1/12/2012More NewsThree summits to focus on water rights and water trading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The first of three summits being organized by WestWater Research (WWR) in partnership with American Water Intelligence (AWI) focusing on the important topics of water rights and water trading will be held in Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 2-3, according to a press release.
The three events will bring together industry leaders within the water resource development and investment arena to identify and review creative realistic solutions for addressing water resource challenges in some of the most water-stressed states in the country, stated the release.
“Water is a crucial component of our economic future and the U.S. has serious issues relating to the development of reliable water supplies. If America is not already facing a water crisis, we know it will soon” said Clay Landry, managing director of WestWater Research and co-organizer of this new summit series.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Parasite found again in city’s drinking water
PORTLAND, Ore. — A test last week of the drinking water reservoir in Portland, Ore. found that the parasite, cryptosporidium, found over a year ago was still prevalent in the water, according to KATU News.
This happened just before the state was scheduled to decide whether to give a waiver on building a $90 million water treatment plant, stated the article.
“It would just be irrational for anyone to think in an area as large as the Bull Run there aren't critters that poop in the woods and after a heavy rain you wouldn't find some residue of that,” said City Commissioner Randy Leonard. “What would be worrisome (is) if you had huge amounts of cryptosporidium in our water supply, and we don't.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A test last week of the drinking water reservoir in Portland, Ore. found that the parasite, cryptosporidium, found over a year ago was still prevalent in the water, according to KATU News.
This happened just before the state was scheduled to decide whether to give a waiver on building a $90 million water treatment plant, stated the article.
“It would just be irrational for anyone to think in an area as large as the Bull Run there aren't critters that poop in the woods and after a heavy rain you wouldn't find some residue of that,” said City Commissioner Randy Leonard. “What would be worrisome (is) if you had huge amounts of cryptosporidium in our water supply, and we don't.”
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Oily black goo leaking into Colorado’s primary source of water
DENVER — A continuing toxic leak of oily black goo is fouling up the South Platte River and Sand Creek, which is Colorado’s primary source of water, according to the Denver Post.
Federal environmental officials are taking care of the leak, which the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials knew about at least a month ago but nobody tried to stop the seepage or check the rivers, stated the article.
Workers have been required to wear respirators as a precaution as Suncor Energy cleanup crews use vacuum trucks to try and remove surface material from Sand Creek near the company’s oil refinery, according to the article.
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DENVER — A continuing toxic leak of oily black goo is fouling up the South Platte River and Sand Creek, which is Colorado’s primary source of water, according to the Denver Post.
Federal environmental officials are taking care of the leak, which the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials knew about at least a month ago but nobody tried to stop the seepage or check the rivers, stated the article.
Workers have been required to wear respirators as a precaution as Suncor Energy cleanup crews use vacuum trucks to try and remove surface material from Sand Creek near the company’s oil refinery, according to the article.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Ihave been lost for a while
I have been locked out . finnly got back in .What has happen since I have been Gone . Look like the policitcal seen has been nuts .I'll start posting some new water tect news again .Glad to be back
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
been gone a while is any one out there/
sorry changed emails and haven't been getting water news .What the hell no one reads it any way .If i get a response I'll start up again . have some great ideas about the corp of engineers . Why aren't we building a pipe line from the Mississippi to Arizona and Georgia. But like i said why write if no one reads it
Thursday, February 10, 2011
so they treat the water and then want to see if it's safe?
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American Water receives $250,000 grant to study distribution system biostability << BACK
Monday, February 07, 2011
VOORHEES, N.J. — The Water Research Foundation has awarded American Water Works Company Inc. a research grant of $250,000 to examine practical indicators of distribution system biostability, according to a press release.
Titled “An Operational Definition of Biostability in Drinking Water,” the study will focus on biodegradable organic matter; disinfectant demand and biodegradation of haloacetic acids; biofilm formation and corrosion rates; and biological consumption of ammonia, nitrate and phosphate.
American Water will directly receive $125,000 to pay for analytical costs, supplies, labor and other research costs, and approximately 20 utilities will provide in-kind contributions of $590,992, the release stated.
“We are pleased that the Water Research Foundation continues to recognize American Water as a leader in industry research,” said Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of Environmental Stewardship and Innovation. “Our team of expert scientists and engineers, coupled with our large and diverse geographical footprint, provides an exceptional opportunity to study and develop best practices for the water industry.”
