The need to access clean sources of safe drinking water is paramount to human health and survival which is of concern to developed and developing countries. There has been a flurry of amercements to the drinking water safety in Canada since the Walkerton affair. The key area of focus are small systems and private water supplies that is unregulated by the government.
Canadians could be exposed to high levels of lead leaching from aging infrastructure and plumbing. The lead service lines that connect each household, apartment buildings to water mains. Including plumbing fixtures that contain lead and lead soldering.
It is important for human health that safe drinking water is accessible. Public water systems has played a key part in urban areas of industrialized countries. In rural areas, public piped systems, private wells, surface water sources, rain water catchments including hauled water has been the main water source.
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