I drive past Ranger quite often. I20 at Ranger hill is also one of the most dangerous roads in Texas. While lead has gotten the most publicity, it is not the biggest problem. Many cities in Texas are now trying to get their water up to the NEW government standards. Apparently the old standards were not good enough as most people here only live to be 90+ years old. The water quality hasn't changed. The testing has just gotten so much more sensitive, so they can now test for parts per billion where they use to only be able to test to parts per million. We have more problems with the levels of Arsenic and Fluoride. EPA changed the level of Arsenic from 50 ppb to 10 ppb a few years ago. Towns that have had people living to 100 with Arsenic levels of 13-25 now have to wait for grants worth millions of dollars to update their treatment plants to get the level down to 10 ppb.
I am not saying that too much Lead, Arsenic, and Fluoride is not a bad thing. Just that it is being over-sensationalized for media purposes. Most of those people are drinking bottled water because their city water just taste bad, not because they care about the lead level. That I can understand as I hate the taste of chlorinated water. Maybe if they keep the water like it is there will be fewer people xxxx-ing in the shower, so there will be fewer humans to infest the planet and drink up all the good water.
