City of Manassas Park

On average, approximately lead in water contributes between 10% and 20% of the total lead publicity in young children. Lead in drinking water comes primarily from components and components connected with service lines and home plumbing. The City of Manassas Park provides water at an optimum ph level and mineral content material level to help stop corrosion in your home’s pipes. The City of Manassas Park is responsible for providing top quality drinking water, but are not able to control the variety of components used in plumbing parts. The EPA estimations that more than forty million U. H. residents use drinking water that can contain business lead over the EPA’s action level of 12-15 ppb. When your drinking water has been sitting for many hours, you can reduce the potential for lead publicity by flushing the tap for 12-15 to 30 seconds or perhaps until it becomes chilly or reaches a stable temperature before the applying water for taking in or cooking. Only use water from the cold-water tap for taking in, cooking and for building the baby formula. Warm water is likely to contain larger levels of lead. In case you are concerned about lead within your water, you may want your water examined. Information on lead found in drinking water, testing strategies, and steps you can take to reduce exposure is available from your National Lead Info Center at 800-LEAD-FYI and the Safe Drinking Water Servicenummer at 800-426- 4791 or go to the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY website - www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

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