Articles by Peter Chawaga

1. Study: Rainwater Everywhere Contains Unsafe Levels Of PFAS 8/16/2022

   Drinking water and wastewater managers throughout the U.S. are keenly aware of just how pervasive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be in the environment.

2. White House To Impose Stricter Cybersecurity Requirements On Water Systems 8/10/2022

   As cyber-attacks have become more advanced, it’s been made clear that drinking water and wastewater systems across the U.S. are increasingly under threat. In recent months, hackers have attempted to access treatment facilities to poison drinking water in Florida, the Bay Area, and Baltimore, and have targeted wastewater systems in Maine and California as well.

3. Toxic Chemical Release Approaching Ann Arbor Drinking Water Intake 8/9/2022

   While officials have been clear that there is no immediate threat to consumers, a significant contamination event in Michigan impacted a major city’s drinking water source and demonstrated just how serious such events can be.

4. Can A Pipeline Really Bring Drinking Water From Mississippi To The West? 8/3/2022

   With water scarcity growing across the world, water systems are getting creative in how they’re meeting consumption demand. For instance, Israel has launched the world’s first project to channel desalinated water into a natural body and Los Angeles is exploring a billion-dollar plan to supply more of its drinking water from local sources.

5. Lakes Powell, Mead Face 'Collapse' If States Can’t Work Together To Fight Drought 8/2/2022

   It appears that, after months of concerning historic milestones, some of the U.S. West’s most iconic waterbodies are on the verge of permanent damage caused by the ongoing drought.

6. As U.S. EPA’s Influence Dwindles, Major Chemical Producer Fights Against Contamination Limits 7/26/2022

   One of the largest producers of a chemical compound tied to adverse health effects is pushing back on federal regulation that would limit that compound’s presence.

7. Detroit Water Utility Denies Responsibility For Flooding Damage 7/26/2022

   A drinking water and wastewater utility serving almost 40% of Michigan’s population is pushing back against accusations that issues with its infrastructure caused major flooding damage in 2021.

8. Composting Facility Likely Cause Of Massive PFAS Spread In Massachusetts Town 7/20/2022

   What was designed to be a green-friendly practice in Massachusetts is now being blamed for spreading one of the country’s most notorious drinking water contaminants.

9. Arizona’s $1.2B Water Plan Will Bring Stormwater, Desalination To Desert Region 7/19/2022

   The extent of drought in the U.S. West is forcing many water systems to put significant dollars behind innovative water management measures. Now, that includes more than $1 billion in one of the country’s most arid regions.

10. World’s First Project To Pipe Desalinated Water Into Natural Lake Set To Start Operations 7/13/2022

    As source water grows scarcer in stressed regions around the world, a new project in the Middle East is trailblazing what could become a central technology for drinking water systems in the Western U.S as well.