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No, according to the CDC:

> Heating or boiling your water will not remove lead. Because some of the water evaporates during the boiling process, the lead concentration of the water can actually increase slightly as the water is boiled.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/private/wells/disea...

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It depends on the lead salt type, but you could usually precipitate the soluble lead into an insoluble salt with simple ingredients available at home - then, you could remove the formed salt with a proper filter to remove most of the lead.

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/group4/lead.html

Solid guide, but having to purify the water coming out of your tap defeats much of the purpose of having a city water supply.

I agree, but it's usually less expensive than buying bottled water.

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