US Pushes For Better Tap Water But Must Win Over Wary Public

As the Biden administration looks to spend billions to address inequalities in water quality and access, officials must overcome public distrust.

Angela Stamps won't drink water from her faucet, showers less and no longer takes the baths she once found relaxing. She cooks with tap water but sometimes skips rinsing her produce.

Even though the amount of lead in Flint, Michigan's tap water has been well below a key state threshold for several years, she hasn't been able to stop worrying since going through the trauma of the city's lead crisis.

"I just don't trust it," she said.