High Lead Found in Boston Area Water

Washington Post ^ | April 28, 2004 | Carol D. Leonnig

[scarface367]

Federal and state regulators ruled yesterday that the drinking water delivered to 2.5 million customers in the Boston region has lead levels above the acceptable national standard, a decision prompted in part by lead problems in the District's water supply.

Yesterday's ruling came after months of scrutiny by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts regulators who reviewed every water test conducted last year by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). All water utilities must perform annual lead analyses to comply with the national Safe Drinking Water Act.

[scarface367]

See, we were right. There is something in the water that makes Boston liberals stupid.

[Adrastus]

Blast! You beat me to it.

[oyez]

The super liberal envirmentalists run the programs up there. Cant' they get a handle on things?

[thegreatbeast]

The thing is Greater Boston has for many years now had the most expensive water in the WORLD, more expensive than most bottled waters to produce. The MWRA (We Ride Around)spent billions upon billions cleaning up Boston Harbor under legal edict, creating many "good jobs at good wages" as dukakis used to say.
Un-frickin'-believable!

[GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY]

It also explains how they could be Red Sox fans after watching their team lose over and over and over again.

[stocksthatgoup]

This is George W. Bush's fault. (/sarcasm)

[henderson field]

And that's why they vote for Ted Kennedy - their brains are addled.

[mass55th]

Now we know for sure that's not schrapnel Kerry has in his thigh.

[Darryl Newhart]

That's what those arrogant Bostonians get for flooding the Swift River Valley.