New ideas about dealing with storm water runoff by collaboration with government managers, engineers and many others. StormWaterAuthority.org
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Wall Street Journal – Exxon Ordered to Pay $105 Million in New York Water Case
A jury ordered Exxon Mobil to pay nearly $105 million to New York City in damages in a lawsuit over alleged groundwater contamination. – online.wsj.com
WEF – Time to Reinvent the Clean Water Act?
Water Environment Federation (WEF) discusses the need for changes in the EPA Clean Water Act to deal with new water issues. – WEFwaterblog.blogspot.com
NY Times – Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways
The pollutants that coal plants are scrubbing from their smokestacks are finding their way into water instead. – NYTimes.com
San Francisco Chronicle – Schwarzenegger water drama
It’s time to drop the veiled threat to veto the 700 bills on your desk unless legislators meet your midnight Friday deadline to upgrade the state’s water … – www.sfgate.com
Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Rapid expansion of gas drilling has led to problems with disposal, contamination
Problems with wastewater disposal for water polluted from natural gas drilling. post-gazette.com
Rhode Island River Restoration Projects
NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco joined last week with federal, state and local officials and volunteers at Hunt’s Mills Dam on the Ten Mile River in East Providence (RI, USA) to celebrate a USD3 million American Reinvestment and Recovery … www.european-waternews.com
A Lesson in UV Canadian Water Treatment
UV disinfection can also be used as part of the treatment train allowing waste waters to be recycled to very high water standards for beneficial reuse in agriculture or for aquafer recharge. UV disinfection produces no identified … watertreatment.ca
5 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Water Use at Home – And Save Money
Encourage members of your household to reuse water glasses or other “nearly-clean” crockery, rather than putting them straight into the dishwasher. If you don’t have many items to wash, run a few inches of water into the sink (use any … ecosimply.com
Timaru Herald- New Zealand – Spring infection warning
by Timaru Herald – Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
“Campylobacter, salmonella, cryptosporidium, giardia and yersinia live in the gut of animals and birds, and may be present in large numbers in their faeces. www.timaruherald.co.nz