If my municipal water companys Annual Water Quality Report shows that it meets all EPA guidelines, does that mean its safe?
On October 1st 1999 a new federal law went into effect that requires water utilities to send each customer a detailed report showing what is in their water, appropriately called “The Right To Know Amendment.” The most important thing to remember is that no matter how insistent these reports are that “contaminants in your water do not necessarily pose a health risk”, any level of contamination in our drinking water does in fact represent a danger to our health. Of the over 75,000 toxic chemicals used in our society, the EPA has only set standards (MCLs) for about 90, and those 90 Maximum Contaminant Levels are not necessarily set on “health effects.” The EPA considers limited health studies based on consumption of one certain chemical by a 175 lb. adult when setting these standards.
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