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Environmental group ranks Md. utility low in pollutant control
"We've never had any drinking-water violations," WSSC spokesman Jim Neustadt said. "Our water is perfectly safe to drink."
But the environmental group said that some EPA standards are lax and that even tiny amounts of pollution can be harmful over years of consumption. It said that samples from all three of the Washington area's big water utilities had at times exceeded pollutant levels posing a cancer risk of 1 in 1,000,000, if the water was consumed over a lifetime.
"This is water that meets all federal standards, but it still contains residues" of some pollutants, said Jane Houlihan, senior vice president for research at the group. Houlihan recommends that WSSC customers filter their water and says others should not rule it out.
Fairfax tops others in tap water report - washingtonpost.com
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- A report by an environmental group says that the Fairfax County Water Authority is among the best in the nation at keeping pollutants out of tap water
I knew there had to be 1 good reason I live in Fairfax County. Now if I could just figure out 1 good reason to stay. ;)
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