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Recently we have noticed that the water coming from our taps has a lot of dirt in it. I first noticed this when I ran water in the bathtub and a lot of dirt settled to the bottom of the tub. We live up the hill in Rancho del Oro. We have a UV purification system throughout our house with a double filtration system (one carbon and one fiber filter), a salt based softener and a pressure system. We change the water filters and UV light regularly. Yesterday when changing the filters we noticed that the fiber filter was covered in red dirt. This is the first time the filter has been red. Is anyone else having this problem? If so, any suggestions to resolve it? We had a local plumber check it yesterday and he suggested adding another water filter at the water source (meaning from the city supply line into our aljebe). The plumber checked our on-demand water heater and no dirt there. The red dirt is not from rusted pipes. A little additional information, we built our house 12 years ago. Thanks.

Rony, I am also looking for Dale Hoyt Palfrey's contact info so that I can contact her about an article. Could you please pm me with this info? Thanks.