Tag: Safe Drinking Water Act
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Florida drinking water among nation’s worst, study finds
More Floridians are exposed to unsafe drinking water than just about anywhere in the country, according to a new study of violations. The state ranked second in the number of people impacted by violations under the Safe Drinking Water Act based on the most recent data available from 2015, the Natural Resources Defense Council said.…
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Lawsuit Dismissal Spells Bad News for Iowa Water Quality
Central Iowans got bad news about the quality of their drinking water on Friday when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Des Moines Water Works against three northern Iowa drainage districts. In 2015, the public utility – which provides clean drinking water to 500,000 residents of central Iowa – sued three drainage districts…
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Is your drinking water safe? Here’s how you can find out
America’s drinking water infrastructure is aging and in serious need of modernization. Pipes are overdue for replacement, and water and wastewater treatment systems need upgrades to deal with new classes of pollutants. Changing a drinking water standard or adding a new substance to the list of contaminants regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency is time-consuming.…
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The Effect of Clean Water on the Economy
Water pollution, chemical spills, and algae blooms can wreak havoc on a community, not only by affecting the water supply and animal populations but also through many seemingly unrelated industries that tend to suffer with “dirty” water. Keeping our water clean through regulations like the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act directly…
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State toxicologist: Claim that North Carolina well water was safe was ‘scientifically untrue’
Photo: Sam Malpass of Wilmington holds a glass of water from his home in February 2014. Malpass and his wife Pat are part of a small community near L.V. Sutton Complex, which is operated by Duke Energy. They feel spill off and seepage from large coal ash ponds could be polluting their water. Emails obtained…
