CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Best/Worst Water
12-22-09
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) last week released the results of a
three-year investigation of municipal water supplies across the U.S.
The research and advocacy group looked at water quality tests performed by
water utilities since 2004 and created an extensive database that contains
info on the contaminants found in 48,000 communities in 45 states. EWG also
rated 100 big city (population over 250,000) water utilities. Below are the
top and bottom results and unfortunately, Riverside and Riverside County
along with San Diego are in the Top Ten Worst for Water.
Cities with the best water:
Arlington, TX
Providence, RI
Fort Worth, TX
Charleston, SC
Boston, MA
Honolulu, HI
Austin, TX
Fairfax County, VA
St. Louis, MO
Minneapolis, MN
Cities with the worst water:
Pensacola, FL
Riverside, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Riverside County, CA
Reno, NV
Houston, TX
Omaha, NE
North Las Vegas, NV
San Diego, CA
Jacksonville, FL
The results of the investigation raise some concerns about municipal water
supplies in the U.S. EWG says 316 different contaminants were found in the
nation's tap water. The group also points out that more than half of those
contaminants aren't regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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