Aquarion Water Company acquires water system in Stratham

HAMPTON — Aquarion Water Company of New Hampshire recently announced that it has acquired the water system of Wiggin Way Winterberry Homeowners Association located in Stratham.  The acquisition adds 43 customers to Aquarion’s Seacoast region service territory that now includes Stratham, in addition to Hampton, North Hampton, and Rye. The acquisition resulted from an interconnection […]

Piped drinking water schemes completed in 574 villages: Swatantra

Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh said that Jal Jeevan Mission has completed piped drinking water schemes in 574 villages of the state in 100 days, giving big relief to women, as the campaign to provide tap water to every household is underway in the state on a war-footing. “Along with providing tap […]

PODIUM | Bold action required on state water woes | Opinion

Bart Miller Matt Rice The long-awaited release of the revised Colorado Water Plan has finally arrived. Just days ago, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) announced that the draft update of the Water Plan is open for a 90-day public comment period. The plan, originally developed in 2015, is meant to address growing water scarcity […]

Fluoride is safe in your toothpaste and drinking water, experts say

Can a substance that requires crews to wear hazardous materials gear to clean it up after a spill be safe to drink or use to brush your teeth? Well, yes, experts told PolitiFact as we checked a claim about the safety of fluoride, a subject of misinformation we’ve tackled several times over the years. “Fluoride […]

Heads yet to roll at Wellington Water despite fluoride failure

Wellington Water turned off fluoride at two plants last year without telling the board, councils, or residents. Photo / 123RF Heads are yet to roll at Wellington Water, despite a damning report revealing water in the region hasn’t been fluoridated properly for six years. There has, however, been a new appointment to the water company’s […]

Opinion: Are we sure we can trust San Diego city water?

Re “Residents complain San Diego drinking water is ‘stinky’ and ‘smells like mold’” (July 7): Thank you for your recent article about the stinky San Diego tap water. San Diego should have America’s finest water! Do you trust the city to deliver? Earthy, musty-smelling water coming out of faucets in some San Diego neighborhoods will […]

Toxic algal blooms are driving up water costs in the Great Lakes

On August 2, 2014, the residents of Toledo, Ohio, a port city on the shores of Lake Erie, woke up without clean water. Testing had detected elevated levels of microcystin — a potent liver toxin and possible human carcinogen — in the city’s drinking water supply, and for three days, residents were told not to […]