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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The District provides lead in the drinking water for free.

https://www.tapwaterdata.com/blog/cities/dc-water-lead-reduction-2025[/quote]

[b]DC tap water currently meets federal safety standards, with lead levels well below the EPA action level. [/b]

If you have detectabe lead in your water, due to your own pipes, you can replace your lead pipes.

While DC Water works toward complete lead line replacement, NSF-certified filters provide immediate protection. [/quote]

There is no safe amount of lead. [/quote]

Of course there is. https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water

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From your link

[quote]EPA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agree that there is no known safe level of lead in a child's blood. Taking action to reduce these exposures can improve outcomes. Lead is harmful to health, especially for children.  [/quote][/quote]

Are you under the impression that bottled water offers zero lead? [/quote]

It would offer less lead. As a private producer, they are vulnerable to lawsuits and have an interest in avoiding them. Good luck holding the municipality responsible.

https://www.consumerreports.org/water-quality/whats-really-in-your-bottled-water-a5361150329/[/quote]

And where on the bottle does it say what the lead content is? Or anything else?

The municipality posts the tests for the public to access. [/quote]

Taken before it enters their antique network of pipes. [/quote]

I have a filter at my house which does the job. You're just too ignorant to understand that your bottled water from Costco is not better (probably worse) than the water I filter at home. [/quote]

So, muni water is perfectly fine as long as you filter it. We are quite a distance from lead in muni water is completely acceptable.[/quote]

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