At least 33 US cities used water testing 'cheats' over lead concerns

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6. I have used water filters on my faucet

for years and boil the water first if I have to use it out of the tap. The joke here in Philly was to reference our water as "Schuylkill Punch". At work, the building told us that the water from the sinks and older water fountains is "not potable" (we pay for our own water coolers).

I will say though that many cities like ours are slowly cleaning up the rivers and nearby ecosystems so the Schuylkill River is like day and night compared to how it used to be decades ago. Trout are yearly introduced to the Schuylkill for fishing, although I would be afraid to eat anything caught from it. The Delaware River still has a ways to go however, but is getting better.