CNN — Precautionary boil water advisories for Washington, DC, and Arlington County were lifted Thursday morning, after local authorities announced water quality never deviated from safety standards. Affected areas included Washington, DC, Arlington County, the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and Reagan National Airport. Residents – who were told to consume only boiled or bottled water under the advisory – can now use tap water for all purposes “after it was confirmed that drinking water provided by the Washington Aqueduct never deviated from U.S. EPA established water quality standards as had been anticipated,” DC Water said. Turbidity is a measure of cloudiness in water the EPA says can be used to assess water quality and filtration effectiveness to indicate whether disease-causing organisms could be present. Infants, young children, older adults and people with compromised immune systems may be at greater risk, DC Water said.

Source: CNN July 04, 2024 15:45 UTC