Tag: water treatment plants
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Indigenous Services Provides Update on Water Advisories
[Canada] The federal government has shared the latest results in its efforts to end all long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on Indigenous reserve by March 2021. For the month of August 2018, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, provided the following update as part of the department’s monthly report on long-term…
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El Paso Water Works to Beautify Facilities Throughout City
Imagine deeply rooted artistic rock walls adorned with wrought-iron detail enclosed the sleek, modern architecture of a new building. Water-smart landscaping surrounded the grounds showcasing the beauty of native El Paso flora. Is this a luxury resort? No, but it may represent the future for some upcoming El Paso Water facility projects. EPWater has facilities…
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In Town With Little Water, Coca-Cola Is Everywhere. So Is Diabetes.
Photo: A stream in San Cristóbal de las Casas, which residents claim is contaminated with sewage. Potable water is scarce in the town. Editor’s note: h2oIQ.org focuses on USA water issues, but we know San Cristóbal well as one of the most beautiful little cities we’ve ever seen. Its people are wise in traditional, indigenous…
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Chemicals that keep drinking water flowing may also cause fouling
The top image shows a thin and stiff biofilm formed from untreated water, and the bottom image shows a thick and soft biofilm that formed as a result of polyphosphate treatment. Credit: Helen Nguyen Many city drinking water systems add softening agents to keep plumbing free of pipe-clogging mineral buildup. According to new research, these…
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Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California’s mega farms
Farm fields along the path of the California aqueduct in the Central Valley, a region that produces a quarter of the nation’s food. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters The floor of the Central Valley is slumping, and there is arsenic in the tap water. Now it seems the two problems are connected Isabel Solorio can see the…
