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Use cold water for drinking, making food, and making baby formula. Hot water releases more lead from pipes than cold water

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Let the water run for 30-60 seconds before using it for drinking or cooking if the water has not been turned on in over six hours. If you have a lead service line, you may need to let the water run longer. A service line is the underground pipe that brings water from the main water pipe under the street to your home

Let the water run for 30-60 seconds before using it for drinking or cooking if the water has not been turned on in over six hours. If you have a lead service line, you may need to let the water run longer. A service line is the underground pipe that brings water from the main water pipe under the street to your home

Table of Contents

Making Safe Drinking Water..............................................................................4

Blaine Monitoring Results..................................................................................5 How to Read the Water Quality Tables ................................................................................................6 Definitions..........................................................................................................................................................7 Water Quality Tables .............................................................................................................................8-12 Potential Health Effects and Corrective Actions..............................................................................9 Monitoring Results - Unregulated Substances..............................................................................11 Some People are More Vulnerable to Contaminants in Drinking Water............................12

Learn More About Your Drinking Water.....................................................13 Drinking Water Sources.............................................................................................................................13 Lead in Drinking Water............................................................................................................................. 14

Help Protect Our Most Previous Resource - Water..............................16 The Value of Water..................................................................................................................................... 16 Conservation ..................................................................................................................................................17

Home Water Treatment.....................................................................................18 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Beware of Water Treatment Scams.................................................................................................... 19 The Pros and Cons of Home Water Softening................................................................................ 19

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2019 Drinking Water Report