Many small towns left with harmful tap water
KEYSTONE, W.Va. — Donna Dickerson’s heart would sink every time she’d wake up, turn on the faucet in her mobile home and hear the pipes gurgling. Sometimes it would happen on a day when her mother, who is 86 and has dementia, had a doctor’s appointment and needed to bathe. Sometimes it would be on Thanksgiving […]
Water Quality Changes For Water Supply
Friday, 11 November 2022, 3:31 pmPress Release: Gisborne District Council New national regulations for the quality of safe drinking water come into effect on Monday 14 November. The changes are to the threshold for bacteriological treatment, which means Council will make some changes to how the Gisborne City water supply is treated. “To be compliant […]
Pflavor profile analysis shows Pflugerville has the best-tasting tap water in Texas
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – The City of Pflugerville was announced as the winner of the Best Tasting Water in Texas for its tap and drinking water by the Texas Water Utilities Association. The city gained the title Sept. 26. In August, Pflugerville won the Best Tasting Surface Water in the region. According to a release […]
Miramar Reservoir to Suspend Some Water Activities for Pipeline Project
Beginning next week, some water activities at Miramar Reservoir will be suspended until early next year as a result of work on the city’s Pipeline Project. Photo via https://www.sandiego.gov/reservoirs-lakes/miramar-reservoir. Beginning next week, some water activities at Miramar Reservoir will be suspended until early next year as a result of work on the city’s Pipeline Project. […]
TCEQ fines Dell City, Texas for improperly monitoring drinking water
Texas environmental regulators last month fined Dell City about $11,000 for drinking water monitoring violations that occurred since 2018, including failing to properly check for lead and copper levels, or document the chlorine levels found throughout the water treatment system — problems which have continued into this year. The fine against the Hudspeth County city […]
AG Bonta Joins WRD Board in Celebrating Clean Water Act Anniversary – Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel
WRD Director Joy Langford and Attorney General Rob Bonta. (Courtesy photo) Water Replenishment District’s (WRD) Board President John D. S. Allen, Director Vera Robles DeWitt, and Director Joy Langford proudly welcomed California Attorney General Rob Bonta at the Albert Robles Center (ARC). This momentous occasion celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA) […]
A new strategy for water security in the NT – have your say – Knowledge
Water security is a critical issue for Australia, the driest inhabited continent in the world. The Northern Territory Government has defined water security as “having an acceptable quantity and quality of water for people, economic opportunities, cultural and environmental flows, now and into the future”. The Office of Water Security was established by the Northern […]
Portage Co. executive vetoes clean water funding | Top Stories
NELSONVILLE, Wi. (WAOW)– A Portage County official has vetoed funding a clean water field study. Portage County Executive John Pavelski vetoed the Village of Nelsonville’s funding request for over $240,000 last Friday. According to a press release from Portage County for Clean Water, the study would help residents in Nelsonville access low-nitrate drinking water. The […]
Region of Maine votes to keep fluoride in drinking water
Fluoride was introduced to the Boothbay region’s drinking water in 2004 after it was approved by voters. BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Voters in the Boothbay region have decided fluoride should still be added to the public water supply for the purpose of keeping people’s teeth healthy. The water district sends tap water to Boothbay, Boothbay […]
River Alliance: “Clean Water Now” referendum questions win bipartisan support in five more counties
On November 8, a majority of voters in five counties voted YES on an advisory referendum question on the right to clean water. The question read: “Should the State of Wisconsin establish a right to clean water to protect human health, the environment, and the diverse cultural and natural heritage of Wisconsin?” Among the votes […]