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Guardians have also complained of inconveniences and outright hazards, such as no access to drinkable tap water and rickety ceilings.
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Through the Delta, the state and federal governments supply tap water to two-thirds of the state’s population and irrigation water to millions of acres of farms, with a labyrinth of levees, pumps and islands controlling the balance of saltwater and freshwater.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles-area residents who already face warnings about their tap water could be without it for some time, experts told NBC News, owing to concerns about the damage done to local infrastructure and the chemicals released by wildfires.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Additionally, in the U.S., bottled water is regulated by the FDA, which has less stringent oversight compared to the EPA's regulation of tap water, and some bottled water is just filtered tap water anyway.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Through the Delta, the state and federal governments supply tap water to two-thirds of the state’s population and irrigation water to millions of acres of farms, with a labyrinth of levees, pumps and islands controlling the balance of saltwater and freshwater.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles-area residents who already face warnings about their tap water could be without it for some time, experts told NBC News, owing to concerns about the damage done to local infrastructure and the chemicals released by wildfires.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Additionally, in the U.S., bottled water is regulated by the FDA, which has less stringent oversight compared to the EPA's regulation of tap water, and some bottled water is just filtered tap water anyway.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Tap water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20water. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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