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Monday, February 07, 2011
VOORHEES, N.J. — The Water Research Foundation has awarded American Water Works Company Inc. a research grant of $250,000 to examine practical indicators of distribution system biostability, according to a press release.
Titled “An Operational Definition of Biostability in Drinking Water,” the study will focus on biodegradable organic matter; disinfectant demand and biodegradation of haloacetic acids; biofilm formation and corrosion rates; and biological consumption of ammonia, nitrate and phosphate.
American Water will directly receive $125,000 to pay for analytical costs, supplies, labor and other research costs, and approximately 20 utilities will provide in-kind contributions of $590,992, the release stated.
“We are pleased that the Water Research Foundation continues to recognize American Water as a leader in industry research,” said Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of Environmental Stewardship and Innovation. “Our team of expert scientists and engineers, coupled with our large and diverse geographical footprint, provides an exceptional opportunity to study and develop best practices for the water industry.”
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read this well so if the water is bad it's ok to drink as is
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Ohio EPA: Reverse osmosis may cause pollution problems << BACK
Monday, February 07, 2011
COLUMBUS, OHIO — According to an ongoing study by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the municipal use of reverse osmosis (RO) to treat drinking water may cause pollution problems in the state’s waterways, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
While RO creates cleaner drinking water, it leaves behind “reject water,” which is filled with minerals and pollutants, according to the story.
This reject water is too volatile to dump into nearby bodies of water, as it will kill or hurt the wildlife, the article stated.
As a result, the city of Delaware, Ohio, would have to spend $2 million dollars to pump the reject water five miles away to a sewer plant, and officials in the town of Marysville said they will have to spend as much as $1 million dollars to inject the waste 3,500 feet underground, the article stated.
“Right now, we are taking another look at the entire process to make sure we are going ahead with the most cost effective process,” said Rick Westerfield, Columbus’ water and power administrator.
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Monday, February 07, 2011
COLUMBUS, OHIO — According to an ongoing study by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the municipal use of reverse osmosis (RO) to treat drinking water may cause pollution problems in the state’s waterways, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
While RO creates cleaner drinking water, it leaves behind “reject water,” which is filled with minerals and pollutants, according to the story.
This reject water is too volatile to dump into nearby bodies of water, as it will kill or hurt the wildlife, the article stated.
As a result, the city of Delaware, Ohio, would have to spend $2 million dollars to pump the reject water five miles away to a sewer plant, and officials in the town of Marysville said they will have to spend as much as $1 million dollars to inject the waste 3,500 feet underground, the article stated.
“Right now, we are taking another look at the entire process to make sure we are going ahead with the most cost effective process,” said Rick Westerfield, Columbus’ water and power administrator.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
is this interresting
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Study links drinking-water fluoride to low IQ scores in children
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
NEW YORK — Results of a new study recently pre-published in Environmental Health Perspectives suggests that exposure to fluoride may lower children’s intelligence, according to a press release.
In this study, 512 children aged 8-13 years in two Chinese villages were studied and tested — Wamaio with an average of 2.47 mg/L water fluoride and Xinhuai averaging 0.36 mg/L.
About 28 percent of the children in the low-fluoride area scored as bright, normal or higher intelligence compared to only 8 percent in the high-fluoride area of Wamaio, the release stated.
In the high-fluoride city, 15 percent had scores indicating mental retardation and only 6 percent in the low-fluoride city.
“This is the 24th study that has found this association, but this study is stronger than the rest because the authors have controlled for key confounding variables and in addition to correlating lowered IQ with levels of fluoride in the water, the authors found a correlation between lowered IQ and fluoride levels in children’s blood,” said Paul Connett, Ph.D., director of the Fluoride Action Network. “This brings us closer to a cause and effect relationship between fluoride exposure and brain damage in children.”
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Study links drinking-water fluoride to low IQ scores in children
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
NEW YORK — Results of a new study recently pre-published in Environmental Health Perspectives suggests that exposure to fluoride may lower children’s intelligence, according to a press release.
In this study, 512 children aged 8-13 years in two Chinese villages were studied and tested — Wamaio with an average of 2.47 mg/L water fluoride and Xinhuai averaging 0.36 mg/L.
About 28 percent of the children in the low-fluoride area scored as bright, normal or higher intelligence compared to only 8 percent in the high-fluoride area of Wamaio, the release stated.
In the high-fluoride city, 15 percent had scores indicating mental retardation and only 6 percent in the low-fluoride city.
