Providence water services

Culligan Quench bottleless water coolers.

Take on-demand hydration to the next level. Culligan Quench bottleless water coolers and ice machines use advanced filtration and sanitization technologies such as carbon filtration and reverse osmosis to remove sediment, reduce lead and other chemical contaminants, and get rid of off-tastes and odors. By providing filtered water through a broad array of machines, our bottleless water coolers offer users countless consumption choices.

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Providence water quality: then

As far back as the 17th century, Providence residents have made their homes along the eastern bank of the Providence River. Originally only available from private wells, Providence drinking water was first distributed to families in 1773 through an underground system of hollowed out wooden logs. As the population swelled in the 19th century, city planners had to develop a more sophisticated distribution system. Constructed in 1871, Providence’s first water pumping system carried water directly from the Pawtuxet River without any purification or treatment.

Filtration would come later, in 1906, in the form of a slow sand system. Yet, fear of water shortage was ever present, and the need for water storage became apparent. So, in 1915, Providence installed its first reservoir, Scituate Reservoir, still a staple of the city’s water today.

Culligan Quench water coolers.

Worried about contaminants in your drinking water? We offer a full complement of water filtration and sanitization technologies to remove sediment, reduce chemical contaminants, including lead, and get rid of off-tastes and odors. Depending on your local water quality, your Water Expert may recommend our NSF-certified carbon filtration, which works great for water with TDS (total dissolved solids) levels under 250 ppm (parts per million) or our NSF-certified reverse osmosis (RO) filtration, which is the standard for water with TDS levels over 250ppm.