Water is one of life’s essentials, and we often take it for granted that the water flowing from our faucets is clean and safe. But how often do we stop to consider what’s actually in our tap water?

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It's a perplexing problem this year: their drinking water has lead in it, but their main water pipes were installed long after lead pipes were banned.