Peter Chawaga

EDITORIAL BY PETER

• States Unlikely To Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Limits By EPA Deadline

  1/21/2022

  A deadline set by the foremost environmental authority in the country, meant to protect one of its most iconic source water bodies, is in danger of being missed thanks to one of the three largest pollution contributors that agreed to it.

• Sioux City Officials Face Lawsuit For Manipulating Wastewater Tests

  1/18/2022

  A legal showdown between a U.S. state and one of its largest cities has been launched over alleged falsification of wastewater data and its resulting environmental harm.

• Billings, Montana’s Only Source-Water Body Hits A Record Low

  1/12/2022

  The sole source of drinking water for one of Montana’s largest cities has dropped to a record low in another historic sign of ongoing drought that’s impacting much of the American West.

• Notorious Florida Wastewater Well Will Be Cleaned With Help Of Evaporation

  1/10/2022

  The site of a controversial source water contamination event last year will now be home to a decidedly unconventional method of wastewater disposal, as officials have installed two cutting-edge evaporation systems at Florida’s Piney Point mining facility.

• Honolulu Water Utility Chief: Navy Will “Need To Deal With Us” Over Contamination

  1/5/2022

  After a military branch’s fuel storage facility was found to be contaminating some of the world’s most pristine waters, a local utility chief refused to mince words.

• Virginia Governor Reverses Decision To Fire 14 State Drinking Water Monitor Employees

  1/4/2022

  In Virginia, an elected official has intervened to reverse a labor decision that might have had serious consequences for local drinking water quality.

• Benton Harbor Minimizes Lead Contamination Without Replacing Infrastructure

  12/30/2021

  After the U.S. EPA directed the City of Benton Harbor, Michigan, to bring its drinking water system into compliance with federal lead contamination laws, it appears that officials there have been making progress, even without solving the underlying infrastructure problems causing that contamination.

• Anchorage Mayor Temporarily Shuts Down Fluoridation Of Drinking Water As Rumors Swirl

  12/29/2021

  An elected official in Alaska’s largest city seemingly took it upon himself to stop a standard drinking water treatment practice, then offered a confusing response when pressed for an explanation.

• Detroit Is Losing Billions Of Gallons Of Treated Drinking Water Per Year

  12/21/2021

  While certain portions of the globe are experiencing acute source water scarcity, one major American city has so much supply that it is losing an astounding amount of treated drinking water on a regular basis.

• Biden Administration Details Plans To Address Lead In Drinking Water

  12/20/2021

  Responding to what might be the most high-profile drinking water contamination issue in the country, the Biden administration has detailed its plan to curb the presence of lead in consumer taps.