Lawsuit seeks repairs to troubled Mississippi water system
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new class-action lawsuit seeks to force Mississippi’s capital city to fix its troubled water system, including removal or repair of pipes and equipment contaminated with lead. The suit was filed Friday in federal district court, a day after the state health department told people in Jackson that they no longer […]
Access to clean water is so essential to life and to quality of life that it should be defended as a right
“We still can’t drink the water and we’re still under a boil notice. Some of our water is still coming out brown, but we’re showering in it. We’re boiling it to cook with, but should we even be using it?” –Cassandra Welchlin, executive director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable, an Oxfam partner Let’s begin […]
Is NYC’s Pizza Superiority Really Related to the City’s Water Supply?
New Yorkers are a prideful bunch; this isn’t new information. This holds doubly true when it comes to classic New York foods like bagels and pizza. Ask your average pizzeria what their secret is, and somewhere in the conversation the words “the water is just better here” will assuredly come up. So is this merely […]
WATCH: Japan donates mobile stations for water purification to Ukraine’s Mykolaiv
WATCH: Japan donates mobile stations for water purification to Ukraine’s Mykolaiv Credit: twitter @Flash_news_ua The city of Yokohama, Japan has donated 33 mobile stations for water purification to Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, as reported on Monday, September 19. Footage of Japan’s mobile stations for water purification in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv were shared on Twitter: “Japanese mobile stations for […]
USAid leads 2022 World Water Week in PH
Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. To mark World Water Week 2022, the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) and its Philippine partners organized Water Forum 2022 to develop solutions for water security issues in the country. (From left) Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, II, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, […]
PFAS still out of compliance at Wading River water treatment plant in Attleboro | Local News
ATTLEBORO — The Wading River water treatment plant, which was reopened in July to supply the city with the six to eight million gallons of water it needs during summer months, remains out of compliance on levels of PFAS6, according to a notice on the city’s website. The maximum level for PFAS6 (polyfluoroalkyls) is 20 […]
Jackson, Miss. water update: Residents have safe drinking water but unreliable treatment system
Lauren C. Moye, FISM News On Thursday, the more than 150,000 residents of Mississippi’s capital city were released from a state-imposed boil water advisory placed in late July, but that advisory was only one of many problems for this aged water system. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) stated on Sept. 15, “City […]
Alabama approves $348 million in sewer, water repair projects with more on the way
Alabama officials have opened the floodgates, sending a tidal wave of federal funding to address some of the state’s most dire water and sewer infrastructure needs. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced that it has approved sending $348 million in federal grants and loans to “repair and upgrade crumbling, malfunctioning and overwhelmed water and […]
The City urges residents to use water sparingly as we move into Stage 6 load shedding
Following Eskom’s implementation of Stage 6 load-shedding, the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate advises residents of potential impacts that may arise, relating to the provision of services. The City would like to appeal to its residents to reduce their water consumption where possible. Water Services: Most of the City’s water supply is gravity-fed from higher-lying […]
Schenectady County moves to protect drinking water – The Daily Gazette
ROTTERDAM — A nearly 17-acre plot of county-owned land that surrounds the Great Flats Aquifer has been designated an open space for the protection of drinking water — a move officials say will protect a vital water source for future generations. Lawmakers unanimously approved the designation Tuesday, which prevents the 16.8 acre parcel on south side of the Mohawk […]