State News: Privately owned drinking water wells at more risk (6/10/22)
An oil sheen drifts between a sunken shrimp boat and pieces of a destroyed home along Bayou Pointe au Chien in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Pointe-aux-Chenes, Louisiana, on Sept. 14, 2021. Experts say more intense storms driven by climate change are boosting contamination risks for privately-owned drinking water wells. Associated Press ST. LOUIS […]
8 water ATMs run dry in PCB
Eight water ATMs installed in all the eight wards of the Pune Cantonment area in 2016-17 are lying defunct for the past three years. The ATMs were installed to provide rationed, clean and pure drinking water to the area residents. The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) had initiated the pilot project under the “Smart Cantonment” initiative […]
El Paso Water fined $1.2 million by New Mexico for sewage discharge in Rio Grande
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) fined El Paso Water $1.2 million Thursday for illegal sewage discharge into the Rio Grande in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Between August 2021 and January 2022 El Paso Water dumped an estimated 1.1 billion gallons of raw sewage into the Rio Grande, at a rate of six to 10 million […]
Database shows high levels of contaminants in Boise water
Curious if your tap water is safe to drink? For Treasure Valley residents, it’s a tricky question to answer. Nonprofit Environmental Working Group can help fill in some of the blanks thanks to the group’s tap water database, which records pollutant data in drinking water throughout the U.S. For zip code 83702, which encompasses much […]
Unfathomable Abodes of Life? -Water Worlds of the Milky Way
Before life appeared on land some 400 million years ago, all life on Earth including the mind evolved in the sea. Astronomers have recently conjectured that blue exoplanets with endless oceans may be orbiting many of the Milky Way’s one trillion stars. In 2016, for example, Kepler astronomers discovered planets that are unlike anything […]
Bay County officials seek to improve Deer Point Lake’s water system
BAY COUNTY — Bay County’s drinking water is about to get a lot cleaner. The Bay County North Bay Water Quality Improvement Program was approved for a $1 million grant from the state, aiding in its mission to bring the Deer Point Lake area from septic to sewer. The Bay County Commission approved the grant […]
Public water utilities say Senate bill will force up rates | News, Sports, Jobs
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation criticized by opponents as a vehicle for-profit water companies to take over municipal water authorities in Pennsylvania by imposing expensive regulations on them passed the Republican-controlled state Senate on Tuesday. Opponents also warned that the bill will precipitate ratepayer increases when water authorities must meet the new regulations or after […]
Jiuyang Co., Ltd.: providing food and drinking water for the Shenzhou 14 astronaut crew
Updated 20 mins ago (GMT+8) · EqualOcean Jiuyang shares said on the interactive platform that the company received the development task of the space kitchen of the Chinese space station in 2013, mainly including the drinking water distributor, hot air heating device, intelligent app of the space kitchen, etc. On April 29, 2021, the Tianhe […]
Chester County woodworking students promote clean drinking water – The Mercury
WEST CHESTER — Most people in Chester County don’t think twice to turn on the faucet to brush teeth or to fill up an ice cube tray and have clean, pure drinking water come out of the tap. A group of students and their teachers, and an art gallery owner want to see that everyone […]
Cattle, Water Industry Reps Gives Insights During First WOTUS Roundtable
WOTUS is in the spotlight once again. Cattle producers representing several states voiced their concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ ongoing Waters of the U.S. rulemaking attempt at a roundtable organized by the Kansas Livestock Association. “Very important to our members are clarity with jurisdictional rules. We supported the navigable […]