Pregnant Women: Water Advisory For West Virginia Residents

Attention pregnant women: water on tap may not be advisable for drinking, yet. West Virginia health officials advised pregnant women to wait to drink tap water until there are no detectable levels of the chemical in it. Read the statement below.

WATER ADVISORY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health advises, after consultation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this evening, that the CDC recommends — out of an abundance of caution — that pregnant women drink bottled water until there are no longer detectable levels of MCHM in the water distribution system. However, the CDC re-affirmed previous advice that it does not anticipate any adverse health effects from levels less than 1 ppm.

Guidance from the CDC can be read here.