Parchment drinking water again exceeds lead action level
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To meet the requirements of Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule, 90 percent of samples collected must be below the action level of 15 ppb. “Our goal was to completely scour those lines and get the PFAS out of the system.” The city retested the location with the highest test result of 330 ppb, Baker said. After offering those residents more information about lead and instructing them to clean their faucet aerator, a second test resulted in a decreased reading of 22 ppb. Lead can cause serious health and development problems, especially for pregnant women and young children, the city of Kalamazoo said in a letter sent to water customers in Parchment on July 22. On Dec. 26, 2018, several months after PFAS was discovered in Parchment, the city issued an advisory directing families with young children to install a lead filter and have their homes tested for contaminated drinking water.
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