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Paso Robles officials warn residents of water treatment scam

December 16, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

Paso Robles officials are warning the public about a scam targeting local water customers.

The scammers visit residents at their homes and falsely claim the city’s water supply is contaminated, specifically advising against drinking or using water without additional treatment. Scammers then attempt to sell their targets water treatment units under the guise the state provided the units.

However, the water in Paso Robles remains safe for drinking and other uses.

City officials warn residents to be cautious and take the following precautions:

  • Do not provide personal or financial information to unverified individuals or companies.
  • Request identification from anyone claiming to represent a company, agency, or the government.
  • Verify claims by contacting the appropriate state or local agency before making any decisions.
  • Report suspicious activity to the Paso Robles Police Department.

 


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If the units they sell work, and you pay the price they asked.. it’s not really a scam, it’s a misleading sales pitch…. which quite honestly is not some unusual thing in the world of water treatment units.


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Paso Robles officials are being very selective about what they warn the public. When it comes to water, they themselves are the well documented thieves and continue to burden their rate payers with their frivolous participation in a lawsuit, an attempt to prevent private property water rights, even far outside of their jurisdiction. Why do they continue down this rabbit hole, first their lawyers are funded by the ratepayers and second, job security as long as they can have the conversation. I believe if the Paso’s public truly understood what was going on, 100% would stop paying their water bill. Government over-reach is trending as the next blite on the public trust.


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I’ll clarify for everyone, again. The state is NOT going to refund you any money or “provide” any water treatment units. However(!); water treatment after city treatment, is not a scam. Many cities use chlorine or other chemicals to disinfect the water but they do not remove it before sending it to your kitchen faucet. If you want that chlorine or other treatment chemicals removed, you will need further water treatment at your home. Reverse osmosis is a great option for further purifying your drinking water.


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Reverse osmosis by itself does not remove chlorine or chloramine. A carbon block will remove chlorine but you need a special filter to break the ammonia/chlorine covalent bond from chloramines to be able to remove both. Also, pesticides, organic compounds, bacteria, solvents and volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) are not removed by RO, but you can add things to a reverse osmosis filter that will remove them (uv sterilizer, carbon, di resin).


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