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Map Reveals US States With the Worst Drinking Water
Some states have much worse drinking water quality than others, new data reveals. Data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows how many Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) violations were ...
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Danger in the Pipes: Drinking Water Map Reveals States Worst Hit by ‘Lead’ Contamination
Florida faces a ticking time bomb beneath its streets: more than 1.1 million lead service lines are contaminating drinking water ... and many wonder if their water is safe to drink in the meantime.
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We can’t assume our water is safe to drink. But we can fix it.
the disturbing truth is that roughly a quarter of Americans drink from water systems that violate the Safe Drinking Water Act. Violations range from failing to properly test water to allowing ...
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Drinking Water Quality
The Safe Drinking Water Act is a federal law that sets quality standards for the systems that provide Americans with drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency uses a weighted point ...
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Drinking Water and Sanitation
Yet access to a source of clean drinking water is not a given around the globe. Nearly a billion people are lacking safe drinking water, and 2.7 billion are lacking adequate sanitation.