As Drinking Water Week rolls on, we are encouraging everyone to check for lead service lines in their homes.

With the ongoing situation in Flint, Mich., we thought we’d share our responses to questions from a recent media inquiry about lead in drinking water.

For decades now, people have known that ingesting lead is a very bad thing. But while we’ve learned about the dangers of exposure from lead paint and dust, have you considered your tap water as a potential source?