The Daily Northwestern | Lead On: Loopholes in federal lead law left 5th Ward in the dark about what is in its water
December 22, 2020 Second Ward resident Regina SantâAnna has helped her elderly neighbor carry hundreds of boxes of bottled water from her car to her home. Living on the border of the historically Black 5th Ward, SantâAnna has noticed that some residents are concerned about their water quality. âAt times in underserved communities of color, brown or Black, you have a lot of people investing in (bottled) water,â SantâAnna said. âYou have to put in your budget plastic bottled water, because you do not trust the water systems.â SantâAnnaâs neighbor is ...
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