Articles by Peter Chawaga

51. Water Managers Raise Alarm Over Dipping Water Levels For The Potomac River 9/5/2023

    Levels for yet another iconic national waterway are dropping and this time, it’s demonstrating that drought has reached beyond the dry Southwest and into the nation’s capital. 

52. New EPA Data Shows 27 Million Americans Receive Drinking Water Contaminated With PFAS 8/30/2023

    The U.S. EPA has announced a new official estimate for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in public water systems, releasing data that could shape forthcoming regulation and compensation from manufacturers.

53. Hawaii Officials Urge Consumers To Avoid Home Filters In Wake Of Wildfires 8/29/2023

    In the wake of raging wildfires in Hawaii, U.S. officials are warning consumers to heed the limits of at-home water filters.

54. British Wastewater Utilities Accused Of Overcharging More Than 20 Million Ratepayers 8/23/2023

    Some of the most prominent drinking water and wastewater treatment companies in Europe are now facing allegations of defrauding millions of customers, facing monumental fines if found guilty.

55. U.S. EPA Rejects Calls For Stronger Livestock Wastewater Regulation 8/22/2023

    The nation’s foremost source water protection agency has sidestepped calls for stricter rules around some of the most concerning industrial wastewater sources, vowing instead to conduct its own investigation into the problem.

56. Colorado's Vanishing Snow Is Becoming A Crucial Water Management Issue 8/16/2023

    As the U.S. West struggles in the face of mounting drought, every ounce of potential water supply is becoming critical.

57. Water Samples Reveal PCB Contamination At Nuclear Missile Base Connected To Cancer Diagnoses 8/15/2023

    Water samples have revealed unsafe levels of carcinogenic contaminants at a military installation where a startling number of people have been diagnosed with cancer.

58. Google Is Consuming More Water Than Ever, And The Growth Of AI Will Make It Worse 8/9/2023

    One of the world’s largest companies is also one of its most increasingly thirsty, and even as water becomes scarcer around the world, its consumption only seems poised to grow.

59. Officials In California Unveil Regulatory Guidelines For Direct Potable Reuse 8/8/2023

    One of the country’s thirstiest states is now a step closer to adopting a drinking water conservation practice that has struggled to gain public enthusiasm, despite support from treatment professionals.

60. State Attorneys Urge Court To Reject $10 Billion Proposed Settlement Over PFAS Contamination 8/1/2023

    As public systems grapple with the costs of addressing one of the world’s most prevalent drinking water contaminants, the legal battle over a recent multibillion-dollar settlement proposal from one of the groups responsible for that contamination underscores just how challenging the future might be for treatment operations.