City completes investigation on water treatment plant malfunction
Article content The internal investigation conducted by the City of Wetaskiwin following malfunctions experienced at the Water Treatment Plant — which resulted in a community-wide stage 4 water restriction — is now complete. Article content In November 2021, Wetaskiwin’s Water Treatment Plant experienced a shutdown which prevented any additional water being treated for human consumption, eventually leading to a very low reserve of potable water in the City’s […]
LETTER: Tiny needs to be more vigilant when it comes ‘miracle of nature’ water
MidlandToday welcomes letters to the editor at [email protected]. Please include your daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). The following correspondence was received as an open letter to Tiny Mayor George Cornell and council. Good morning, I am sitting here watching CNN. The United States is going to hell in a […]
The year ahead for water: Extreme decentralization, digital and hydration
Last year at this time, I wrote in GreenBiz that the year ahead for water could be viewed as the roaring 20s and as a period of creative destruction. As I reflect on 2021 and the year ahead, I am doubling down on this view with three trends that are proof points that water innovation […]
Tokyo Cement ‘Fountain of Life’ Drinking Water Project reaches Veheragala and Dachchidamana in Anuradhapura District – Adaderana Biz English
Two farming communities in Veheragala in the Rambawa Divisional Secretariat and Dachchidamana in Medawachchiya were the beneficiaries of the most recent leg of Tokyo Cement Group’s Fountain of Life purified drinking water project. Over a thousand villagers belonging to 268 families in Veheragala, a village situated Northwest of Rambewa, and nearly 200 individuals belonging to […]
U.S. Navy will rain a fuel tank system in Hawaii blamed for tainted water : NPR
A tunnel inside the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility is seen in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Jan. 26, 2018. The U.S. Navy will comply with Hawaii’s order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility near Pearl Harbor blamed for contaminating drinking water, officials said on Tuesday. Shannon Haney/U.S. Navy via AP […]
Navy cites ‘operator error’ in fuel spill linked to families’ tainted water
The November Navy fuel spill linked to the water contamination affecting thousands of military families in Hawaii was likely the result of “operator error,” a Navy official told lawmakers Tuesday. The Navy will also comply with the Hawaii Department of Health’s emergency order to drain the fuel tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage […]
Doctor explains how tap water and fizzy drinks can give false positives on Covid tests
NHS doctor Dr Rajan, who is best known for dispelling health myths on TikTok, has revealed why substances like tap water and fizzy drinks can produce false positives on antigen Covid tests Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Lateral flow test shows tap water tests positive for Covid-19 Ever since […]
BlueConduit Adds Water Industry Expert to Focus on Lead Service Lines, Environmental Justice and Compliance
Baird will work with water engineering and environmental consulting firms, utilities, and water industry organizations to develop partnership strategies to improve drinking water quality. Greg has been an industry leader for two decades, addressing the aging water infrastructure funding crisis. Greg’s reputation, experience, vision, and boundless enthusiasm will accelerate not only BlueConduit’s growth but also […]
Stantec : Native American communities receive renewable drinking water technology through Resolution Copper and Stantec
Native American communities in eastern Arizona will benefit from a new source of clean drinking water through a project sponsored by Resolution Copper and Stantec to deploy innovative, renewable “hydropanel” technology. Resolution Copper and Stantec are partnering with White Mountain Apache community members to provide 64 hydropanels on the Fort Apache Reservation and supporting hydropanel […]
Shepherd receives grant for water stations — benefiting more than just the environment | Journal-news
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Thanks to a $36,720 REAP Recycling Assistance Grant from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, clean drinking water will become more accessible across the Shepherd University campus. Shelley Shaffer, physical plant manager; Dr. Sytil Murphy, associate professor of physics; and Dr. Heidi Hanrahan, professor of English, worked with Madge Morningstar, director of […]