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Related Links
This page contains links to additional information on lead, EPA resources, and D.C.-area organizations related to the issue of drinking water in the District of Columbia.
DC Drinking Water Compliance Information
You can obtain more information on water suppliers in the District of Columbia through EPA's Safe Drinking Water Query Form for the District of Columbia.
Annual Compliance Reports for the District of Columbia
Hotlines
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline:
(800) 426-4791
DC WASA Lead Services Hotline:
(202) 787-2732
email waterquality@dcwasa.com
District of Columbia Department
of Health (DC DOH) 
Blood Lead Screening
Hotline
(202) 671-0733
EPA Information on Lead
- Message from EPA Acting Regional Administrator William T. Wisniewski
- General information on lead in drinking water
- EPA's consumer fact sheet on lead
- Lead in drinking water facts
- Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Non-Residential Buildings (PDF) [98pp,4MB, about pdf]
- Actions you can take to reduce lead in drinking water
- Lead in drinking water at schools and day care centers
- Lead and Human Health
- Technical information on EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) about health effects that may result from exposures to lead
- National Review of LCR Implementation and Drinking Water Lead Reduction Plan
- Memorandum of Understanding on Reducing Lead Levels in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities
Additional Web Resources
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
- Home page
- WASA's 2007 Drinking Water Quality Report [PDF, 6pp, 716k, about pdf]
- WASA's 2006 Drinking Water Quality Report [PDF, 6pp, 845k, about pdf]
- WASA's 2005 Drinking Water Quality Report [PDF, 16pp, 456K, about pdf]
- WASA’s 2004 Drinking Water Quality Report [PDF, 12pp, 1.4 M, about pdf]
- WASA's 2003 Drinking Water Quality Report [PDF, 12pp, 1.3M, about pdf]
District Department of the Environment
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Certified Drinking Water Laboratories
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Blood Lead Levels in Residents of Homes with Elevated Lead in Tap Water -- District of Columbia, 2004 [PDF, 3 pages, 85K, About PDF]
- CDC Lead
- Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children: Recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
EPA's Water Health Series
Bottled Water Basics [816-K-05-003, September 2005, PDF, 7 pages, 1.4M, about PDF]
Filtration Facts [816-K-05-002, September 2005, PDF, 7 pages, 1.4M, about PDF]
Additional copies of these publications may also be ordered from EPA’s National Service Center for Environmental Publications.
Archive
The archive section provides links to older information, formerly located in other areas of this site.
Fact sheet on in-home water purification filters (PDF) [2 pp, 227K, About PDF]
Frequently Asked Questions about Drinking Water and Lead
Fact Sheet: Orthophosphate, Drinking Water and Public Health (September 2004(PDF) [2pp, 23K, About PDF]
Fact Sheet: Health Effects of Lead (August 2004)(PDF) [2pp, 48K, About PDF]
Community Update (PDF) (July 2005)[6pp, 504 K, about pdf]
Research Newsletter (PDF) (July 2005) [8pp, 437 K, about pdf ]
Blood lead level testing fact sheet (PDF) (July 2005 - revised October 2006) [3pp, 88K, about pdf]
Note: The information presented in the fact sheet represents data from the DC Department of Health blood lead testing program as it was summarized at the original time of publication (July 2005). EPA will work with members of the Technical Expert Working Group, including the DC Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide additional information as it becomes available. Minor revisions were made to the fact sheet in October 2006; additional revisions will be made, as appropriate, as new information becomes available. Additional information on blood lead testing in the District is available from CDC's website.
Update: A recent (2009) study of blood lead levels in the District has been published in Environmental Science & Technology (vol. 43, no. 5, p. 1618) - Elevated Blood Lead in Young Children Due to Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water: Washington, DC, 2001-2004 (subscription may be required).
