Ozark Water
For The New Millenium

Thank you for visiting our web page. We invite you to give us a call to discuss any water problems or products that we offer. Our approach is a little different from other companies providing products for residential and light commercial applications. We match the solution to the problem. Before recommending a product, we can analyze a water sample in our State certified laboratory. Then as an independent business, we can select the best products on the market to solve the problem unique to an individual water source. Our Springfield area phone number is 725-4141. Outside the Springfield calling area, dial 800 999-2832

Because water is a "universal solvent," there are variations in the quality in a given area. As a result of it's solvent action water dissolves at least a portion of everything it touches. It dissolves metals, rocks, waste matter , gases, dust and numerous other foreign substances and may contain appreciable amounts of these dissolved materials. A laboratory analysis of a water may show that it contains (a) dissolved materials, (b) dissolved gasses, (c) turbidity and sediment, (d) color and organic matter, (e) taste and odor, and/or (f) microorganisms. Because of the many contaminants present in water, a wide variety of technologies have been developed to make water suitable for an intended use: drinking water, laundry, industrial processes, aquaculture, sanitation, fire fighting, osmosis and distillation. Suspended solids are removed by filtration. Gases are removed by oxidation and/or aeration. Microorganisms are removed by boiling, chlorination, ultraviolet disinfection and ozone. To properly correct a water problem, a laboratory analysis of the water and the education, experience and professional qualifications are needed to properly select and apply the appropriate technology.

About Our Pictures.

When early settlers first moved to the Ozarks, the availability of safe water was critical to their survival. In the 1830's, when the Brower family homesteaded in Northwest Greene county, they settled near a spring which became known as Brower Spring. The picture to the left is how Brower Spring looks today. The difference between the 1830's and today is that you would not drink water from this spring. As the Ozarks became more settled, and greater supplies of water were required to supply the dairy farmers, wind power was used to pump the wells drilled by steam driven rigs. Today, some of these windmills still stand, though most are not working. For domestic use, water was pumped by hand with a pump shown in the picture on the left. The top picture is Clear Creek in Northwest Greene County. It was taken just across the road from Brower Spring and is supplied by water from the spring.