This category is for news related to water.
The stories range from water quality issues, problems reported with municipal water systems or new information about the effect water has on our health or new technology for water purification.
A study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition used data from a national health survey of over 12,000 Americans.
The findings were “people who drank more ‘plain water’ tended to eat more fiber, less sugar and fewer calorie-dense foods.” Read more…
The town of Mount Desert in Maine has voted to remove fluoride from their drinking water supply.
Usually, the news is about some town that decided not to add fluoride to their water, but to actually vote (229 vs. 42) to remove fluoride is something new. Read more…
The US Geological Survey New Hampshire and Vermont Water Science Center created a model for predicting locations where ground water will contain high levels of arsenic.
This information will be used by water system planners and as an exposure assessment in an epidemiological study of bladder cancer in the region. Read more…
In an interview about her new book, The Works: Anatomy of a City, author Kate Ascher tells an interesting story about how the two existing tunnels that bring water to New York city are leaking.
These tunnels cannot be shut down for inspection or repair because the city is so dependent on them. Read more…
A water quality manager fired by the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority in 2003 was ordered reinstated and awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars yesterday by a judge who said she was improperly terminated after warning federal authorities about excessive lead in the District’s tap water. Read more…
