Source Water Contamination

  1. Common Water Contaminant Intensifies COVID-19 Severity 1/13/2022

    A peer-reviewed medical study concludes that the course of COVID-19 infection appears to be aggravated by industrial chemicals, including PFAS.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Meet The Solar-Powered Robotic Film That Could Be Our Best Chance To Fight Oil Spills 12/15/2021

    Among the numerous threats to drinking water and wastewater quality presented by ongoing climate change, the increasing likelihood of oil spills at sea is one of the most challenging. As ABC News reported recently, with sea levels rising and stronger storms striking, these water-contamination events could become more likely than ever.

  5. Florida Residents “Outraged” As Sewage Enters Drinking Water Following Contractor Error 11/2/2021

    A drinking water and wastewater worst-case scenario has left consumers furious in a Florida community, demonstrating how important maintaining these services is and just how close to catastrophe consumers really are.

  6. Study: PFAS Present In Almost 42,000 Sites Around U.S. 10/21/2021

    Federal legislators are still coming to grips with a class of drinking water contaminants that has long been top of mind for treatment operations around the country — one that has just been found at tens of thousands of additional sites throughout the U.S.

  7. EPA Will Propose First-Ever Limits On PFAS Discharges 9/21/2021

    After years of lobbying from environmentalists and concerned consumers, as well as mounting questions for industrial wastewater treatment operations around the country, the U.S. EPA has announced that it will propose the first-ever rules to limit the amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that can be discharged in effluent.

  8. Judge Orders U.S. EPA To Update Oil Spill Rules 8/17/2021

    The U.S. EPA has come under scrutiny for its three-decades-old stance on the chemicals that are permissible for dispersing offshore oil spills, with a federal judge ordering it to take new action.

  9. U.S. House Sets Official Deadline For PFAS Limits In Drinking Water 8/2/2021

    After years as one of the most prevalent drinking water contaminants in headlines and on the minds of treatment operations around the country, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are now closer than ever to receiving federal limits in effluent.

  10. Report: EPA Knowingly Greenlit Use Of PFAS Chemicals In Fracking Operations 7/21/2021

    Internal U.S. EPA documents released by a physician-led public protection group show that the agency knowingly allowed for the use of chemicals that could degrade into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by hydraulic fracturing operations.