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Researchers to study how development affects water quality, supply
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Monday, November 15, 2010
CATONSVILLE, MD. — The National Science Foundation has awarded researchers with a $5 million grant to study the effects of development on water quality and supply, the Baltimore Sun reported.
The five-year grant will be shared among 13 researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), the University of Maryland College Park and seven other institutions and government agencies, the articles stated.
“Development puts stress on regional water supplies and aquatic ecosystems, and there are lots of questions about how we can better manage those stresses,” said Claire Welty, a UMBC professor and principal investigator on the study.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
may be they should invest in the water and sewer system and the rest will take care of it's self ?
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More than $2.4 million awarded to restore Long Island Sound
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Monday, November 15, 2010
NEW YORK — More than $2.4 million in grants is being made available through The Long Island Sound Futures Fund for state and local governments and community groups to restore the health of Long Island Sound, according to a press release.
The fund, financed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and FedEx, supports innovative projects that restore and protect Long Island Sound, the release stated.
The 38 grant recipients will contribute an additional $4.4 million, providing nearly $6.8 million for conservation projects in Connecticut and New York.
“A healthy Long Island Sound is critical to the lives of millions of people who live along its shores,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck. “The grants announced today will fund vital projects to improve water quality, protect people’s health and remove pollution from the Long Island Sound watershed.”
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More than $2.4 million awarded to restore Long Island Sound
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Monday, November 15, 2010
NEW YORK — More than $2.4 million in grants is being made available through The Long Island Sound Futures Fund for state and local governments and community groups to restore the health of Long Island Sound, according to a press release.
The fund, financed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and FedEx, supports innovative projects that restore and protect Long Island Sound, the release stated.
The 38 grant recipients will contribute an additional $4.4 million, providing nearly $6.8 million for conservation projects in Connecticut and New York.
“A healthy Long Island Sound is critical to the lives of millions of people who live along its shores,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck. “The grants announced today will fund vital projects to improve water quality, protect people’s health and remove pollution from the Long Island Sound watershed.”
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If the water wasn't so agresive may be this would not be
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Lead contamination in new buildings linked to brass ball valves
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Monday, November 15, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A recent study indicates that some types of brass ball valves may be responsible for high lead levels in the water supply of newer buildings, United Press International reported.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, found high lead levels in water in their new buildings and decided to investigate, the article stated.
They found that the problem disappeared after certain brass ball valves were removed, according to the report.
The ball valves were later found to contain as much as 18 percent lead by weight on inner surfaces in contact with drinking water.
Since their average overall lead content was under the 8 percent permitted by law, the valves passed NSF International lead-leaching standards, the article reported.
“People have a right to expect that drinking water in brand-new buildings will not be contaminated by lead, and building owners should not have to go the effort and expense the University of North Carolina does to ensure that expectation is met,” said study leader Carolyn Elfland. “In my opinion, this is a major regulatory failure.”
The study was published in the Journal of the American Water Works Association.
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Lead contamination in new buildings linked to brass ball valves
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Monday, November 15, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A recent study indicates that some types of brass ball valves may be responsible for high lead levels in the water supply of newer buildings, United Press International reported.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, found high lead levels in water in their new buildings and decided to investigate, the article stated.
They found that the problem disappeared after certain brass ball valves were removed, according to the report.
The ball valves were later found to contain as much as 18 percent lead by weight on inner surfaces in contact with drinking water.
Since their average overall lead content was under the 8 percent permitted by law, the valves passed NSF International lead-leaching standards, the article reported.
“People have a right to expect that drinking water in brand-new buildings will not be contaminated by lead, and building owners should not have to go the effort and expense the University of North Carolina does to ensure that expectation is met,” said study leader Carolyn Elfland. “In my opinion, this is a major regulatory failure.”
The study was published in the Journal of the American Water Works Association.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
this is why we say hire a license plumber
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Cholera death toll hits 650 in Haiti
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Cholera has continued to spread across the island nation of Haiti, killing at least 650 people, RTT News reported.
The cholera outbreak began last month in a rural region north of Port-au-Prince.
The lower Artibonite region is the worst affected area with more than 450 deaths reported, the article stated.
The disease has now spread to the nation’s capital and a team of “Doctors Without Borders” is currently treating patients in Port-au-Prince suffering from acute fever, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the report.
Poor sanitary conditions and a lack of clean drinking water, which resulted from a devastating earthquake last January, are thought to be the primary causes of the cholera outbreak.
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Cholera death toll hits 650 in Haiti
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Cholera has continued to spread across the island nation of Haiti, killing at least 650 people, RTT News reported.
The cholera outbreak began last month in a rural region north of Port-au-Prince.
The lower Artibonite region is the worst affected area with more than 450 deaths reported, the article stated.
