Water
McElroy's DataLogger 6 to be Incorporated into Getac's ZX70 Tablet
McElroy has selected Getac’s ZX70 tablet to be incorporated into the company’s DataLogger 6 solution for quality assurance in the field. The ZX70 is a lightweight, 7-inch Android tablet whose fully-rugged design enables it to withstand the harshest conditions. It runs on the Android 6.0 platform and..
EPA/Corps Prepare New WOTUS Rule
Teleconferences the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers started in September are devoted to concerns that stormwater, wastewater management and drinking water agencies have about what is called the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule established by the Obama Administration. A s..
Idaho County Issues Disaster Declaration for Town Without Water
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) — County officials approved a disaster declaration for a western Idaho town so it can apply for emergency state funding after losing its water wells. The Lewiston Tribune reports the water wells in the town of White Bird stopped working late last month, causing Idaho C..
Harvey Leaves Thousands Still Waiting on Clean Water
ROSE CITY, Texas (AP) — Thousands of people are still waiting on access to safe drinking water in parts of Texas more than three months after Hurricane Harvey. The storm and the heavy rains that followed overflowed drainage districts, cut off water and prompted hundreds of boil-water notices across..
Minnesota Lacks Funding to Update Aging Infrastructure
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota doesn’t have enough funding to update all of its aging underground infrastructure. Minnesota Public Radio reports that water and sewer pipes are reaching the end of their expected life spans in many areas across the state. Jeff Freeman is the executiv..
Toxic Chemicals Found in Water of Some New Hampshire Fire Departments
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A majority of drinking water wells at fire departments in New Hampshire have some level of toxic chemicals in the first batch of 10 tests by the state. The chemicals – perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate – were used in industrial coatings, such as Teflon. They ..
Water Main Break Causes I-694 Sinkhole in East Twin Cities
OAKDALE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a large water main break has caused a giant sinkhole under Interstate 694 in Oakdale and is slowing water pressure for residents of the eastern Twin Cities suburb. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the freeway was temporarily closed for two miles in b..
Commission Seeks Fracking Ban in Watershed Supplying New York City
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A commission that oversees water quality for the watershed that supplies Philadelphia and half of New York City with drinking water is taking another step toward permanently banning natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing. The Delaware River Basin Commission on Thursday..
Parked Car Falls into Hole Formed When Old Water Pipe Breaks
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A major water main break has opened up several holes on a New Hampshire street, and a parked car has fallen into one of them. WMUR-TV reports the empty car was lifted out of the hole in Manchester just before 9 a.m. Wednesday. Officials say the water pipe broke just after 5 ..
Texas Cities Partner in $225M Water Pipeline Project
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — A coalition of rapidly growing cities in Central and South Texas is proceeding with a more than $225 million deal to create a long-term water supply. The Alliance Regional Water Authority has obtained permits and financing is underway to start construction next year on a ..
Michigan Wants All Lead Pipes Replaced Within 20 Years
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration is planning to require the replacement of every underground lead service pipe in Michigan within 20 years while delaying by four years a deadline to implement the nation’s toughest lead limit for drinking water, in the wake of the Flint lead cr..
Agency: US and Canada Need to Do More to Improve Great Lakes Water Quality
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Despite recent improvements, the U.S. and Canada have a long way to go toward ridding the Great Lakes of pollution that endangers human health and the environment, an advisory agency said Tuesday. Inadequately treated sewage, industrial chemicals and farm runoff are stil..
Lawsuit Seeks to Block California Desert Water Project
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Environmental activists sued Tuesday to halt a plan to pump water from under the Mojave Desert and sell it to Southern California cities and counties. The lawsuit takes aim at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for allowing Cadiz Inc. to build a 43-mile pipeline to transfer the w..
LAN Honored for Work on Texas Water Pipeline Project
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Texas has awarded civil engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) a gold medal for its work on the Layne water pipeline and infrastructure project. The award, given under the water and wastewater services category, will be presented ..
Flint Utilities Official Pleads No Contest in Water Probe
FLINT, Mich. (AP) – The former utilities director in Flint, Michigan, has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor in an investigation of the city’s lead-tainted water. Daugherty Johnson’s deal Tuesday means two felonies will be dropped. Defense attorney Edwar Zeineh (ZANY) says the misdemeanor also wil..