“This is the 24th study that has found this association, but this study is stronger than the rest because the authors have controlled for key confounding variables and in addition to correlating lowered IQ with levels of fluoride in the water, the authors found a correlation between lowered IQ and fluoride levels in children’s blood,” said Paul Connett, Ph.D., director of the Fluoride Action Network. “This brings us closer to a cause and effect relationship between fluoride exposure and brain damage in children.”
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this is why you need a ro drinking system
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EPA responds to hexavalent chromium in drinking water study
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a press release in response to a recent study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) that found that tap water in 31 of 35 American cities is contaminated with hexavalent chromium.
EPA reiterated that the total chromium standard is currently set at 100 parts per billion (ppb) and that water systems are required to test for it.
The agency confirmed that a review of hexavalent chromium is currently ongoing and that it will consider setting a new standard in 2011, the release stated.
“Ensuring safe drinking water for all Americans is a top priority for EPA,” the agency said in the release. “The agency regularly re-evaluates drinking water standards and, based on new science on chromium-6, had already begun a rigorous and comprehensive review of its health effects. In September, we released a draft of that scientific review for public comment. When this human health assessment is finalized in 2011, EPA will carefully review the conclusions and consider all relevant information, including the Environmental Working Group’s study, to determine if a new standard needs to be set.”
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EPA responds to hexavalent chromium in drinking water study
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a press release in response to a recent study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) that found that tap water in 31 of 35 American cities is contaminated with hexavalent chromium.
EPA reiterated that the total chromium standard is currently set at 100 parts per billion (ppb) and that water systems are required to test for it.
The agency confirmed that a review of hexavalent chromium is currently ongoing and that it will consider setting a new standard in 2011, the release stated.
“Ensuring safe drinking water for all Americans is a top priority for EPA,” the agency said in the release. “The agency regularly re-evaluates drinking water standards and, based on new science on chromium-6, had already begun a rigorous and comprehensive review of its health effects. In September, we released a draft of that scientific review for public comment. When this human health assessment is finalized in 2011, EPA will carefully review the conclusions and consider all relevant information, including the Environmental Working Group’s study, to determine if a new standard needs to be set.”
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
it all about money ?
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EPA: 1 billion pounds of water pollution reduced in 2010
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the release of its annual enforcement and compliance results, according to a press release.
In fiscal year (FY) 2010, EPA took enforcement and compliance actions that require polluters to pay more than $110 million in civil penalties and commit to spend an estimated $12 billion on pollution controls, cleanup and environmental projects that benefit communities.
As a result of water cases concluded in FY 2010, EPA is ensuring that an estimated 1 billion pounds of water pollution per year will be reduced, eliminated or properly managed and investments in pollution control and environmental improvement projects from parties worth approximately $8 billion will be made, the release stated.
“At EPA, we are dedicated to aggressively go after pollution problems that make a difference in our communities through vigorous civil and criminal enforcement,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Our commitment to environmental enforcement is grounded in the knowledge that people not only desire, but expect, the protection of the water they drink, the air they breathe and the communities they call home.”
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EPA: 1 billion pounds of water pollution reduced in 2010
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the release of its annual enforcement and compliance results, according to a press release.
In fiscal year (FY) 2010, EPA took enforcement and compliance actions that require polluters to pay more than $110 million in civil penalties and commit to spend an estimated $12 billion on pollution controls, cleanup and environmental projects that benefit communities.
As a result of water cases concluded in FY 2010, EPA is ensuring that an estimated 1 billion pounds of water pollution per year will be reduced, eliminated or properly managed and investments in pollution control and environmental improvement projects from parties worth approximately $8 billion will be made, the release stated.
“At EPA, we are dedicated to aggressively go after pollution problems that make a difference in our communities through vigorous civil and criminal enforcement,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Our commitment to environmental enforcement is grounded in the knowledge that people not only desire, but expect, the protection of the water they drink, the air they breathe and the communities they call home.”
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Friday, December 3, 2010
So what do you think this had to hurt
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Residential homebuilder fined $925,000 for stormwater violations in 21 states
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Friday, December 03, 2010
WASHINGTON — Beazer Homes USA Inc., a national residential homebuilder, has agreed to pay a $925,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at its construction sites in 21 states, according to a press release.
As part of the settlement, Beazer will also implement a company-wide stormwater program to improve compliance with stormwater runoff requirements at current and future construction sites around the country, the release stated.
