Pure Water Oceanside, the first advanced water purification facility in San Diego opens
The city of Oceanside celebrated World Water Day on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the first advanced water purification facility in San Diego County. Pure Water Oceanside will locally supply water that was once imported from hundreds of miles away. It is the first facility of its kind to go online in San […]
Looking for a job? ‘Top Job Tuesday’ employer Columbia Water is hiring | Business
The ‘Top Job Tuesday’ featured employer this week is Columbia Water. Columbia Water is the drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utility owned and operated by the City of Columbia. Staff maintains the city’s drinking water supply, collects and treats the city’s wastewater, designs and oversees construction of many city’s construction projects, and monitors stormwater drainage […]
Feed the Children Celebrates World Water Day
Nonprofit works with partners around the world to provide safe, clean water OKLAHOMA CITY, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Many Americans take clean water for granted, but nearly one-third of people – nearly 2.2 billion – around the world don’t have access to safe drinking water. While groundwater only provides 25 percent of the fresh […]
Calls for municipalities to uphold the quality of drinking water
DEPUTY President David Mabuza has called on municipalities to ensure that the quality of drinking water remains compliant with minimum standards. Mabuza made the comments last week at the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). “We urge municipalities to continue with ensuring that our country’s drinking water remains compliant with the set standards, while also fast-tracking […]
Volunteer water testers aim to create countywide record of streams’ impairment, improvement | Local News
Wading ankle deep into the Conestoga River, Todd Umstead bent over and placed an electronic device into the water, recording its chemistry before later scrawling the results into a handwritten spreadsheet. Just feet away, beakers, vials and other scientific equipment sat scattered across a pebble-covered shore where the river passes near Windolph Landing Park in […]
South Hills Residents Raise Concerns Over Drinking Water – CBS Pittsburgh
BROOKLINE, Pa. (KDKA) — Some neighbors in the South Hills have questions about a recent change in the look and taste of their drinking water. They reached out to KDKA investigator Meghan Schiller and asked, “What’s going on with the water?” READ MORE: Fight In Ohio GOP Senate Debate Leads To Demand For Apology Forget […]
A Mixed Response to Legislation Aiming at Connecticut’s Private Well Water
Legislators and residents in rural parts of Connecticut are calling on the state Department of Public Health to improve the quality of water for people who rely on private wells – but there is no agreement on who should bear the costs. State Rep. Tammy Nuccio, R-Tolland, told the public health committee that over the […]
Why your DC tap water may have a different taste and smell
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) – Have you noticed a change in the taste and smell of your drinking water in D.C.? You’re not alone. Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and Weather According to DC Water, from March 21 through May 9, the disinfectant in drinking water will temporarily switch from […]
Tap Water Connections Should Be Taken In Authorised Manner Only: Botsa Satyanarayana
AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh State Municipal Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Monday, urged the people of the state to take tap water connections in an authorized manner. Addressing the press from the Assembly media point, he said it was the endeavour of the AP Government to provide drinking water tap connections to every household, either through the central […]
Having access to water is increasingly a matter of survival in conflict zones – World
Dakar/Geneva (ICRC) – Access to drinking water is a major problem around the world. The situation has grown worse for hundreds of millions of people living in areas affected by armed conflict or violence. “With more conflicts and urban warfare around the world, access to water is now one of the main humanitarian issues and […]