Residents Get Safer Tap Water
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By TIFFANY S. JONES  well  Continued from Page 1 A few Sedalia residents now have saf er tap water .
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new national water regulations yesterday that it said will help reduce lead in drinking water, keep utilities honest in testing for lead and warn the public when water poses a health risk.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Thousands of Montreal homes and apartments are served by city water pipes made of lead but the public health department said Wednesday the water is safe to drink.  Dr.
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By Joseph M. Dougherty Deseret Morning News  FARMINGTON -- As temperatures skyrocket and more children's outdoor activities involve water, the Davis County Health Department wants to remind residents not to use secondary water to keep cool.
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By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Sep. 24--LOWER ARKANSAS Valley Water Conservancy District officials are on the right track, demonstrating leadership and independence in their quest to protect the region's rural water supplies from being lost to the urban Front Range.
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By TONI-LYNN ROBBINS; OF THE NEWS STAFF  HERMON - The town has received a community planning grant to research extending public water and sewer into the village area.
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Millions of homeowners from the Dakotas to New York State, currently  enduring a week of record-setting low temperatures and snowfall, should  take precautions to protect water pipes from freezing.
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City officials asked 1.4 million  residents in the Phoenix area to boil their tap water on  Tuesday after sediment-laden water from storms swamped a  treatment plant.
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The Water Department notified residents Thursday that on Aug. 26 bacteria was found in the water supply in the Oak Street area, where construction is now taking place to install new water mains.
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By Dave Gustafson, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 22--When a child gets into the chemicals stored beneath the sink or a hazardous materials tank leaks in a neighborhood, there is always someone like V.
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By M.K. Guetersloh, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 10--BLOOMINGTON -- The city may be looking for short-term solutions that may increase Bloomington's water supply and improve its quality.
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In a country like the United States, one of the human body's most urgent needs is taken for granted. It comes easily out of our faucets, and gallon jugs of it cost less than a dollar.
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By Mike Torralba, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 24--MONROE -- Starting this week, the city will temporarily change how it disinfects its drinking water.   The N.C.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 1--GULFPORT -- A broken water main forced city officials to issue a boil water notice in the area of Jones Street between Anniston Avenue and Ford Street.
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Drinking tap or bottled water could help people suffering from low blood pressure who faint while standing up, scientists have said.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 14--About 1,100 families in Wichita are being encouraged to get blood tests for their children because their water may be contaminated with lead.
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By Amanda C. Tinnin, The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.  May 28--GLEN CARBON -- Village residents may be paying more for their water and sewer service. But it's hard to tell how much more that will be.