“Contaminated stormwater puts children and families at risk as it may carry pollutants, including sediment, debris and pesticides that contribute to water quality problems. These pollutants affect our nation’s rivers, lakes and sources of drinking water,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance and Assurance. “Today’s settlement will help protect public health and the environment by requiring Beazer to meet the requirements of our nation’s environmental laws and improve its oversight of its construction facilities.”
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Residential homebuilder fined $925,000 for stormwater violations in 21 states
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Friday, December 03, 2010
WASHINGTON — Beazer Homes USA Inc., a national residential homebuilder, has agreed to pay a $925,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at its construction sites in 21 states, according to a press release.
As part of the settlement, Beazer will also implement a company-wide stormwater program to improve compliance with stormwater runoff requirements at current and future construction sites around the country, the release stated.
“Contaminated stormwater puts children and families at risk as it may carry pollutants, including sediment, debris and pesticides that contribute to water quality problems. These pollutants affect our nation’s rivers, lakes and sources of drinking water,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance and Assurance. “Today’s settlement will help protect public health and the environment by requiring Beazer to meet the requirements of our nation’s environmental laws and improve its oversight of its construction facilities.”
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
S-5-10 senate Bill is crap
Senate Bill 5-10
The Senate passed this week 11-29-10
I don't say much about the government on this blog . And for you that don't know me .I'm a political nut . This bill will tell me how to run MY cows on MY land and tell me what seeds i can plant in MY garden . Tell me how i sell MY produce . When is the Government going to learn to stay out of my life and Govern the country Not the food . This Bill is sponsored by Monsanto. Just another control of my life
The Senate passed this week 11-29-10
I don't say much about the government on this blog . And for you that don't know me .I'm a political nut . This bill will tell me how to run MY cows on MY land and tell me what seeds i can plant in MY garden . Tell me how i sell MY produce . When is the Government going to learn to stay out of my life and Govern the country Not the food . This Bill is sponsored by Monsanto. Just another control of my life
Second one this year and we drink this stuff
SALISBURY, MD. — A water treatment plant in Salisbury, Md., was shut down and two employees were hospitalized after a damaged pipe leaked chlorine-treated water yesterday, The Daily Times reported.
The leak at the Salisbury Water Treatment Plant has been stopped and crews have begun work to repair the pipe permanently, the article stated.
Two Public Works Department employees were working to clean up the spill when they became overwhelmed with fumes and were rushed to a local hospital, according to the story.
“[The workers] were overwhelmed with fumes, but are going to be fine,” said Salisbury Mayor James Ireton. “They were expected to be treated and released.”
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The leak at the Salisbury Water Treatment Plant has been stopped and crews have begun work to repair the pipe permanently, the article stated.
Two Public Works Department employees were working to clean up the spill when they became overwhelmed with fumes and were rushed to a local hospital, according to the story.
“[The workers] were overwhelmed with fumes, but are going to be fine,” said Salisbury Mayor James Ireton. “They were expected to be treated and released.”
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This is why WEDon't want the Goverment to work are water
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CDC: Lead contamination may be widespread in Washington, D.C.
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Thursday, December 02, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report yesterday warning that the water in nearly 15,000 homes in Washington, D.C. may be contaminated with lead, The Washington Post reported.
The homes in question were part of a $93 million effort by the city to replace thousands of lead pipes, the article stated.
CDC stated that homeowners who had pipes only partially replaced may have worsened the problem, according to the report.
“Partial lead service line replacements don’t always work and in fact can cause sometimes more harm than good,” said George Hawkins, general manager of D.C. Water. “We thought it was a good idea until the data started showed that it wasn’t.”
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CDC: Lead contamination may be widespread in Washington, D.C.
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Thursday, December 02, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report yesterday warning that the water in nearly 15,000 homes in Washington, D.C. may be contaminated with lead, The Washington Post reported.
The homes in question were part of a $93 million effort by the city to replace thousands of lead pipes, the article stated.
CDC stated that homeowners who had pipes only partially replaced may have worsened the problem, according to the report.
“Partial lead service line replacements don’t always work and in fact can cause sometimes more harm than good,” said George Hawkins, general manager of D.C. Water. “We thought it was a good idea until the data started showed that it wasn’t.”
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Monday, November 29, 2010
believe or not
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Sewage overflows into Saginaw River
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Monday, November 29, 2010
SAGINAW, MICH. — A wastewater treatment plant in Saginaw, Mich., released 10 million gallons of untreated or partially treated sewage into the Saginaw River between Nov. 22 and Nov. 23, The Saginaw News reported.
The discharge occurred after heavy rains caused retention basins to overflow, the article stated.
