Drinking Water Regulations News Features
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Florida Counties Explore IPR System
10/30/2017
Florida may be taking up the mantle in one of the drinking water industry’s ongoing battles: to increase the adoption of indirect potable reuse (IPR).
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Military Camp Caught With Dead Rodents At Drinking Water Treatment Plant
10/12/2017
Over the summer, a drinking water treatment plant at a military base in California was found to be dealing with some particularly unsettling contaminants: dead rodents and amphibians. Now, it has entered a consent decree to solve the problem.
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Treatment Plant Vandals Leave Montana Residents Without Water
10/10/2017
Residents of Crow Agency, MT, were left without drinking water late last week after their water treatment facility was vandalized.
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Officials Urge PFC Polluter To Cover Water Hookup Costs
10/2/2017
In Bedford, NH, officials want polluter Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics to hook homes with contaminated wells to municipal water, according to New Hampshire Public Radio.
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Bodily Contact With Tap Water Banned In California City
9/29/2017
Residents of Alameda, a city near San Francisco, were warned not to make any bodily contact with their tap water at one point this month as a result of a water quality problems.
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In U.S., 90 Million Affected By Dioxane Pollution
9/27/2017
An analysis released this month by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows that dioxane is found in drinking water in 45 states, afflicting over 90 million people in the U.S.
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Recovering From Crisis, Flint Requests Contract Extension For Source Water
9/27/2017
When Flint, MI, called for a state of emergency in 2015 over the presence of lead in its drinking water, the city became embroiled in a years-long recovery process that is still underway.
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As Wildfires Blaze, Portland Puts Aside Water Quality Concerns
9/25/2017
Water officials usually do everything they can to prevent toxic chemicals from entering their drinking water sources. That’s why eyebrows are raising about the Portland Water Bureau’s decision to approve the addition of toxic chemicals to the Bull Run watershed.
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Environmental Group Calls Attention To Widespread Chloroform Contamination
9/22/2017
An environmental research group with a penchant for uncovering widespread drinking water contamination has released a report pointing to a surprising toxin.
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Indiana Town’s 1,4-Dioxane Concerns Reflect National Risks
9/18/2017
The threat of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water may be more pervasive than many thought and some communities are concerned about the health of their consumers.