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[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 14 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not an expert but I do have a well. You definitively don't want to be drinking more lead than the EPA limit. I would get a filtration system installed ASAP and not drink from that well until it is installed, and especially don't let children drink the leaded water because they are more susceptible to brain damage. If anyone has been drinking this water it would be a good idea to get tested for lead exposure ASAP.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Do you think all the neighbors filter like this, or are their wells avoiding this problem somehow?

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I would hope so, if there's lead in the water the only way to avoid it is by filtering it out. Do kids in your neighborhood have lots of behavioral problems and/or seem unusually dumb?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 14 points 20 hours ago

This is the US here, remember

[–] echutaaa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Where was the sample taken? Could there be lead in the lines from the well to that sample point?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago

Worth looking into, for sure

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago

I don't actually live here, I just want to. Except for the leaded water part.