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guelo on July 14, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: We don’t trust drinking fountains anymore, and tha...

There was a lead in the water pipes scare in Wasington DC when I lived there 10 years ago. Don't know what happened since.

kw71 on July 14, 2015 [–]

They give advice that if you live in a house with lead pipes to run the water for a few minutes before using it if the pipes have been still for a while.

http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/lead/lead1.cfm

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