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Problems We Found In San José , California Drinking Water

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Analies Dyjak @ Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 3:44 pm -0400
Water for the San José region comes from both surface and groundwater. Hydroviv's science team has aggregated water quality test data from San José Water and the City of San José, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Environmental Working Group, and the US Geological Survey. The custom water filters that we build for our customers in the San José area are optimized with this research in mind.
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Does New York City's Tap Water Have a Lead Problem?

Does New York City's Tap Water Have a Lead Problem?
Analies Dyjak @ Monday, August 1, 2016 at 1:06 pm -0400
New York City’s Tap Water provides municipal tap water for more than half the population of New York, through an impressive network of 19 reservoirs and 3 lakes. Even though New York City’s tap water is widely recognized in the water industry as the “Gold Standard” for urban water providers (it’s truly an engineering feat on an unimaginable scale), the older infrastructure (pipes, plumbing, service lines) found in New York City itself present a risk of lead contamination once the water reaches the city’s distribution system.
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Things To Know Before Replacing Your Home's Lead Service Pipe

Lead pipes on ground
Analies Dyjak @ Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 10:00 pm -0500
6.1 million homes in the United States still use have a functioning Lead Service Line to deliver municipal water into homes. The EPA recently announced that it will allocate $2.9 billion in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to states, Tribes, and territories for lead service line replacement in 2022. While lead pipe replacement programs can be a great long-term solution to eliminate a source of lead contamination, it doesn’t make all problems go away. Here's the lead water service pipe information you need to know if you are considering replacing your home's lead service pipe:
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