What To Do During a Boil Water Notice
Advisories may include information about preparing food, drinks, or ice; dishwashing; and hygiene, such as brushing teeth and bathing. Boil water advisories usually include this advice: Handwashing Bathing and showering Brushing teeth Washing dishes Laundry Cleaning Caring for pets Caring for your garden and houseplants
What is a Boil Water Notice?
Millions of people were instructed not to use city water without first boiling it, causing great inconvenience and safety fears. Many businesses using water, for example, restaurants, were forced to shut down. What is a Boil Water Notice, and does it mean the water is unsafe? A Boil Water Notice is a public announcement that […]
Local Water System Report – City of Houston
This Report lists all of the federally regulated or monitored contaminants which have been found in your drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires water systems to test for more than 90 contaminants. If a contaminant was reported in a prior year’s report, but is not detected in this report year’s samples, that contaminant […]
Water Quality Is There Room for Improvement?
Lead may pose greater leaching risk than standard tests show In critiquing a common safety standard for brass used in plumbing, researchers have found the regimen may be flawed As a result, they say, some of the lead that crept into tap water in Washington, D.C., and other metropolitan areas may be traceable to household fixtures, valves and other components and not just pipes and systems further from the home.
Lead in your tap water?
Lead may pose greater leaching risk than standard tests show In critiquing a common safety standard for brass used in plumbing, researchers have found the regimen may be flawed As a result, they say, some of the lead that crept into tap water in Washington, D.C., and other metropolitan areas may be traceable to household fixtures, valves and other components and not just pipes and systems further from the home.
EPA Fact Sheets on Drinking Water Contaminants
“Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk.” Click below to view or downoad a PDF Giardia:EPA: Drinking Water Fact Sheet Mycobacteria:EPA: Drinking Water Fact Sheet EPA: Drinking Water Contaminants