2014 Drinking Water Quality Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Please Share This Water Quality Report Para obtener una copia del informe en Español 3 Message from PWD’s Commissioner 3 People with Special Health Concerns 4 W here Does Philadelphia’s Drinking Water Come From? 5 Safeguarding The Water You Drink 6 Water Treatment Diagram 8 P artnership For Safe Water 9 L ead In Drinking Water 10 Research And Monitoring 12 Protecting Our Water Supply 13 What Do We Look For? 14 2013 Drinking Water Quality Results 18 Additional Information 19 Glossary 20 E xplore Water In Our World At The Fairmount Water Works! 21 Water Wheel 22 Clean Water Begins And Ends With You 24 Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) 25 S chuylkill And Delaware River Source Water Protection Plans

Please Share This Water Quality Report Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

Para obtener una copia del informe en Español sobre los resultados más recientes de la calidad del agua publicado por el Departamento de Agua de Philadelphia, llame al 215-685-6300. Philadelphia Water Department • 1101 Market St. • Philadelphia, PA 19107-2994 • http://www.phila.gov/water • Customer Information Hotline: 215-685-6300


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