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ADEQ Announces Plans to Test for Lead in 7,000 School Buildings
Last month, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announced the agency was coordinating with multiple state and local agencies, public water systems and public schools to proactively conduct a statewide screening program for the presence of lead in the drinking water of schools. ADEQ is funding this six-month, fast-track screening program in an effort to collect and test 14,000 ...
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San Diego commits to get the lead out of schools’ drinking water
SAN DIEGO -- One of the largest school districts in the country has taken a major step toward getting the lead out of school drinking water. The San Diego Unified School District adopted an ambitious plan Tuesday to prevent lead contamination by replacing water fountains with 2,000 new water stations, installing filters, and setting a health-based standard of 1 part per billion (ppb), as ...
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EPA, New Jersey DEP and local school districts protect students from lead in school drinking water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, working with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and three New Jersey school districts, has successfully lowered lead in drinking water at elementary schools in Union City, Atlantic City and Weehawken, New Jersey to below EPA-recommended levels. Sampling by EPA initially found elevated lead levels in drinking water at 28 of the 343 ...
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Launch of `Hydrolife`
A 3000 liters per day MIST drinking water supply system for 1500 students at PCKG Government Higher Secondary School, Kodambakkam, Chennai. Special thanks to Blue Dart Aviation for funding this project through CSR initiative and to the Rotary Club of Chennai ECR for their support and partnership. ...
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Concord River Pollution Costly for Massachustts Town
BOSTON, Massachusetts (ENS) - The town of Billerica, Massachusetts has agreed to pay a $250,000 penalty to settle allegations that the town discharged pollutants into the Concord River, according to federal and state legal documents filed May 31 in U.S. District Court in Boston. Billerica is a residential community of about 40,000 people in northeastern Massachusetts. The town discharged ...
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AWWA kicks off drinking water week 2011
The American Water Works Association (AWWA), the authoritative resource on safe water, today kicked off Drinking Water Week 2011, an annual celebration of our most precious natural resource. Throughout the week, AWWA and its partners will celebrate water by recognizing the essential role it plays in our daily lives, with special attention to the future of water, water infrastructure and the ...
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Water community to ‘Celebrate the Essential’ during Drinking Water Week 2012
The American Water Works Association (AWWA), the authoritative resource on safe water, today kicked off Drinking Water Week 2012 with a call to “Celebrate the Essential” throughout North America. Throughout the week, AWWA and its partners will celebrate water by recognizing the essential role drinking water plays in our daily lives, with special attention to water infrastructure, the ...
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US EPA awards AdEdge technologies three round arsenic treatment demonstration projects
AdEdge Technologies, Inc, a leading supplier of specialty adsorbent filtration products and systems for arsenic removal from water and wastewater applications, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced that AdEdge has been awarded three full-scale demonstration sites for its round 2a arsenic removal technology demonstrations for municipal drinking water systems. ...
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Special events held across North America to commemorate Drinking Water Week
As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are celebrating with special events focused on helping consumers to get to know and value their water supply and their local water utility. To commemorate this week, water utilities, state agencies, environmental advocates and other interested groups are celebrating drinking water ...
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AWWA and water community highlight theme `What do you know about H2O?` during Drinking Water Week
The American Water Works Association and the water community kicked off Drinking Water Week across North America today by asking the question “What do you know about H2O?” Throughout the week, AWWA and water community partners will celebrate the value of water by learning about the role it plays in our daily lives and in the quality of life we enjoy because of it. Special attention ...
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Water Community Urges `Getting to Know your H2O` during this Week`s Drinking Water Week
The American Water Works Association and the water community officially kicked off Drinking Water Week 2014 across North America today by asking the question “What do you know about H2O?” Throughout the week, AWWA and partners across the water community will celebrate the value of water by learning about the critical role it plays in our daily lives and in the quality of life we ...
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AWWA and water community celebrate Drinking Water Week with special events held across North America
As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America will celebrate with special events focused on getting to know drinking water and the local drinking water supply. To commemorate this week, water utilities, environmental advocates and other interested groups will celebrate drinking water through school events, public presentations ...
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Water community celebrates Drinking Water Week with the theme `Your Water - To Know It Is To Love It`
The American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America kicked off Drinking Water Week today by highlighting the theme “Your Water – To Know It Is To Love It”. Throughout the week, AWWA and the water community will celebrate Drinking Water Week by recognizing the vital role water plays in our daily lives and the quality of life we enjoy because of it. ...
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Water community encourages “getting to know your H2O” during Drinking Water Week 2013
The American Water Works Association and the water community kicked off Drinking Water Week 2013 across North America today by asking the question “what do you know about H2O”? Throughout the week, AWWA and partners across the water community will celebrate water by recognizing the essential role drinking water plays in our daily lives, with special attention on the ways in which all ...
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EPA Issues Health Advisories to Protect Americans from Algal Toxins in Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued health advisory values that states and utilities can use to protect Americans from elevated levels of algal toxins in drinking water. Algal blooms in rivers, lakes, and bays sometimes produce harmful toxins. Because utilities often use these water bodies as sources of drinking water, EPA has determined algal toxin levels in tap water ...
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Strong U.S. Demand for ADSORBSIA™ GTO™ Media from Dow Driven by New EPA Arsenic Regulations
MIDLAND, Mich. — Efforts to meet the U.S. EPA’s new reduced arsenic levels dominated the agendas of public water treatment facilities across the U.S. in 2006, creating a growing demand for ADSORBSIA™ GTO™ titanium-based arsenic removal media from Dow Water Solutions. Currently, more than 25 public water systems in the U.S. are using ADSORBSIA media to reduce arsenic levels. Two new large ...
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Terraphase is using ESdat LabSync to protect children from lead poisoning in schools
Terraphase is a US environmental consulting company that offers cost-effective solutions to complex environmental and engineering challenges. The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has selected Terraphase Engineering Inc. to provide lead in drinking water testing at schools and childcare facilities. The Testing and Reduction Grant Program have funded the PENNVEST ...
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Environment America urges stronger EPA action to get lead out of drinking water
BOSTON -- In public comments submitted today, Environment America and 62 other organizations urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dramatically strengthen its proposed update to the Lead and Copper Rule, which is the federal regulation that is supposed to keep lead out of our drinking water. The groups’ primary recommendation - full removal of all lead service lines ...
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P&G children`s safe drinking water program commits to `save a life every hour` at 2010 clinto global initiaitive
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced its intent to provide enough clean water to save a life every hour through the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, a not-for-profit program founded by P&G that provides clean drinking water in the developing world. Unveiled at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York City, this CGI commitment will be made possible by the ...
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National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and Resources to Protect Children and Building Occupants from Exposure Risks
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) takes place this year from October 23rd through the 29th. The week of recognition is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The goal of NLPPW is to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and ...
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