Jun 25 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved 12 new, alternative (and optional) testing methods for use in measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water and determining compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. – EPonline.com
By Administrator • Water Issues • • Tags: Environmental Associates, EPA, testing methods
Mar 1 2010
Many of the nation’s largest water polluters are outside the E.P.A.’s reach because of disputes on jurisdiction. – NYTimes.com
By Ed Boutros • Water Issues • • Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment, Environmental Associates, Environmental Protection Agency, Law and Legislation, Supreme Court, Waste Materials and Disposal, Water, Water Pollution
Jan 15 2010
Americans are the world’s biggest water consumers. By 9 a.m., after showering, using the bathroom, brushing our teeth and having a cup of coffee, each of us typically has used more than 30 gallons of water. – cbsnews.com
By Ed Boutros • Water Issues • • Tags: drought, Environmental Associates, Great Lakes, water usage, world biggest water
Dec 9 2009
The New Mexico Environment Department reports that two-thirds of the state’s 150 dairies are contaminating groundwater with excess nitrogen from cattle excrement. While no one wants to drive the milk cows out of the state, many want the dairies to clean up their act. – NPR
By Ed Boutros • Water Issues • • Tags: dairy farms, Environmental Associates, excess nitrogen, groundwater contamination.
Nov 5 2009
Landmark climate change legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate includes significant water efficiency provisions. – news.tech-chronicle.com
By Administrator • Water Issues • • Tags: Climate Change, Environmental Associates, Water efficiency
Nov 2 2009
Homeowners are doing such a good job at conserving water in some drought-stricken areas that water agencies have been forced to adjust to lost revenues and layoffs. – NYTimes.com
By Ed Boutros • Water Reuse • • Tags: Climate Change, energy, Environmental Associates, green business, water conservation
Oct 29 2009
U.S. Geological Survey’s newest five-year report (2000-2005) reveals positive trends and potential problems for U.S. water use. – CircleOfBlue.org
By Ed Boutros • Water Issues • • Tags: Environmental Associates, USGS report, USGS survey, USGS water survey, water use problems
Oct 27 2009
California just put up a web site devoted to the creation of green cities. The site provides a clearinghouse of information for the best green practices for sustainable public policy for water, urban design, energy use, waste reduction, environmental health, urban nature and transportation. Bravo!! gov.ca.gov
Find the new website here GreenCitiesCalifornia.org
By Ed Boutros • Water Issues • • Tags: Arnold, best green practices, California, energy use, Environmental Associates, environmental health, Governor, green cities, municipal, municipalities, Press Release, Schwarzenegger, sustainable public policy, transportation, urban design, urban nature, waste reduction, Water
Oct 23 2009
Biologists have solved the structure of a critical molecule that helps plants survive during droughts. Understanding the inner workings of this molecule may help scientists design new ways to protect crops against prolonged dry periods, potentially improving crop yields worldwide, aiding biofuels production on marginal lands and mitigating drought’s human and economic costs. – sciencedaily.com
By Ed Boutros • Water Issues • • Tags: Drought Resistance, Environmental Associates
Feb 27 2011
Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers
“The American landscape is dotted with hundreds of thousands of new wells and drilling rigs, as the country scrambles to tap into this century’s gold rush.” (source: New York Times). The article reveals, alarmingly, that EPA and state regulators are NOT doing the job of protecting the water resources that supply the nation’s drinking water. Clearly the pollution issues raised need to be examined before this country ruins its own precious water supply. The pollution problem needs to be solved before any further threat to this essential resource is created.
By Ed Boutros • Water Issues • • Tags: Environment, Environmental Associates, Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Hydraulic Fracturing, natural gas, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Waste Materials and Disposal