Nearly half of the U.S. population relies on groundwater as a drinking water source. That’s more than 140 million people, and about 45...
Entries Tagged Groundwater
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EPA Announces Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
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...
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Is Anammox the Answer to Nitrogen Removal?
U.S. Geological Services scientists have conducted the first-ever field measurements of anammox activity in groundwater, demonstrating that nitrogen removal from groundwater can occur...
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News Briefs: Tesla Begins Water-Energy Project
Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), which serves western San Bernadino County in Southern California, is undertaking what it calls a “landmark water-energy...
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Smart H20 Summit Announces Keynote Presentation
Jason Dadakis, director of Health and Regulatory Affairs, Orange County Water District (OCWD), will provide a keynote presentation titled “How to be a...
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EPA Report Reviews Effects of Fracking on Drinking Water Resources
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft assessment on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources in the United States....
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EPA Designates Mahomet Aquifer as Sole Source in East-Central Illinois
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a decision to designate a portion of the Mahomet Aquifer system as a sole source aquifer....
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A California District Combines Energy Savings With Improved Performance
The East Valley Water District can count on one thing for the next 10 years: significant guaranteed savings through an energy performance...
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Valdosta Water Plant Scores High In Winning A Plant Of The Year award
Ozone is only one reason the Valdosta water Treatment Plant ranks as exceptional in Georgia. It won the 2013 Plant of the...
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News Briefs: Mothballed Plant Could Become Wastewater University
A mothballed water treatment plant, once operated by Maine’s Greater Augusta Utility District, could become the site of a unique hands-on water...
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Water Works To Sue Neighboring Counties
Des Moines Water Works in Des Moines, Iowa — alarmed by rising nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers —...
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Coal Ash Regulations to Guard Water Supplies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the first national regulations to provide for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals, or coal...
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USGS Study Finds Pharmaceuticals in Groundwater
Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants from treated municipal wastewater can travel into shallow groundwater following their release to streams, according to a recent...











