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Isn’t the purpose of water utilities to provide safe water?

April 26, 2017isn’t purpose safe utilities water

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Isn’t the purpose of water utilities to provide safe water?

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Yes, but many of them, particularly the small systems, are oriented toward eliminating immediate health threats from the water (such as harmful micro-organisms), and it is expensive to remove even trace amounts of pollutants that affect long-term health.