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Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities
Grades at a Glance
The map and chart below identify at a glance the grades NRDC assigned to the 19 cities we surveyed for 2001. To read the complete findings (in Adobe Acrobat) for a particular city, including its grades for 2000, click on the city location on the map or the city name in the table. The table also includes links to contacts and resources for each city. To learn about our grading methodology, see Chapter 6 (84k PDF).
| City | Water Quality & Compliance | Right-to-Know Reports | Source Water Protection | Contacts & Resources |
| Albuquerque | Poor | Good | Poor | Click here |
| Atlanta | Fair | Fair | Poor | Click here |
| Baltimore | Good | Good | Fair | Click here |
| Boston | Poor | Poor | Good | Click here |
| Chicago | Excellent | Good | Fair | Click here |
| Denver | Good | Good | Good | Click here |
| Detroit | Good | Good | Poor | Click here |
| Fresno | Poor | Poor | Failing | Click here |
| Houston | Fair | Fair | Poor | Click here |
| Los Angeles | Fair | Good | Poor (import) Fair (local) |
Click here |
| Manchester | Good | Good | Good | Click here |
| New Orleans | Good | Good | Poor | Click here |
| Newark | Fair | Failing | Fair | Click here |
| Philadelphia | Fair | Good | Poor | Click here |
| Phoenix | Poor | Failing | Poor | Click here |
| San Diego | Fair | Fair | Poor (import) Fair (local) |
Click here |
| San Francisco | Poor | Fair | Good | Click here |
| Seattle | Fair | Fair | Excellent | Click here |
| Washington, D.C. | Fair | Fair | Fair | Click here |
last revised 6/11/2003
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