Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune had tainted drinking water
From 1953-1987, the drinking water provided to Marine and Navy families and civilian staff at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC contained deadly toxic chemicals, including three known human carcinogens and one suspected human carcinogen. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which is currently undergoing the legislative process, is expected to pass in the coming weeks […]
Audit: California too slow to fix contaminated water systems
Demonstrators call for safe drinking water during a rally at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. A report issued by state auditors, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, says that water out of the tap for more than 900,000 Californians lack access to clean water and the state isn’t acting fast enough help […]
State board drags feet on providing clean drinking water to nearly 1 million Californians
A California state auditor’s report slammed the State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday for what it called a lethargic approach to funding projects that should be getting safe drinking water to nearly 1 million state residents who do not have it, many of them in disadvantaged communities. “The State Water Board has funding available […]
Women of Sopore locality walk miles to fetch drinking water
Baramulla, July 26: The residents of Rahmaniya colony and TawheedabadTarzoo of Sopore town in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district are up in arms against the Jal Shakti department for failing to provide drinking water supply to them. The locality of Rahmaniya colony, located in the outskirts of main town Sopore, has been facing acute water crisis […]
Salem water, wastewater and stormwater utility rates going up
The Salem City Council voted Monday to approve proposed increases to the city’s water, wastewater and stormwater service rates. The increases recommended by the Water/Wastewater Task Force include a 5% increase in water rates in 2023 and 2024, a 5% increase in wastewater in 2023 and 2024 and a 5% increase in stormwater fees in […]
Southern Utilities to implement mandatory water use restrictions
Southern Utilities says if customers violate the mandatory water use restrictions, they could face penalties. TYLER, Texas — Southern Utilities will implement Stage 2 Drought Contingency plans for their customers beginning Tuesday. The plan will be in place until further notice. Southern Utilities says the company’s drinking water system has reached an all-time high primarily […]
Water supply in Montana’s biggest city imperiled by Yellowstone floods | Montana
The unprecedented flooding that wrecked parts of Yellowstone national park is also jeopardizing freshwater supplies in Montana’s most populated city. The roughly 110,000 residents of Billings, Montana, were asked on Wednesday to conserve water after intense flooding in the region shut down service from the city’s main water plant, reported Q2 News, a local Billings […]
Aurora Apartment complex could have water turned off for safety reasons
AURORA, Colo. — People living at Malibu Manor apartments could have their water turned off on Friday because those with Aurora Water said the property management company has not completed an annual, necessary health and safety test. Jamila Anderson reached out to Contact Denver7 after she and other neighbors found a notice posted on their […]
Gastroenteritis, water-borne infections may hit population hard
Rawalpindi : The setting in of monsoon, prolonged rain spell and repeated heavy rain falls have put population in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi along with those living in peripheries at a greater risk of contracting water-borne infections as the rains may cause contamination of water at sources as well as contaminate the […]
Companies, government agencies, researchers partner on water-quality, -quantity improvements – Loveland Reporter-Herald
Talking about water issues is important — dozens of participants flocked to BizWest’s 2022 Confluence Colorado Water Summit event on Thursday, after all — but to make a difference, that talk needs to result in action. Fortunately for Northern Colorado’s water future, there are local companies, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and university researchers who are […]