Three smart ways to ensure your guests are safe around your house

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it lots of changes. One of the things that has been affected is gatherings. If you are planning to host your family or friends this holiday season, then it is important that you thoroughly prepare. Disinfect your house One of the best things you can do is to make […]

The Importance of Indoor Air Quality in Winter

When the weather turns colder, indoor air quality tends to deteriorate. As a result, many people lock doors and windows to maintain the warm temperature. While this increases comfort levels, it also causes poor circulation of air inside the home. This leads to a buildup of pathogens, which can cause a variety of ailments, including […]

NEW Water celebrates nine decades of water treatment

By Heather GravesEditor GREEN BAY – In the midst of the Great Depression, while much was focused on the country’s financial uncertainty, a group of concerned citizens recognized the need to address the area’s uncontrolled pollution of area waterways. “Our history is not that much different from a lot of utilities around that time,” NEW […]

EPA Announces $105 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Water Infrastructure in Sarasota County, Florida

Nationally, 67 WIFIA loans are financing $27 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 77,000 jobs December 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $105 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Sarasota County, Florida. The financed project will upgrade water infrastructure to support population growth and water […]

Excessive Lead Levels Found in Sampling of Boston Tap Water – NBC Boston

Excessive amounts of lead were again found in a recent survey of Boston’s tap water, the city’s water utility said Thursday. The Boston Water and Sewer Commission is required to collect samples of tap water from homes around Boston, and the latest round found lead levels at higher than 17.4 parts per billion, the threshold […]

EPA Announces $22 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure in Erie County, New York

Nationally, 65 WIFIA loans are financing over $26 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating over 75,000 jobs December 10, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $22 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Erie County Water Authority in upstate New York. This low-interest loan will finance infrastructure […]

Local organization gives tours showing how to conserve water

On Saturday morning, Sally Sherman sat on the porch of a house that the Watershed Management Group uses as an office. Next to a garden of fruit trees in front of her were about ten people sitting in the shade and listening. Some had notepads. “Oh, here comes rainwater. Yeah, and everybody should test this […]