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Page 3 .Common Sources (https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/lead/fs/common.html)than your drinking water, visit r 4791.To learn about how to reduce your contact with lead from sources othe---Call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1  Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water (http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead)Visit  Lead in Drinking Water (https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/contaminants/lead.html)Visit  Learn more: poulead.html)Use Water Treatment Units for Lead Reduction (https://www.health.state.mn .us/communities/environment/water/factsheet/-of-Point Read about water treatment units:  if a test shows your water has high levels of lead after you let the water run. 4. Treat your water The Minnesota Department of Health can help you understand your test results. Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (https://eldo.web.health.state.mn.us/public/accreditedlabs/la bsearch.seam) ple:Contact a Minnesota Department of Health accredited laboratory to get a sample container and instructions on how to submit a  if young children or pregnant women drink your tap water.is important your drinking water. If you are still concerned about lead, arrange with a laboratory to test your tap water. Testing your waIn most cases, letting the water run and using cold water for drinking and cooking should keep lead levels low in 3. Test your water. for drinking, making food, and making baby formula. Hot water releases more lead from pipes than cold water. 2. Use cold water consider other options to reduce your exposure.e lead, The only way to know if lead has been reduced by letting it run is to check with a test. If letting the water run does not re  home-your-in-pipes-lead-find-https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/06/24/nprat: You can find out if you have a lead service line by contacting your public water system, or you can check by following the st  water pipe under the street to your home.m the main have a lead service line, you may need to let the water run longer. A service line is the underground pipe that brings water 60 seconds before using it for drinking or cooking if the water has not been turned on in over six hours. If you -for 30 Let the water run 1. Read below to learn how you can protect yourself from lead in drinking water. vate buildings.als used in pri-plumbing system. Centerville is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but it cannot control the plumbing matr household Lead is rarely in a drinking water source, but it can get in your drinking water as it passes through lead service lines and ghest risk.hi health problems for everyone. There is no safe level of lead. Babies, children under six years, and pregnant women are at theuse serious ca You may be in contact with lead through paint, water, dust, soil, food, hobbies, or your job. Coming in contact with lead can Lead in Drinking Water 4700 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.--call 651 Source Water Assessments (https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/swp/swa)Find your source water assessment at wells are constructed.he way How easily water and pollution can move from the surface of the land into drinking water sources, based on natural geology an  Nearby threats to your drinking water sources;  How Centerville is protecting your drinking water source(s);  ing:The Minnesota Department of Health provides information about your drinking water source(s) in a source water assessment, inc mining operations, and oil and gas production.natural sources (e.g. radon gas from soils and rock), such as radium, thorium, and uranium isotopes come fromRadioactive contaminants production, gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems.include synthetic and volatile organic compounds. Sources include industrial processes and petroleum Organic chemical contaminants water runoff, and commercial and residential properties.are chemicals used to reduce or kill unwanted plants and pests. Sources include agriculture, urban storm- Pesticides and herbicides operations, urban stormwater runoff, and wastewater discharges.include salts and metals from natural sources (e.g. rock and soil), oil and gas production, mining and farming Inorganic contaminants livestock operations, pets, and wildlife.such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Sources include sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural Microbial contaminants, contaminants in drinking water sources.s daily activities. There are five main types of ’Contaminants can get in drinking water sources from the natural environment and from people s drinking water.’surface of the land. Surface water supplies 25 percent of Minnesotas drinking water. Surface water is the water in lakes, rivers, and streams above the ’of the land. Groundwater supplies 75 percent of Minnesotas primary drinking water sources are groundwater and surface water. Groundwater is the water found in aquifers beneath the su’Minnesota Drinking Water Sources Learn More about Your Drinking Water 4791.---Water Hotline at 1and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Cryptosporidiumappropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by lines on caregivers should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/Centers for Disease Control (CDC) gutheir or The developing fetus and therefore pregnant women may also be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water. These people