Need acceptable limits and remedies for suspended particulate matter in Bellandur, Bangalore, Karnataka

We get water in tankers for our apartments in Bellandur, Bangalore. Drinking water is treated by RO. Except that I have to clean the filter once in 2 weeks. The quantity of SPM that I remove from this filter makes me worry about the quality of water  for other uses like bathing and clothes washing.Since I live in a flat, any solution for these has to be a common one.

A test by a RO vendor showed pre-treated water having 550 ppm of Suspended particulate matter. Is 550 ppm of SPM acceptable for domestic, non-drinking use? If not is there a solution at the community level?

S K Nathan
kanthimn@yahoo.co.in

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