The disease has now spread to the nation’s capital and a team of “Doctors Without Borders” is currently treating patients in Port-au-Prince suffering from acute fever, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the report.
Poor sanitary conditions and a lack of clean drinking water, which resulted from a devastating earthquake last January, are thought to be the primary causes of the cholera outbreak.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
so what can you say believe or not
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Radioactive water overflows into Mohawk River
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — About 630 gallons of radioactive water from a cleanup operation at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory near Niskayuna, N.Y., overflowed into the Mohawk River last month, the Times Union reported.
The contaminated water, which contained Cesium-137, Strontium-90, uranium and plutonium, overflowed into a culvert after a sump pump system failed, the article stated.
A spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said the overflow was caused by heavy rains on Oct. 25 at the site, where a cleanup operation to remove pollution left behind by a Cold War-era nuclear weapons research facility has been ongoing since 2008.
DEC stated that the spill does not present an immediate threat to public health, according to the release.
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Radioactive water overflows into Mohawk River
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — About 630 gallons of radioactive water from a cleanup operation at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory near Niskayuna, N.Y., overflowed into the Mohawk River last month, the Times Union reported.
The contaminated water, which contained Cesium-137, Strontium-90, uranium and plutonium, overflowed into a culvert after a sump pump system failed, the article stated.
A spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said the overflow was caused by heavy rains on Oct. 25 at the site, where a cleanup operation to remove pollution left behind by a Cold War-era nuclear weapons research facility has been ongoing since 2008.
DEC stated that the spill does not present an immediate threat to public health, according to the release.
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
is this scary or what ?
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Chromium-tainted groundwater plume migrating
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Monday, November 08, 2010
HINKLEY, CALIF. — Water quality regulators announced last week that a plume of toxic groundwater in Hinkley, Calif., has continued to spread despite a long-standing order for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) to clean up the contamination, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Elevated levels of hexavalent chromium have been detected over the past year in groundwater more than half-mile beyond the previous boundary of contamination in the Mojave Desert town, the article stated.
Between 1952 and 1966, PG&E used hexavalent chromium to fight corrosion in cooling towers at a facility southeast of Hinkley.
Some of the chromium-tainted wastewater leaked from ponds and contaminated a 2-mile-long portion of an aquifer, according to the report.
The toxic spill and the subsequent legal action was the subject of the 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich” starring Julia Roberts.
“The plume is migrating, and this is a violation of the cleanup order,” said Carmela Gonzalez, a Hinkley resident. “It is outrageous that this has been allowed to continue. People are fed up.”
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Chromium-tainted groundwater plume migrating
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Monday, November 08, 2010
HINKLEY, CALIF. — Water quality regulators announced last week that a plume of toxic groundwater in Hinkley, Calif., has continued to spread despite a long-standing order for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) to clean up the contamination, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Elevated levels of hexavalent chromium have been detected over the past year in groundwater more than half-mile beyond the previous boundary of contamination in the Mojave Desert town, the article stated.
Between 1952 and 1966, PG&E used hexavalent chromium to fight corrosion in cooling towers at a facility southeast of Hinkley.
Some of the chromium-tainted wastewater leaked from ponds and contaminated a 2-mile-long portion of an aquifer, according to the report.
The toxic spill and the subsequent legal action was the subject of the 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich” starring Julia Roberts.
“The plume is migrating, and this is a violation of the cleanup order,” said Carmela Gonzalez, a Hinkley resident. “It is outrageous that this has been allowed to continue. People are fed up.”
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
really
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Power station faces fines for Clean Water Act violations
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010
BOSTON — A power station located in Holyoke, Mass., faces up to $177,500 in Clean Water Act (CWA) fines for allegedly discharging muddy stormwater and other pollutants into the Connecticut River, according to a press release.
The Mt. Tom Generating Company LLC has been accused of violating its federally issued permit by exceeding permit discharge limits over a five month period.
The company was performing construction work at the coal-fired power plant facility during this time, the release stated.
“It is imperative that companies who discharge their wastewaters to our waterways fully comply with applicable permit requirements,” said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office. “EPA will continue enforcing and monitoring permit requirements that are necessary to improve water quality in our rivers, lakes and estuaries.”
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Power station faces fines for Clean Water Act violations
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010
BOSTON — A power station located in Holyoke, Mass., faces up to $177,500 in Clean Water Act (CWA) fines for allegedly discharging muddy stormwater and other pollutants into the Connecticut River, according to a press release.
The Mt. Tom Generating Company LLC has been accused of violating its federally issued permit by exceeding permit discharge limits over a five month period.
The company was performing construction work at the coal-fired power plant facility during this time, the release stated.
“It is imperative that companies who discharge their wastewaters to our waterways fully comply with applicable permit requirements,” said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office. “EPA will continue enforcing and monitoring permit requirements that are necessary to improve water quality in our rivers, lakes and estuaries.”
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