Water
SoCalGas Streamlines Processes to Support Renewable Gas Projects
Southern California Gas Co. has announced new initiatives that will make it easier for renewable gas production facilities to connect to the company’s natural gas pipeline system. First is the creation of a downloadable toolkit to help renewable gas producers and developers who are interested in in..
South Dakota Town Removes Last Lead Water Service Line
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls officials say the city’s last lead water service line has been replaced with a copper line. The city says the final lead service line was taken out of service Tuesday. Sioux Falls says it has made a concerted effort to remove all lead water service lines b..
Standing Rock Tribe Completes Rural Water Supply Pipeline
FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) – The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has completed a pipeline connecting the North Dakota and South Dakota portions of a rural water delivery system. The tribe completed the pipeline with help from the Bureau of Reclamation. The pipeline is part of the Standing Rock Rural Water Sup..
Iowa Town Agrees to $195k Sinkhole Suit Settlement
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The City Council has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman over sinkholes that formed on her Sioux City property. The Sioux City Journal reports the council voted unanimously Monday for a $195,000 settlement of Joyce Downing’s lawsuit. Downing sued the city in 20..
Southern Nevada Water Authority to Fund Conservation Efforts in Mexico
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Southern Nevada Water Authority is making deals with Arizona and Mexico to ensure enough H20 in the years to come for the Las Vegas area. The authority plans to spend up to $7.5 million in Mexico over the next 10 years in exchange for more Colorado River water. Authority board..
Tennessee County's Water Doesn't Taste Right
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) – Officials in one central Tennessee county working to treat an algae bloom affecting the area’s water supply say it will take at least two weeks before the taste returns to normal. The Daily News Journal reports the Consolidated Utilities District in Rutherford County bega..
Vermont Governor Launches Clean Water Week
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and other state officials have launched Vermont Clean Water Week to highlight efforts to clean up water in the state such as Lake Champlain and to celebrate the state’s waterways. Vermont Public Radio reports (http://bit.ly/2vSngaw ) that communities a..
Report: New Mexico Has Yet to Spend All Water Project Money
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorized over $83 million in capital outlay funding for dozens of water infrastructure projects across the state in 2014, and more than one third has yet to be spent. A review by analysts with the Legislative Finance Committee shows 119 projects are classified as ..
Kansas City Selects Electro Scan Technology to Assess Sewer Mains
The City of Kansas City, Missouri has selected Electro Scan’s Next Generation leak detection technology for condition assessment of 15-inch and smaller diameter sewer mains as part of a pilot project. The partnership with Electro Scan will include the assessment of 100 pipe segments with an approxim..
Rhode Island Checking Water for Chemical Contamination
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has begun checking water systems for chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide. Perfluorinated chemicals have been linked to cancer and other illnesses but currently aren’t federally regulated in drinking water. Water has been contaminated near ..
Officials in California's North Sue over Giant Water Project
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California cities and counties on Friday were leading a surge of lawsuits to try to block Gov. Jerry Brown’s plans to build giant tunnels that would carry water from the north of the state far to the west and south. Sacramento County and other local governments, includ..
Water-Damaged Phoenix Library to Stay Closed Until June
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix’s main public library won’t reopen until next June, nearly a year after it was heavily damaged by water from a corroded fire-sprinkler pipe that burst during a July monsoon storm. City Manager Ed Zuercher (ZEHR’-kehr) also says inspection reports from recent years warned of p..
CH2M Helps Atlanta Craft Water Management Plan
CH2M has completed an integrated water resource management plan highlighting interconnections between water supply and conservation, wastewater management and stormwater and watershed management across 15 counties and 95 cities in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The final integrated wate..
Water Research Foundation Launches Full Lead Service Line Replacement Project
The Water Research Foundation has launched a new project on “Full Lead Service Line Replacement Guidance” (#4713). This project will evaluate strategies to reduce lead exposure after conducting full lead service line replacements (FLSLRs). Once completed, the research will provide accurate and easi..
Nebraska Town Warns Residents of High Nitrate Levels in Water
STEELE CITY, Neb. (AP) — Officials are warning Steele City residents about high nitrate levels in their water. The Beatrice Daily Sun reports that a sample collected from the Nebraska Public Water Supply System on Aug. 10 measured 14 milligrams per liter, above the legal limit of 10 milligrams per ..
