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National Drinking Water Database - Full Report

Full Report

Environmental Working Group is very concerned about what's in our drinking water. The following report is a part of a three year process where we analyzed almost 20 million records obtained from state water officials and found 316 pollutants in the drinking water from 45 states.

It turns out that we have a right to be concerned about what's in our drinking water. Read the full report below to learn more.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Findings
• Water Pollution Sources
• Drinking Water Quality: Policy Gaps
• Data Sources and Methodology
• Recommendations
• References