City of Flagstaff Solves Drinking Water Filtration Problem The City of Flagstaff distributed approximately 2.87 billion gallons of water in 2001. The city prides itself on its high-quality, safe drinking water that exceeds all federal and state standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). Last year, the city conducted 3,670 tests for 141 contaminants and did not detect any contaminant levels higher than the EPA or ADEQ allows. There were zero violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act during 2001. The maintenance of clean, safe drinking water is not without its challenges, of course. The City of Flagstaff is supplied by surface water from Upper Lake Mary and the Inner Basin of the San Francisco Peaks, as well as groun

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