Domestic Water Well News
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USGS and CDC Study Estimates 2.1 Million Americans Using Private Wells with Elevated Levels of Arsenic
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study several years back that estimated 2.1 million people in the U.S. may be getting their drinking water from private domestic wells considered to have high concentrations of arsenic, presumed to be from natural sources. USGS also reported that much of the West, including Arizona, California, ...
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Groups Notify Yakima Valley Factory Dairy of Intent to Sue for Endangering Public Health
Today, Center for Food Safety, Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE), and Friends of Toppenish Creek notified View Point Dairy, owned by Bill DeRuyter, in the Yakima Valley that they intend to sue the dairy in federal court to stop contamination of local drinking water supplies with animal waste from the confinement dairy operations. The notice alleges that View Point ...
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Mexico City is the least affordable capital city for drinking water, ‘Affordability Index’ reveals
12 October 2017 - The results of the 2017 Global Water Tariff Survey’s ‘Affordability Index, published last month by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) and the Global Water Leaders Group (GWLG), have revealed that Mexico City residents spend around 3.71% of their household income on water bills, well above the 3% affordability threshold advised by the UNDP. The results are based on data ...
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California farmers reap record sales in record drought
A new state report shows California farmers reaping record sales despite the epic drought, thriving even as city-dwellers have been forced to conserve water, household wells have run dry and fish have died. California's 76,400 farms recorded $53.5 billion in sales in 2014, the year Gov. Jerry Brown declared the state in a drought emergency and launched what in 2015 became mandatory conservation ...
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Fear at the tap: Uranium contaminates water in the West
In a trailer park tucked among irrigated orchards that help make California's San Joaquin Valley the richest farm region in the world, 16-year-old Giselle Alvarez, one of the few English-speakers in the community of farmworkers, puzzles over the notices posted on front doors: There's a danger in their drinking water. Uranium, the notices warn, tests at a level considered unsafe by federal and ...
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Agreement Ensures Groundwater Study at No. Smithfield, R.I. Superfund Site
The owner/operators and parties responsible for hazardous substance disposal at the Landfill & Resource Recovery Superfund Site in North Smithfield, R.I., have agreed to perform and pay for an investigation and study to evaluate the extent of, and cleanup options for, contaminated groundwater at the site. Until 2014, groundwater samples collected in the monitoring wells at the edge of the ...
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U.S. EPA Update on Gold King Mine Response Efforts for August 15, 2015
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to working closely with response agencies and state and local officials to ensure public safety, respond to concerns and evaluate impact to water contaminated by the spill. Today EPA provided the following updates: The Last 24 Hours New Mexico announced its determination that private domestic water well use along the Animas River can resume ...
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Early tests don`t find tainted water from oil boom in the Northern Plains oil patch
Random testing of shallow groundwater in the Northern Plains oil patch found no early evidence of contamination from an energy boom that's already seen more than 8,500 wells drilled, federal scientists said Monday. However, the U.S. Geological Survey cautioned that the tests could have missed contamination from surface spills or leaking well casings. That's because water can take many hundreds ...
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Baghurst Drive Site in Harleysville, Pa., Added to EPA’s Superfund National Priorities List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it added the Baghurst Drive site in Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pa., to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a national list of sites where hazardous contaminants could impact public health and/or the environment. NPL sites undergo a thorough investigation to determine the full nature and extent of ...
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Court Approves EPA Agreement with IBM for Cleanup of Shenandoah Road Superfund Site in East Fishkill, NY Agreement Also Provides Reimbursement of EPA Costs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that a legal agreement with International Business Machines Corp. was approved on July 7, 2014 by the District Court for the Southern District of New York, under which IBM will perform a cleanup and reimburse EPA for past costs at the Shenandoah Road Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in East Fishkill, New York. The site was ...
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EPA Proposes Harleysville, Pa. Site for Superfund’s National Priorities list
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add a Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pa., site to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country to protect people’s health and the environment. “Cleaning up these ...
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Settlement Helps Repay Cleanup Costs for Durham Meadows Superfund Site in Durham, Conn.
EPA and the State of Connecticut have reached a settlement with the Durham Manufacturing Company (DMC) for partial reimbursement of EPA’s past costs in the remediation at the Durham Meadows Superfund Site, and for DMC to perform certain work obligations at the DMC Study Area portion of the Site. The settlement between the parties is based upon DMC’s limited ability-to-pay. Under the ...
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Water Sampling Update
Summer field work has come to a close at the Newberry EGS Demonstration site, and with it we’ve completed the last round of water sampling and analysis. The EGS project was carefully designed to protect the local groundwater system, and our groundwater monitoring program helps us make sure we protect this valuable natural resource. Our water monitoring program was designed to document and ...
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Wyoming to Lead Further Investigation of Water Quality Concerns Outside of Pavillion with Support of EPA
The State of Wyoming is announcing that it will further investigate drinking water quality in the rural area east of Pavillion, Wyoming. This will be done with the support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) and the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) will lead the scientific investigation and will seek to ...
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EPA proposes Missoula County mill site for Superfund designation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding the Smurfit-Stone Mill (Smurfit) site near Missoula, Mont., to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), making it eligible for additional study and cleanup resources under EPA's Superfund program. A 60-day public comment period about the proposed listing begins on Thursday, May 23rd. The proposed Superfund site, located 11 miles ...
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Settlement Helps Repay Cleanup Costs for Durham Meadows Superfund Site in Durham, Conn.
EPA has reached a settlement with Merriam Manufacturing Co., Aztec Industries, LLC and the Estate of Allan Adams for partial reimbursement of EPA’s past costs in the remediation at the Durham Meadows Superfund Site. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, approved by the Court on Jan. 15, 2013, the settling parties are obligated to make partial repayment of costs incurred by EPA during ...
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Grants for Green Projects Available Through California American Water’s 2013 Environmental Grant Program
California American Water announced today that applications are now being accepted for its 2013 Environmental Grant Program. The company will award several grants for a combined total of $10,000 to innovative community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect watersheds and drinking water supplies within the state. A wide variety of conservation ...
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Kellwood Company Agrees to Conduct Cleanup at the Riverfront Superfund Site in New Haven, Mo.
Kellwood Company has entered into a settlement with EPA and the State of Missouri, to clean up contamination associated with its former metal fabrication plant in New Haven, Mo. The settlement requires Kellwood to clean up soils and ground water contaminated with tetrachloroethylene, also known as PCE, a common industrial degreaser, at what is known as the Riverfront Superfund Site, Operable ...
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California American Water Funds 2012 Environmental Grant Program
California American Water announced today the recipients of its 2012 Environmental Grant Program awards. Two projects located within its California service areas will be supported by grants totaling $10,000. The first recipient is The Ocean Foundation, which was awarded $5,000 to fund its Ocean Connectors Project to launch their innovative new watershed restoration ...
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EPA update on Yellowstone River oil spill (Silvertip Pipeline)
As the second week of the oil spill cleanup begins, EPA staff are optimistic about receding water levels in the Yellowstone River, which will allow access to previously inaccessible portions of the river. This news comes as data becomes available from testing and monitoring conducted last week. A map for both water and air monitoring data is now available at ...
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