In addition, PCAST recommends that the Environmental Protection Agency consider modifying the Lead and Copper Rule, as well as additional contaminant rules, to require follow-up testing when contaminant levels exceed a threshold level. All women who enroll in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children would be referred to the appropriate agency for tap-water testing for lead. Increased monitoring of drinking-water contaminants, especially for vulnerable populations.The report is titled “Science and Technology to Ensure the Safety of the Nation’s Drinking Water” and contains both near-term and long-term recommendations. Last month Congress passed the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act, authorizing funding for Flint and other communities to respond to lead problems,” said Bierbaum, a member of the faculty at U-M’s School of Natural Resources and Environment and at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. “The release of this report could not come at a more important time. The initial draft of the report was prepared by a working group co-chaired by PCAST member Rosina Bierbaum of the University of Michigan and Christine Cassel of the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine. Los Angeles also obtains a significant percentage of its water supply from Lake Havasu. 50% comes from the watersheds of the Verde and Salt Rivers, according to the official website of the City of Phoenix Water Services Department. Lake Havasu on the Colorado River is the secondary source of drinking water for Phoenix, Arizona, supplying about 40% of Phoenix’s water supply.
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