Saginaw Waterwater Treatment Plant personnel tested for E. coli at two points along the river and said that fewer colonies were detected downstream, indicating that contamination is not widespread, according to the story.
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Sewage overflows into Saginaw River
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Monday, November 29, 2010
SAGINAW, MICH. — A wastewater treatment plant in Saginaw, Mich., released 10 million gallons of untreated or partially treated sewage into the Saginaw River between Nov. 22 and Nov. 23, The Saginaw News reported.
The discharge occurred after heavy rains caused retention basins to overflow, the article stated.
Saginaw Waterwater Treatment Plant personnel tested for E. coli at two points along the river and said that fewer colonies were detected downstream, indicating that contamination is not widespread, according to the story.
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be ware
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St. Louis County residents complain of strange-tasting water
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Monday, November 29, 2010
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis County residents began reporting on Thanksgiving that their tap water tasted odd, ksdk.com reported.
Missouri American Water said the problem is due to recent heavy rains that caused sediment to wash into the Meramec River, the article stated.
The company has altered its treatment process and is flushing hydrants to fix the problem, according to the story.
A Missouri American Water spokesperson said the water continues to meet all federal and state quality standards.
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St. Louis County residents complain of strange-tasting water
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Monday, November 29, 2010
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis County residents began reporting on Thanksgiving that their tap water tasted odd, ksdk.com reported.
Missouri American Water said the problem is due to recent heavy rains that caused sediment to wash into the Meramec River, the article stated.
The company has altered its treatment process and is flushing hydrants to fix the problem, according to the story.
A Missouri American Water spokesperson said the water continues to meet all federal and state quality standards.
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I don't know what to say
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Paper examines looming water crisis driven by immigration policy
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Monday, November 29, 2010
WASHINGTON — A new paper published this month by the Center for Immigration Studies focuses on the looming water crisis in the American Southwest and the role of immigration-driven population control, according to a press release.
Authored by New Mexico journalist Kathleene Parker, “Population, Immigration, and the Drying of the American Southwest” explores the link between the possibility of the potentially catastrophic economic and environmental water crisis and the fact that the Southwest is the fastest-growing region of the world’s fourth-fastest-growing nation, the release stated.
The paper examines the drought- and growth-depleted Colorado River, including the high probability that the first-ever drought emergency could be declared on the river by early 2011 and the possibility that Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, could run dry in the not too distant future, with hydroelectric production threatened even sooner.
Six states are dependent upon Colorado River to provide water to roughly 60 million people, and that number could double over the next four decades if immigration is not returned to far lower levels in the near future, according to the release.
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Paper examines looming water crisis driven by immigration policy
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Monday, November 29, 2010
WASHINGTON — A new paper published this month by the Center for Immigration Studies focuses on the looming water crisis in the American Southwest and the role of immigration-driven population control, according to a press release.
Authored by New Mexico journalist Kathleene Parker, “Population, Immigration, and the Drying of the American Southwest” explores the link between the possibility of the potentially catastrophic economic and environmental water crisis and the fact that the Southwest is the fastest-growing region of the world’s fourth-fastest-growing nation, the release stated.
The paper examines the drought- and growth-depleted Colorado River, including the high probability that the first-ever drought emergency could be declared on the river by early 2011 and the possibility that Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, could run dry in the not too distant future, with hydroelectric production threatened even sooner.
Six states are dependent upon Colorado River to provide water to roughly 60 million people, and that number could double over the next four decades if immigration is not returned to far lower levels in the near future, according to the release.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
will the trees survive with out carbon?
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EPA finalizes rules to foster safe carbon storage technology
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized two rules related to the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide, according to a press release.
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies have the potential to enable large emitters of carbon dioxide, such as coal fired power plants, to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This technology allows carbon dioxide to be captured at stationary sources like power plants and large industrial operations and injected underground for long-term storage in a process called geologic sequestration, the release stated.
The new rules aim to protect drinking water and to track the amount of carbon dioxide that is sequestered from facilities that carry out geologic sequestration.
“Today the Obama Administration reaffirmed its commitment to leading the way in the clean energy future. We’re taking a major step towards path breaking innovations that will reduce greenhouse gases and put America in the forefront of the clean energy economy,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “By providing clarity about greenhouse gas reporting and the necessary protections for drinking water sources during carbon sequestration, we’ve cleared the way for people to use this promising technology.”
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EPA finalizes rules to foster safe carbon storage technology
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized two rules related to the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide, according to a press release.
