To help decrease the lead content in your drinking water, flush your tap water by simply running cold water until it gets noticably cold, usually 15- 30 seconds.

If your house has a lead service line to the water main, you may have to flush the water for a longer time.

To conserve water, fill a couple of bottles of water after flushing the tap, and use unflushed water to wash dishes or water plants.

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