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Commercial Drinking Water Case Studies

22 Person Insurance Agency in a multi-storied, converted house
This company was having bottled water delivered to its converted office. The kitchen was located on the second floor and space was relatively tight. Full and empty bottles had become a nuisance, taking up valuable space and blocking access to certain areas.
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38 Story New Corporate Headquarters- Too many bottles
For a large bank, Atlas was chosen to design, install and maintain a whole building reverse osmosis water system to feed approximately 50 water coolers and a large number of automatic coffee makers throughout the building, as well as ice machines in a food service kitchen.
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New Hospital Facility
For a major regional integrated health system, Atlas was selected to install a central, whole building reverse osmosis drinking water system to feed a large number of water coolers, automatic coffee makers and ice makers within the hospital.
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Airport Security Issue - Reduce truck traffic coming in and out & cost
After 9/11, Atlas was contacted by a major international airport to install central reverse osmosis drinking water systems in nine administrative buildings within the airport complex. The weekly deliveries of bottled water were viewed as another area of potential security risk.
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Food Service Water Systems Case Studies

Equipment Failure and Taste Issues in a Specialty Coffee Retail Chain
A multi-unit specialty coffee retailer was having a series of different problems at various locations, all related to poor water quality and improper installations by various plumbing companies. Impure water was causing equipment breakdowns and poor tasting beverages.
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Equipment Failure at a 3 Unit Seafood Restaurant Chain (Massachusetts)
When this well known operation opened its first restaurant, Atlas was asked to set up a water treatment system to feed a steam exchange unit that was very water quality sensitive.
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New restaurant opened in town with hard water
The operator of this restaurant has previously owned and operated restaurants in other parts of the country where water hardness was common. This had caused higher dishwasher chemical usage, reduced water heater efficiency and the need to frequently change out cartridge filters.
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High Purity Systems Case Studies

1200 GPD USP, Validated Water System for a USP Certified Testing Laboratory
The client had pre-existing, multiple wall mounted water purification units installed throughout the lab. Each individual unit required servicing approximately every 3 weeks. Subsequent to each service, the water quality had to be tested to ascertain USP standards.
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18 GPM Modular RODI for E-2 Water Specs for an Alternative Energy Design & Manufacturer
Client was using straight DI vessels with minimal pre-treatment and without reverse osmosis (RO). The result was inconsistent water quality and no established specifications against which to measure.
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1200 GPD USP Purified Water Validated Water System for a Proprietary Pharmaceutical Products Developer to Address Clinical Needs of Neurological Disorders
The client’s pre-existing skid mounted water purification system was deemed incapable of meeting current USP standards for meeting consistent, reliable purified water standards as they moved from an R&D stage to production.
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20-60 GPD RODI System – “HYDRO-PASS” for an Emerging Life Sciences Development Company
The client needed Type 1 reagent grade water and was evolving to the point where purified water was required at more than one lab within the facility.
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Residential Systems Case Studies

Private Well Water Causing Orange Staining and Corrosion
A Salisbury family with private well water was experiencing severe orange staining and corrosion throughout their home. After testing, Atlas determined the cause to be a high concentration of iron in the water, combined with a low pH level.
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Town Water Causing Staining, Corrosion and Skin Problems
An Ashland family with town-supplied municipal water was experiencing staining and corrosion inside their home, as well as skin irritation and sensitivity as a reaction to the impurities in the water.
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Unsightly Staining In Laundry and On Fixtures
A Boxford family was dealing with water that seemed drinkable but caused unsightly staining, creating concern about the overall safety of the water. Atlas was called and determined that hard water and high iron levels were to blame.
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Arsenic level exceeding EPA limit prevented sale of home

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Radon in private well water exceeded EPA limit

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The Atlas Watersystems Commercial Drinking Water and High Purity Systems groups serve all areas of Southeast New England and parts of New York State, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia.

The Atlas Watersystems Residential Water Systems group provides services to Southeast New England including, but not limited to the following areas:

  • Essex County, MA
  • Middlesex County, MA
  • Norfolk County, MA
  • Suffolk County, MA
  • Worcester County, MA
  • Plymouth County, MA
  • Bristol County, MA
  • Rockingham County, NH
  • Hillsboro County, NH
  • Merrimack, NH
  • Southern Strafford, NH
  • York County, ME
  • Providence, RI
  • Kent County, RI
  • Washington County, RI
  • Newport County, RI
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