Call the EAP at 6-4600 to reserve your seat for any or all of these seminars or for additional information. Samples were taken by WSSC at the Potomac and Patuxent Reservoir Stations. An advisory standard is a voluntary guideline and there are no standards or laws about MtBE in the water supply. The results were less than 10 ppb for MtBE in the water sample we provided to an outside laboratory. Code 205.2 frequently gets questions about the safety of the water supply.
Questions are usually that the water is cloudy, smells bad, or has black particles in it.
Most of the problems are caused by water that may stand in a water cooler reservoir too long. We always recommend running the water from ten to 30 seconds before drinking it. None of these problems are a health concern. Too much oxygen in the line causes the cloudiness, which usually clear up after a little while. A pH issue can cause the off-smell and purification filters breaking down cause the particles.