With filtering against PFAS chemicals installed, Cambridge will return to its own drinking water
Drinking water in Cambridge will be back to the city’s own supply starting Saturday. (Photo: Karolina Grabowska via Pixabay) Cambridge goes back to using its own drinking water supply Saturday, City Manager Yi-An Huang said Thursday. It switched to getting drinking water from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority system on Aug. 30 because of rising […]
Day after CM’s vow, two villages get piped water
BY Team MP17 Nov 2022 6:33 PM GMT kolkata: Following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s instruction, the district administrations in Jhargram have ensured pure drinking water to two villages within 24 hours. Some villagers on Wednesday told Banerjee that they had some issues with drinking water. Banerjee was then returning after finishing her rally at Belpahari. The […]
Local View: Eating fewer burgers can help with water scarcity — seriously – Duluth News Tribune
There is a hidden cost to that favorite burger you crave. A surprising amount of water is guzzled up as each one is made. Were you aware it takes about 528 gallons of water to make a single burger, as was determined by the Swedish Standards Institute? Misusing water to make burgers and other goods […]
Do I really need to drink almost 4 litres of water a day? I haven’t got the bladder for it | Adrian Chiles
I have long been quietly proud of my bladder control. Not for me the frequent, often urgent, toilet visits of my middle-aged friends. Motorway pitstops not for petrol, just for a pee? Not me. Nor was I ever heard to say, before setting off, “Ooh, I’d better just pop to the loo.” No need, you […]
After long fight, tribal water bills get primary OK; still far from final – Cronkite News
White Mountain Apache Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, left, and Colorado River Indian Tribes Chairwoman Amelia Flores testify in a March hearing where they urged members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to back water legislation critical to their tribes. The committee gave preliminary approval to the bills Wednesday. (File photo by Reagan Priest/Cronkite News) Hualapai Chairman […]
New Poll: Access to Safe Drinking Water a Top Priority
This blog was cowritten with Brenda Santoyo, Senior Policy Analyst at Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Illinoisans wake up each morning with heavy hearts and busy minds. Grocery prices and household expenses are skyrocketing and climate change is altering the status quo to a new reality many aren’t prepared to face. The country can feel […]
Drinking water in majority of Bundelkhand villages by Dec: Officials
The Yogi Adityanath government has fast tracked efforts to ensure that tap water reaches majority of homes in Bundelkhand and Vindhya regions by December end, officials said. They said by 2024, a big change would be visible in seven districts of Bundelkhand, where availability of clean drinking water at doorstep had always been a major […]
DEQ To Test Well Water Quality In South County
BEND, OR — Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality will offer free well water testing in southern Deschutes County next year. It’s part of an ongoing groundwater quality study. The last time this area was sampled by the DEQ was 2014. Interested property owners can email the DEQ or call 503-693-5736 to be considered for the study. DEQ will […]
Tap water comes out red in 30 Silves homes
Around 30 houses in the town of Vale de Lousas (Alcantarilha), in the municipality of Silves, have had their water supply cut off after red water started coming out of their taps “overnight”. Several village inhabitants reported being “concerned” with a situation they have “never seen before”. The phenomenon started in the early hours of […]
UC expert helps save water, increase supply
Earlier this year, officials in Southern California declared a water shortage emergency resulting in restrictions such as limiting outdoor water use to one day of the week. While mandatory restrictions vary across the region, Amir Haghverdi, University of California Cooperative Extension specialist and associate professor of agricultural and urban water management at UC Riverside, is using […]