Innovation key to meeting future water demand
In Washington, this year we’re fortunate to have escaped the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world. The Columbia River basin water system has been at normal levels, which is good for our agriculture, hydropower generation, barging, local water supplies, and fish and wildlife. However, 20 years ago we faced the same severe drought […]
Almost a week of fluoridated water for Wellington residents
Alden Williams/Stuff Wellington water has been fluoridated consistently for the past week. (File photo) Wellington’s tap water has been correctly fluoridated this week – but the water supplier isn’t celebrating just yet. Wellington Water’s new fluoride facilities, set up in shipping containers at Te Marua and Gear Island water treatment plants, are dosing the water […]
Electricity-driven water purification method may extend to saltier waters — ScienceDaily
While on missions without access to clean water, U. S. Marines face the challenge of procuring and storing enough drinking water to sustain them. Penn State researchers, led by Chris Arges, Penn State associate professor of chemical engineering, are working toward a realistic purification option that is portable, lightweight and easy to operate. He and […]
Federal funding flows to new pure water plant
SAMPLE—A Las Virgenes employee pours a glass of potable water gleaned from wastewater at the district’s demonstration plant. MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers The Las Virgenes-Triunfo Joint Powers Authority announced it received a $10.2-million grant from the United States Bureau of Reclamation for its proposed wastewater-to-drinking water conversion plant in Agoura Hills. The $200-million plant on Agoura […]
Snakes drinking water in a glass like humans??
You must have seen a dog, a cat, and others drinking water, but have you ever seen a snake drink water? Afraid to think about it? Today we have brought a gem for you from the treasury of social media. Nagina because such videos are rarely seen. Seeing this, you will also shudder once because […]
And it’s a wrap on the Drinking Water Advisory in Shaunavon – SwiftCurrentOnline.com
The Town of Shaunavon recently had their Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory, which had been in place since July 18, lifted. Between 2021 and 2022 a total of 39 hydrants were replaced in the community, at a total budgeted cost of $371,000. In addition a $9,000 cost over-run for fuel was approved at the September 6 Town […]
For Jackson and Flint, the water may be back but the trust is gone
By Sara Sidner and Meridith Edwards, CNN Six-year-old Charles Wilson V is scared to drink out of the water fountain at his school. “I will die,” he says matter-of-factly when asked the reason why. It’s a fear his father agrees with. At home in Jackson, Mississippi, Charles Wilson III — who lost his first namesake […]
What to make of the Jackson Water Crisis
Since late July, Jackson has been under a boil water notice. On Aug. 29, Gov. Tate Reeves gravely announced that Jackson would be without clean, running water indefinitely. In the following days, President Joe Biden declared the water crisis a federal state of emergency. The water pressure waned so much that some homes were left […]
Baltimore residents urged to boil tap water after E coli detected | Baltimore
E coli has been detected in multiple locations across Baltimore in recent days, city officials have announced. Residents have been urged to boil tap water for at least a minute after E coli samples were detected in West Baltimore over the weekend. Since then, over 1,500 people in the city of around 600,000 have been […]
Denmark to provide 120,000 liters of clean water per day in flood-affected areas of Sindh
Ambassador-Designate of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf said that Denmark would provide a major drinking water facility in flood-affected areas of Sindh, which could provide up to 120,000 liters of clean water a day. The Ambassador told the media on Wednesday, “we are happy to welcome the Danish Emergency Management Agency team in Islamabad. They […]