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They still used the sink for washing plates, but dried them off extra carefully.

Their son, Parker, was seven at the time.

Probably the most inconvenient part about it is remembering to tell people that haven't been here before.

Because it's not like we're just kind of used to it, but if I have friends over that haven't been over before, then we have to remember to tell them that they can't drink the water.

It's been more than six years since the first pallet of water showed up in the Pierce's driveway.

Parker is almost a high schooler now.

And they still can't drink the water from their faucets.

I really don't think that day that I realized that it was a life-changing event.

I knew it was a big deal.

You knew that it was gonna change the house and the home value.

You had all the panic, but you didn't realize that as of this date, your whole existence is gonna change.

How did this happen?

What led to that water delivery at the Pierce's house?

That's what I've been trying to figure out for a few years now.

What I found is a story about people who get stuck in the middle of something that doesn't feel right.

who have to find their own way through a maze of chemical companies, government regulations, and the limits of science.

When there's no answers, you're just like, oh, okay, I just dealt a really bad hand, you know?

It's a story about the water in your faucet and the beginning of a problem that could last forever.

From the document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, I'm Mara Hoplamesian.

This is Safe to Drink.