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Municipal water supplies, including bottled options, originate from rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water moves across land surfaces or through soil, it naturally dissolves minerals and sometimes radioactive materials, while potentially collecting substances from animal presence or human activities.

Potential contaminants in source water include:

• Microbial contaminants: Viruses and bacteria from sewage treatment facilities, septic systems, agricultural operations, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants: Salts and metals occurring naturally or resulting from urban runoff, industrial/domestic wastewater, oil/gas production, mining, or farming
• Pesticides and herbicides: From various sources including agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential usage
• Organic chemical contaminants: Including synthetic and volatile organic compounds from industrial processes, petroleum production, gas stations, urban runoff, and septic systems
• Radioactive contaminants: Naturally occurring or resulting from oil/gas production and mining activities

The EPA establishes regulations limiting contaminant levels in public water systems to ensure safety. Similarly, FDA regulations set limits for bottled water contaminants to provide equivalent public health protection. Water, including bottled varieties, reasonably may contain small amounts of certain contaminants, though their presence doesn't necessarily indicate a health risk.

For more information about contaminants and potential health effects, contact the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.

Información Importante Sobre Su Agua

Las fuentes de agua potable, incluyendo el agua embotellada, provienen de ríos, lagos, arroyos, lagunas, embalses, manantiales y pozos. A medida que el agua viaja por la superficie terrestre o subterráneamente, disuelve minerales naturales y, en algunos casos, materiales radioactivos, pudiendo recoger sustancias derivadas de animales o actividades humanas.

Para garantizar que el agua sea segura para beber, la EPA establece normas que limitan la cantidad de ciertos contaminantes. Las regulaciones de la FDA establecen límites similares para el agua embotellada. Puede obtener más información llamando a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental al 1-800-426-4791.

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