February 25, 2004
Don't Drink the Water
DC health officials are set to announce today that pregnant women and children under six should not drink District tap water if they live in homes on lead service lines. How do you know if you're on a lead service line? Well, WASA has produced these fine maps that you can check out on their website. The Authority is quick to qualify that, "These maps do not depict results or specific service line material or specific addresses. That information is not being publicly released." So if you haven't already, advise your broker to invest in Deer Park and Poland Springs.
On a related note, WASA and DCPS have announced that 98.94% of the samples taken from DC schools were within EPA levels... after flushing the taps for ten minutes... as elementary school students commonly do before drinking from a bubbler... or since we're in the mid-Atlantic, water fountain.
Posted by cs at February 25, 2004 10:42 AM
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It looks like all three of us might be sitting on a lead line. Nice.
Posted by: Randolph at February 25, 2004 11:39 AM
Yeah, and a bubbler definately means something else on the east coast.
Posted by: Randolph at February 25, 2004 11:39 AM
Bubler is a New England thing
Posted by: chris at February 26, 2004 9:15 AM
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