Lead Detected in Water at Several Utah Schools
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say they’ve found lead in drinking water at several Utah schools, showing the need for more schools to be tested. Utah Division of Drinking Water director Marie Owens tells the Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/2wSNN63) that voluntary tests of water at 10 out ..
2nd Discharge at Niagara Falls Believed to be Rain-Related
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — New York state officials say the latest discharge near Niagara Falls is believed to be a rain-related sewer overflow and unrelated to a release last month that turned the water below the world-famous attraction black and smelly. Department of Environmental Conservation De..
Possible 2nd Niagara Falls Water Discharge Being Probed
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — New York state officials say they’re investigating a possible wastewater discharge near Niagara Falls similar to one last month that turned the water below the world-famous attraction black and smelly. The Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday evening..
Researchers to Study Chemical Contamination of US Waters
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — University of Rhode Island and Harvard University professors are collaborating through a new research center to study chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide. The chemicals, called perfluorinated chemicals, have been linked to cancer and other illness..
Bruno Mars Donates $1M From Concert to Flint Water Crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruno Mars said Saturday he is donating $1 million from his Michigan concert to aid those affected by the Flint water crisis. The Grammy-winning star told the audience at his show in Auburn Hills, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Detroit, that he and tour promoter Live Nation are..
After 22 Water Breaks, Lawrence Learns of Installation Woes
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lawrence officials have learned that 13 miles of pipeline was improperly installed after 22 water main breaks. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the breaks have occurred over a three-week period. Director of Utilities Dave Wagner says repair and replacement costs from th..
$60.7 Million Approved to Upgrade New York's Water and Wastewater Systems
On Aug. 10, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $60.7 million in grants, in addition to interest-free and low-cost loans, have been approved by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors to support vital drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projec..
Pennsylvania DEP Approves Utility's Source Water Protection Plan
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved a Source Water Protection Plan for Appalachian Utilities, Inc., which delivers drinking water to approximately 3,000 people in Avis Borough and Pine Creek Township, Clinton County. The plan, which Appalachian created with te..
New Mexico Residents Not Willing to Fund Water Infrastructure Improvements
According to a survey by FluksAqua, New Mexico residents may be taking clean water access for granted, as only 9.9% of New Mexicans are willing to subsidize water infrastructure improvements with their tax dollars. Other findings: When asked what is the most important item when prep..
Tetra Tech Awarded $113 Million Contract to Support EPA Watershed Protection Program
Tetra Tech, Inc. has been awarded a five-year, $113 million contract to provide technical support services for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water. Under this multiple-award contract, Tetra Tech will support the EPA Office of Water’s Assessment and Watershed Protection Div..
Arcadis Wins Contract to Design Stormwater Flood Protections in Virginia
Arcadis has been awarded an approximate $11.6 million contract by the City of Norfolk, Virginia, to design stormwater infrastructure enhancements to protect Ohio Creek communities against future flooding and continued sea level rise. The City of Norfolk received a $115 million grant to transform th..
Geologists Study Massive Florida Sinkhole
LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Geologists are studying a massive Florida sinkhole that destroyed two homes and rendered five others uninhabitable. Experts might ever know exactly what caused Pasco County’s largest sinkhole in decades, but a team of University of South Florida researchers have descende..
Man Falls into 10-foot Sinkhole While Trying to Block it off
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man who fell into a sinkhole says he was putting traffic cones around it because he was worried about the safety of children playing outside. Eugene Clark tells WCAU-TV (http://bit.ly/2wJ1NiG) he was near the sinkhole Saturday night when the asphalt gave way and h..
North Carolina Lawmakers Seek Answers on Money Requests, Probes
RALEIGH (AP) — Several North Carolina legislators want more information quickly from Gov. Roy Cooper to justify his request for $2.6 million to respond to releases of a little-studied chemical into a river and future water safety issues. The Republican senators also demanded in a letter to Cooper t..
Federal Judge Clears Way for Completion of Water Project
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has cleared the way for completion of a $244 million project to bring Missouri River water to residents of northwestern North Dakota, though the state of Missouri and the Canadian province of Manitoba can appeal. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer in Washingt..
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