{"id":82,"date":"2024-07-23T09:36:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T13:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo-draft\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:12:07","slug":"drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ensuring the safety and sustainability of our drinking water is fundamental to safeguarding public health and preserving our environment. From source water to the water that comes out of the tap, effective protection is crucial for maintaining the quality and reliability of this vital resource. RI NEMO currently works with the CDC and RI Department of Health to update source water assessments for small community water systems and work with the RI Department of Health Center for Drinking Water Quality to sample for lead in drinking water in schools and daycares throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/drinking-water\/source-water-publications\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2217\/Public-water.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Public water\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2> Assessments of Public Water Supplies<\/h2><p>Information on source water assessments, links for source water assessments for small public water systems, and a guidance document for updating water supply system management plans.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/drinking-water\/lead-in-schools\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2217\/Lead-in-school-e1781714080572.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Lead\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Lead in Schools&#8217; and Daycares&#8217; Drinking Water<\/h2><p>Information for public schools, licensed child care centers, and family daycare facilities on participating in a free, voluntary lead sampling program as well as information on the health effects of lead exposure through drinking water.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ensuring the safety and sustainability of our drinking water is fundamental to safeguarding public health and preserving our environment. From source water to the water that comes out of the tap, effective protection is crucial for maintaining the quality and reliability of this vital resource. RI NEMO currently works with the CDC and RI Department [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-82","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":836,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions\/836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nemo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}