rivers

Understanding chemical byproducts formed during water treatment

IMAGE: During flash flooding, water treatment systems can become overwhelmed, allowing untreated effluent and household chemicals to flow into local…

6 years ago

River Revives After Largest Dam Removal in USA History

In August 2014, workers completed the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, as the final part of the 210-foot-high…

6 years ago

Nature is teaching … are we learning?

The three major challenges in the water sector can be summed up as too little, too much or too dirty.…

6 years ago

Ohio River May Lose Regional Water Quality Standards, Vote Suggests

The Ohio River has 26 coal-fired power plants along its banks, about one every 38 miles. For decades, a regional…

6 years ago

Water and wetlands

Wynchnor Washland — part of Staffordshire WT's Farming Floodplains For the Future project (credit Nick Mott) Wetlands are vital part…

6 years ago