Residents near Ōhakea air force base finally get clean drinking water supply
Warwick Smith/Stuff The groundwater and soil contamination was caused by PFAS chemicals released from toxic firefighting foam around the Ōhakea air force base. Ōhakea residents who have been drinking bottled water for three years due to contamination from the nearby air force base have finally got a running supply of clean water. The Ōhakea Rural […]
Boil water advisory to continue for 2 weeks as repairs begin
Engineers were at the site of a water main break in Port Huron near the regional water authority’s treatment facility in St. Clair County on Monday to determine a repair plan to restore safe drinking water for thousands who are three days into a weeks-long boil water advisory. Seven communities, approximately 133,000 people, will remain […]
Residents Impacted by Mariner East Pipeline Can Submit Request For Free Water Testing Until Friday, August 19 – PA Office of Attorney General
As Announced, Free Water Supply Testing for Homeowners as a Part of Energy Transfer Criminal Conviction HARRISBURG, PA —Earlier this month, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that Sunoco Pipeline L.P., and ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC (ETC), both subsidiaries of Energy Transfer, L.P. (Energy Transfer), were convicted of criminal charges related to their conduct during the […]
Everyone uses our public water supply-even those with a well
Have you ever considered why Boothbay is the only one of the seven major Midcoast peninsulas that has a sizable town at its end? It’s because Boothbay is the only peninsula that has a public water supply. The surface water found towards the end of the Boothbay peninsula in Adams Pond and the Knickerbocker Lakes […]
Update on Boil Water Notices
UPDATE MONDAY 15 AUGUST – The boil water notice issued for the Methven township water supply has been lifted this morning after three days of clear testing. Normal operation of the plant has resumed and water quality has improved. Residents subscribed to the Council’s text alert service have been notified. The Mount Somers boil water […]
Yellow tap water on St. Henri street
Some residents in a Montreal borough are trying to determine why yellow water is flowing out of their taps — but to no avail, they say. The taps of at least three triplexes on Saint-Henri’s St-Antoine St. have been affected for two weeks. Resident Andre Duchesne said he and his neighbours reached out to the […]
Truckers answer the call as a small Texas town runs out of water
Every morning since late June, Allen Ramirez has been part of a continuous trucking operation to keep water flowing for the people of Concan, a small town about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Getting to work by 7 a.m., Ramirez pumps about 7,000 gallons from a groundwater well into an 18-wheeler that he then […]
The Navy is spending $15 million on water conservation in Hawaii
The state of Hawaii is still dealing with the fallout of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility fuel leak, but the Navy and the state are moving forward with a new effort to protect Oahu’s watershed. The plan gives the state a $14.9 million grant to work on a comprehensive water conservation project for […]
Thames Water accused of ignoring warnings after hundreds in Surrey endure days without water | Water
Thames Water has been accused of repeatedly ignoring warnings about cuts to supplies and burst pipes in Surrey where hundreds of households had to endure three days without tap water at the height of this weekend’s heatwave. Residents, including some that were vulnerable, had to queue for bottled water on Saturday in temperatures of well […]
Photos: Pure Water Days Parade and River Fest | Local
Photos from Saturday’s Pure Water Days Parade and River Fest in Chippewa Falls. This year marked the 45th annual Pure Water Days Celebration. At one time Chippewa Falls was known for having the purest water in the world. They wanted to celebrate it. That is how it all started, nearly half-a-century ago. Now Pure Water […]