STRAIGHT FROM THE TAP: What's in your drinking water?

06/06/24 • 36 min

Ever wonder what's in your tap water? You can find test results of the drinking water supply in your water agency’s Water Quality Report, which is published each summer. Carolyn Faircloth, the Water Quality Laboratory Manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), talks about the reports and addresses common questions about issues such as odor, taste and PFAS on the Water Smarts Podcast, “STRAIGHT FROM THE TAP: What’s in your drinking water?”

Hosts: Bronson Mack and Crystal Zuelke

https://www.snwa.com/

Hosts: Bronson Mack and Crystal Zuelke

https://www.snwa.com/

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