"It's absolutely unacceptable for families to not have access to safe, clean drinking water," Bass wrote on X.
"The highest concentration at the public housing complex - the city's largest with 1,066 units - measured 22 parts per billion, exceeding EPA action levels of 15 parts per billion of lead."
"Although lead was historically used in plumbing and paint, there is no safe level of exposure. Ingesting or inhaling lead can permanently damage the brains of young children."
"The discovery of lead-contaminated tap water in Watts has jolted city leadership and raised serious questions about the age of the plumbing that serves low-income residents."
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