LA City Council approves plan to investigate lead contamination in Watts’ tap water
The L.A. City Council is moving forward with a “comprehensive plan” to investigate the source of lead exposure found in Watt’s tap water, as well as repairs for the affected areas. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) have been directed to immediately develop strategies to protect people living in Watts. … A nonprofit, Better Watts Initiative, studied hundreds of water samples from across the neighborhood and found varying levels of lead in 21 of them, including from public housing units.
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