The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.3 million in funding to five institutions to research human and ecological health impacts associated with water reuse...
Entries Tagged Drought
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This Board Game Takes Drought to New Level
Let’s face it. Serious, complex topics and information always have the potential to feel as dry as the current state of California. However, Bay...
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EPA Grants $4M for Drought-Related Water Research
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will provide $4 million to four institutions to conduct research to combat the effects of drought and...
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Drink It Up! El Paso Welcomes Direct Reuse Pilot Project
If everything works as expected with the Advanced Water Purification Pilot Facility in El Paso, Texas, residents will soon be drinking cleaned...
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News Briefs: Man Arrested in Wastewater Plant Theft
Police in Clarksville, Indiana, have arrested a man suspected of stealing $3,000 worth of computers and tools from the Clarksville Wastewater Treatment...
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Drought Management Model Eliminates Guesswork in Asheville
Editor's Note: This article is part of an operator profile on Leslie Carreiro of Asheville, North Carolina. Watch for a special feature in the...
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City Drops Wastewater Reuse Project
As heavy springtime rains brought relief from the drought that gripped north Texas, the City of Wichita Falls has pulled back from...
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News Briefs: Worms Invade Neighborhood Drinking Water
Residents from the Woodland Acres Subdivision near Houston, Texas, are dealing with wormy tap water after a power outage disrupted services at...
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News Briefs: How Much Marijuana is in Wastewater?
In Washington state, researchers hope to glean a little information about pot use by studying wastewater in two separate cities. The pilot...
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10 Images From Flood-Weary Houston
After a nearly five-year drought, Texas swung abruptly in the other direction as torrential rains caused deadly flooding this week. The storms...
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News Briefs: Texas Drought Officially Over!
A drought that began in 2010 is officially over, according to the Texas Water Development Board and the State Climatologist. The four-and-a-half-year...
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Could California Run Out of Water?
Droughts and dry spells are not a rare occurrence in California. But according to a recent study, the drought that has plagued...
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News Briefs: #Hellastorm Dumps 1.5 Billion Gallons Into Reservoirs
San Francisco and other parts of the parched West Coast couldn’t help but cheer during what’s become known on social media as...
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Partners With Others For Water Supply Protection
The Catawba River may seem like an endless supply of water flowing from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Leaders of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department...
















