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City Says Testing Shows Safe Levels Of Lead In Columbus' Drinking Water

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 27, 2017 at 5:29 AM EDT

The Columbus Division of Water says testing conducted this summer shows the municipal water supply contains very low but safe levels of lead. The testing was conducted after lead contamination was found in Flint, Michigan and the village of Sebring, Ohio. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued 12 lead advisories statewide.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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