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D.C. Water Officials Issue Warning NPR's Michele Norris talks with Lisa Nurnberger from member station WAMU about the high levels of lead recently found in the water supply to several thousand homes in Washington, D.C. City officials are advising pregnant women and young children who live in the affected homes not to drink unfiltered tap water.

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NPR's Michele Norris talks with Lisa Nurnberger from member station WAMU about the high levels of lead recently found in the water supply to several thousand homes in Washington, D.C. City officials are advising pregnant women and young children who live in the affected homes not to drink unfiltered tap water.