Water Pricing - Circle of Blue
WEBJun 18, 2019 · 2010-2018 water rates data from 30 major U.S. cities. The interactive graphs show average monthly residential water prices for three levels of consumption and the annual percent change.
Water Scarcity in India - Circle of Blue
WEBDec 4, 2018 · Water Scarcity in India The country that pumps more groundwater than any other has reached a water supply and food safety reckoning that threatens to upend political and economic stability, and long-term public health.
Explainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?
WEBSep 30, 2020 · The act authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the first time to set national standards for contaminants in drinking water. The EPA has since developed standards for 91 contaminants, a medley of undesirable intruders that range from arsenic and nitrate to lead, copper and volatile organic chemicals like benzene.
PERSPECTIVE: Water Risks Threaten to Derail Vietnam’s Economic …
WEBJul 2, 2019 · Depletion and pollution of Vietnam's water supplies are hurting the country now, and could cause economic losses up to 6 percent by 2035.
Vanishing Lake Chad — A Water Crisis in Central Africa - Circle of …
WEBJun 24, 2008 · Once the third-largest source of freshwater in Africa, Lake Chad is disappearing according to new satellite images — putting millions of people in four Central African countries at risk of losing their primary water supply. The vast shallow lake, with a surface area equivalent to Lake Erie only 40 years ago, is now one-twentieth its previous ...
Harmful Algal Blooms in Clear Lake, California - Circle of Blue
WEBMay 3, 2021 · Paerl has studied harmful algal blooms in large lakes worldwide, from Lake Erie to Lake Taihu, in China. “That’s one thing we are prescribing for many of the large lakes that Clear Lake fits into: not only to reduce phosphorus inputs because it takes so long for the system to clear itself of phosphorus,” Paerl said.
Orange County Recycled Water System Shows Importance of …
WEBNov 21, 2014 · FOUNTAIN VALLEY, California – For those who believe technological leaps will rescue society from a collapsing ecological house, the cluster of monochrome industrial buildings next to the Orange County Water District headquarters holds wonders. Inside is the holy trio of modern water-treatment technologies, the three purification processes that strip water to its elemental hydrogen and oxygen ...
HotSpots H2O: New UN Report Details Global Progress and …
WEBJun 24, 2019 · A new report by WHO and UNICEF finds that 2.2 billion people live far below contemporary standards for safe water and sanitation.
EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water
WEBNov 2, 2023 · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reversing a Trump-era decision, is restarting a human health assessment of nitrate and nitrite, a move that has potentially far-reaching regulatory implications for one of the country’s most pervasive drinking water contaminants. The EPA suspended its nitrate assessment in December 2018.
Infographic: The Age of U.S. Drinking Water Pipes - Circle of Blue
WEBFeb 18, 2016 · Infographic: The Age of U.S. Drinking Water Pipes — From Civil War Era to Today. Water main ages reflect the nation’s growth. The American Water Works Association calls it the Replacement Era. An estimated 1.9 million kilometers (1.2 million miles) of distribution pipes supply Americans with drinking water. Many of …
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