Tag: water treatment plants
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Toilet to tap? Daytona Beach experiments with turning treated wastewater into drinking water
The city of Daytona Beach is part of a new pilot program to experiment with turning treated wastewater into drinking water. The city is working with Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the St. Johns River Water Management District on the project. The city has built a treatment facility for the two-year pilot project, but…
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North metro Denver groundwater contaminated with PFCs flows to 50,000 residents
Photo: South Adams County Water and Sanitation District tests water for metals at Klein Water Treatment Facility on July 13, 2018 in Commerce City. South Adams County Water and Sanitation District tests revealed elevated PFCs Drinking-water well tests in north metro Denver have detected perfluorinated chemicals contamination at levels up to 32 times higher than a federal health…
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Water services in small towns: at the tail end of development
Mireia Tutusaus and Klaas Schwartz edited a special issue on “Water Services in small towns in developing countries” in the journal Water Policy. They highlight how water services management on the ground diverges from the models officially adopted, and they suggest two main explanations behind this discrepancy. This special issue builds on ongoing conversations and…
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Water Runs Brownish in SoCal District With Aging Pipes and Angry Customers
“Nobody wants to drink water that is brown color” Compton Residents Demand Change for Brown Tap Water Whether the discolored drinking water coming from taps in a small community near Compton is merely unappetizing, or also hazardous, preliminary lab results may be able to answer Thursday, according to Los Angeles County officials. Complaints about brownish-tinged…
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State puts Flint on notice for not fixing water system deficiencies
The Flint water plant is shown in this Flint Journal file photo. FLINT, MI — The city has failed to fix water system problems identified by the state more than nine months ago and now must agree to a schedule for correcting them. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has told Mayor Karen Weaver that…
