Potential Corrosivity of Untreated Groundwater in the United States

• Corrosive groundwater, if untreated, can dissolve lead and other metals from pipes.
• National maps have been prepared to identify the occurrence of potentially corrosive groundwater in the U.S.
• These findings have the greatest implication for the 44 million people dependent on domestic wells for drinking water.

Speaker: Kenneth Belitz, USGS