New Orleans Tap Water Beats Odds, Meets All Regulatory Standards
Susan Buchanan
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Posted 05.25.2011
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Business
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Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans,
La. Dept. Of Health & Hospitals,
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Residents worry about spills in the river, and wonder if oil lapping at the coast has affected their faucet water. Local, state and federal authorities, however, say the city's tap water meets and, under some criteria, exceeds their standards.
