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A Northern California school district is under fire after it disclosed Monday that nearly 200 drinking fountains and water faucets across multiple schools had elevated levels of lead that tested ...
Assembly Bill 249 would require schools built before 2010 to test for lead in potable water outlets. Gov. Newsom has until Oct. 14 to sign or veto the measure.
More than a decade after California passed the Human Right to Water Act, about 1 million residents still lack access to clean, safe, affordable water.
In early US history, drinking water quality in the country was managed by individual drinking water utilities and at the state and local level. In 1914 the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) published a set of drinking water standards, pursuant to existing federal authority to regulate interstate commerce , and in response to the 1893 Interstate ...
In 2008, he exposed how thousands of children in the LA Unified School District were drinking water contaminated with unsafe amounts of lead. The District put over 1000 fountains dispensing tainted water out of commission and has installed filters at over 200 schools.
No place feels the shortcomings of the California Water Resources Control Board more than the San Joaquin Valley. | Opinion Unsafe drinking water a huge problem in rural California. State ...
EPA illustration of lead sources in residential buildings Infographic about lead in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is a United States federal regulation that limits the concentration of lead and copper allowed in public drinking water at the consumer's tap, as well as limiting the permissible amount of pipe corrosion occurring due to the water itself. [1]
Note to readers: This article was updated at 3:30 p.m. to reflect changes in areas affected. Three areas were given the OK to resume everyday water use Sunday as crews worked to clean up other ...