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies have the potential to enable large emitters of carbon dioxide, such as coal fired power plants, to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This technology allows carbon dioxide to be captured at stationary sources like power plants and large industrial operations and injected underground for long-term storage in a process called geologic sequestration, the release stated.
The new rules aim to protect drinking water and to track the amount of carbon dioxide that is sequestered from facilities that carry out geologic sequestration.
“Today the Obama Administration reaffirmed its commitment to leading the way in the clean energy future. We’re taking a major step towards path breaking innovations that will reduce greenhouse gases and put America in the forefront of the clean energy economy,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “By providing clarity about greenhouse gas reporting and the necessary protections for drinking water sources during carbon sequestration, we’ve cleared the way for people to use this promising technology.”
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Researchers discover new method to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS — Civil engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota recently discovered that treating municipal wastewater solids at higher temperatures may help reduce antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a press release.
The researchers found that heating solid waste to 130 F was particularly effective in eliminating the genes that confer antibiotic resistance.
These genes are used by bacteria to become resistant to multiple antibiotics, which are then known as “superbacteria” or “superbugs,” the release stated.
The ever-increasing presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has raised substantial concern about the future effectiveness of antibiotics, according to the release.
“The current scientific paradigm is that antibiotic resistance is primarily caused by antibiotic use, which has led to initiatives to restrict antibiotic prescriptions and curtail antibiotic use in agriculture,” said civil engineering associate professor and leader of the study Timothy LaPara. “Our research is one of the first studies that considers a different approach to thwarting the spread of antibiotic resistance by looking at the treatment of municipal wastewater solids.”
The research paper was recently published in the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology.
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Researchers discover new method to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS — Civil engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota recently discovered that treating municipal wastewater solids at higher temperatures may help reduce antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a press release.
The researchers found that heating solid waste to 130 F was particularly effective in eliminating the genes that confer antibiotic resistance.
These genes are used by bacteria to become resistant to multiple antibiotics, which are then known as “superbacteria” or “superbugs,” the release stated.
The ever-increasing presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has raised substantial concern about the future effectiveness of antibiotics, according to the release.
“The current scientific paradigm is that antibiotic resistance is primarily caused by antibiotic use, which has led to initiatives to restrict antibiotic prescriptions and curtail antibiotic use in agriculture,” said civil engineering associate professor and leader of the study Timothy LaPara. “Our research is one of the first studies that considers a different approach to thwarting the spread of antibiotic resistance by looking at the treatment of municipal wastewater solids.”
The research paper was recently published in the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology.
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Friday, November 19, 2010
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Pacific Gas & Electric ordered to provide clean drinking water
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
HINKLEY, CALIF. — Water regulators announced on Tuesday that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) must provide clean drinking water to residents whose groundwater is contaminated with hexavalent chromium, the San Bernardino County Sun reported.
Between 1952 and 1966, PG&E used hexavalent chromium to fight corrosion in cooling towers at a facility southeast of Hinkley, Calif.
Some of the chromium-tainted wastewater leaked from ponds and contaminated a 2-mile-long portion of an aquifer.
A legal battle involving the toxic spill was the subject of the 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich.”
The order will be formally issued by Nov. 30, but PG&E has already started distributing bottled water to residents whose wells have more than 3.1 ppb of hexavalent chromium, the article stated.
“The order may not go into effect for a couple weeks, but it can be in effect in perpetuity,” said Lauri Kemper, assistant executive officer for the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board. “And we can require reports to verify they’re doing it.”
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Pacific Gas & Electric ordered to provide clean drinking water
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
HINKLEY, CALIF. — Water regulators announced on Tuesday that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) must provide clean drinking water to residents whose groundwater is contaminated with hexavalent chromium, the San Bernardino County Sun reported.
Between 1952 and 1966, PG&E used hexavalent chromium to fight corrosion in cooling towers at a facility southeast of Hinkley, Calif.
Some of the chromium-tainted wastewater leaked from ponds and contaminated a 2-mile-long portion of an aquifer.
A legal battle involving the toxic spill was the subject of the 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich.”
The order will be formally issued by Nov. 30, but PG&E has already started distributing bottled water to residents whose wells have more than 3.1 ppb of hexavalent chromium, the article stated.
“The order may not go into effect for a couple weeks, but it can be in effect in perpetuity,” said Lauri Kemper, assistant executive officer for the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board. “And we can require reports to verify they’re doing it.”
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