Drinking Water Source
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Moving Toward Sustainability: Perfecting Wastewater Pretreatment For Direct Potable Reuse
2/13/2024
This article will explain why pre-treatment is so important to direct potable reuse and the most important aspects of pre-treatment design.
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Geospatial Patterns Of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes In The EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment Survey
2/6/2024
Both antimicrobial products and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria find their way into the environment through the release of treated wastewater into rivers and streams, as well as through runoff from animal feeding operations. EPA researchers are engaged in a variety of efforts to understand what happens when antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (sometimes referred to as antibiotic-resistant bacteria) are released into the environment.
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U.S. Groundwater Drying Up At 'Rapid And Accelerating' Rate
2/6/2024
As a warming climate intensifies drought and increasing consumption around the country stresses systems, a recent study has uncovered more bad news for the country’s drinking water supplies.
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Despite Regulatory Push, U.S. EPA Finds Nutrient Pollution Isn't Improving
1/29/2024
Despite notable efforts from industrial wastewater operations and treatment utilities alike, the U.S. EPA has seen virtually no progress on one of the country’s most pressing contamination problems.
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EPA Researchers Develop Forecasting Approach To Predict Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms For U.S. Lakes
1/23/2024
Due to climate and land use pressures, there is concern that harmful cyanobacterial blooms (HCBs) may increase in frequency, extent, and magnitude, but it can be difficult to know when and where HCBs may form. EPA’s Safe and Sustainable Water Resources research uses a range of data sources and methods to characterize HCBs in waterbodies.
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With Presidential Election Looming, Colorado River States Urgently Pursue New Deal
1/17/2024
The clock is ticking for the consumers who count on one of the nation’s most important, and most imperiled, water sources to figure out how they can preserve that source into the future.
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New Mexico Wants To Reuse Fracking Wastewater
1/9/2024
As water scarcity worsens across the U.S., the most drought-stricken regions are turning to innovative conservation processes that can make a positive difference. And now, new progress is being made in New Mexico toward that end.
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5 Concerning Contaminants Found In Your Drinking Water
1/3/2024
Contaminants can enter water in a variety of ways. In this article, read about the measures that can be taken to reduce exposure and contamination.
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The Latest Solution To Global Drought Means Wrangling Icebergs Themselves
1/2/2024
In a startling sign of just how challenging it has become to secure drinking water amid increasing drought, new ventures are launching with the goal of wrangling one of the largest and most inaccessible sources on earth.
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Major Bottled Water Brands Could Be Forced To Make Big Changes As Drought Worsens
1/1/2024
As source water around the world continues to diminish in the face of growing demand and warming climate, alarms are being raised around increasing consumption by BlueTriton Brands — owner of major bottled water products like Poland Spring, Arrowhead, and Deer Park — as it taps endangered spring water sources.