Nearly $83 Million Awarded for Water Quality Projects in Iowa
The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources have awarded low-interest water quality loans totaling more than $82.8 million to 26 communities through the State Revolving Fund. State Revolving Fund Construction Loans are a low-cost construction financing option avail..
$20 Million Awarded to Replace Lead Service Lines Across New York
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $20 million dollars will be awarded to replace residential drinking water lead service lines across the state’s Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) as part of New York’s Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017. The funding is provided ..
Flint-Area Worker Trapped Under Water in Trench Dies
BURTON, Mich. (AP) — Police say a 33-year-old Flint-area man has died after being trapped underwater for about 20 minutes when a water main burst during construction work. Burton Police Detective Don Schreiber tells The Flint Journal that 33-year-old Curtis Duane Hollingshead of Davisson died..
Town's Water May be Safe to Drink by Mardi Gras
ST. JOSEPH, La. (AP) – By Mardi Gras, a Louisiana town of 1,000 may have a huge reason to celebrate: drinkable tapwater, for the first time in more than a year. New wells, pipes and other equipment have been installed in St. Joseph, and should be hooked up by Christmas, The Advocate reports . But t..
Water, Wastewater Apprenticeship Program Receives $250K in Funding
CoBank today announced a partnership with the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) to underwrite a program that will target and train the next generation of technical workers needed to ensure the future operation of critical water and wastewater systems in rural communities. The $250..
Council Narrowly Approves Long-Term Flint Water Deal
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Flint City Council has narrowly approved a 30-year agreement to get drinking water from a regional agency, bringing to end one battle among many in the Michigan city still recovering from a lead-tainted water crisis. The deal was approved Tuesday night by a 5-4 vote after ho..
Year-Long Boil Water Advisory Ends in New Mexico County
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A boil-water advisory that marked the start of a water crisis in San Juan County more than a year ago is ending. The New Mexico Environment Department confirmed Tuesday it is lifting a water advisory for residents of the Harvest Gold subdivision. State regulators say the dr..
Ohio Village Receives Nearly $2 Million for Water Project
The village of New Waterford has received a $1.78 million interest-free loan from the Ohio EPA to improve the village’s drinking water treatment and distribution system. The project consists of the following: Upgrading the village’s water treatment plant by replacing chemical feed equipment, pre..
Busted Water Pipe Causes Gaping Sinkhole in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City say a broken water pipe caused a large sinkhole to form in Manhattan. The 20-foot long sinkhole opened up on the Upper West Side Monday morning. According to the city Department of Environmental Protection, a private water pipe caused the sinkhole. Work..
Flint Water Breakthrough After Court-Ordered Talks
DETROIT (AP) — The Flint City Council is expected to support a 30-year agreement to get drinking water from a regional agency after an afternoon of court-ordered negotiations. The deal means the Great Lakes Water Authority would continue to serve Flint. It has been providing water since fall 2015 w..
TransCanada to Test Water in Drainage Ditch Near Pipeline Spill
AMHERST, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota official says TransCanada Corp. plans to test water from a drainage ditch near the site of a 210,000-gallon oil spill from the Keystone pipeline to determine if it is polluted. Brian Walsh, a manager at the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resou..
More than $84 Million Awarded for Sewer, Water Projects in Florida
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently provided more than $84 million toward the completion of four water quality improvement projects in Central and South Florida. The funding was awarded through DEP’s Division of Water Restoration Assistance’s various funding resources a..
Officials Concerned About Contaminated Water in Kansas Town
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Officials with a water district downstream from Lawrence are concerned about the short notice they received regarding the city’s release of nitrogen-contaminated water into the Kansas River. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Kansas Department of Health and Environmen..
Pennsylvania Utility's Settlement Could Spur $1.8 Million Investment in Lead Line Replacement
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) have entered into a Consent Order and Agreement (COA), including a $2.4 million civil penalty assessment for violations related to lead level exceedances, partial lead service line repla..
Ohio Town Awarded Funding to Build Emergency Water Line
The city of Campbell has received a $454,000 low-interest loan from the Ohio EPA to establish an emergency drinking water connection with Youngstown. The project will build a water transmission line connecting to Youngstown to provide redundancy within the water distribution system. This will ensur..
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- Two workers rescued after hours trapped in Mich. trench collapse
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