality has always been a reality and individual responsibility. Especially at this time of year, when the alarms have no snooze button and require immediate action. Where people are contacting Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. (ECCI) for solutions, including answers to the question: ‘What is the point of rationing dirty water?’
“For whatever reason – including being off-Island - some Gabriolans didn’t shut down their water systems during a season with very high pollen counts,” reports Geoffrey Montgomery-Swan, co-owner of ECCI, who developed their unique
technology and methodology. “Right now they are experiencing an odour that is much like a backed-up septic system.
“Our cleaning process removes the pollen and the resulting smell. However, there are other problems that aren’t as
obvious, because when the tap is turned on, clean-looking water comes out,” he adds.
“If our water cisterns were made of see-through material such as glass, we would be shocked by the things that collect
on roofs such as bird poop, airborne contaminants, pine needles, tree sap, general roof dirt and debris, including
critters and other small animals which have worked their way
into the cistern. There may also
be build-ups of iron, manganese,
clay/rock flour, and while it is essential to have
the cisterns cleaned to remove these elements,
UV and other systems need clean water passing through the system to work efficiently and safely.
“Only when E Coli and Total Coliforms
are physically removed by Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. and the cistern is disinfected, confidence can return.”
This is the only region in the country where rain harvesting has been approved as a source of potable water and Health Canada recommends cistern cleaning and disinfecting annually.
As in any harvest: we reap what we sow. And the size of the bounty is determined by ongoing care and attention from experienced hands.
Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. (ECCI) has saved more than 20 million litres of water - the equivalent of 40 million half-litre bottles. Think of your cistern as the ultimate re-usable storage container that will beat anything else you can purchase and supply you with an ongoing source of water.
For everything you need to know water-wise – including to book an appointment - visit https://cleancistern.com
Information brought to you by Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. dba. CleanCistern.ComServicing Gabriola, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Office: 250-247-9797 • Toll-Free: 1-844-426-9797 • Email: [email protected] Free Cistern Cleaning: The Environmental Solution to Cistern and Water Tank CleaningNo Water Wastage • No Chemicals or Cleaning Agents used • No Emptying of Cistern before cleaning • No Confined Space Entry • No Interuption of service • Disinfection with Hydrogen PeroxideMembers of BCWWA • Complyworks & Brookfield GIS Certified • WorksafeBC & Liability insured
Water: think globally, act locally with Environmental Cistern Cleaning
