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Tracking the Safety of Tulsa's Supply of Drinking Water

Aired on Monday, January 6th.

It's easy to take safe drinking water for granted, but so very much of public health stems from having it (that is, having lots of it) on hand. Moreoever, the problems that've recently affected Flint, Michigan -- and other communities -- have brought the whole potable-water issue to the forefront for many Americans. Where does Tulsa's drinking water come from, and how does it get here? How safe is it, and how clean or "pure" is it? And how do we know these things? How is our water monitored? And how often? On this edition of ST Medical Monday, we go over these and other questions with Roy Foster (the Water Supply System Manager at the City of Tulsa) and Graham Brannin (the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Environmental Trust).

Rich Fisher is celebrating his 40th year of service to Public Radio Tulsa. Since 2000, he has been the general manager of Public Radio Tulsa, and previously served as the host of the public affairs program, StudioTulsa, which ran from 1992-2021. Prior to that, he served as music director, a program host and operations director for the station.
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