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A deadly sinkhole that claimed the life of a Florida man two years ago reopened last summer. Local authorities believe that this may be due to heavy rains. Sinkholes are often the result of groundwater levels becoming too low following excessive pumping. Florida has also seen wells dry up due to …
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Des Moines, Iowa, and many other municipalities across the US are joined in realizing that they need to fix their drinking water infrastructure and fix it soon. The problem is money. There isn't enough to fund all the necessary repairs to aging systems. As a result, many Americans can expect …
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Municipal water treatment plants deal with the raw sewage of roughly 80 percent of America's households. Almost all of these facilities treat the waste and release the treated waste into a nearby body of water. However, often, if the plant is handling more than its capacity, untreated waste is …
Hinkle Mountain and Little Laurel Road, Nicholas County, near Richwood, West Virginia are infamously known for being the only unwatered spots in the county. According to Mayor Robert Johnson, there has been hope for decades that Richwood would finally be able to upgrade and use its wastewater …
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One of the biggest problems that organizations and utilities face in the water infrastructure face is making people aware that they even exist. One organization, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor - a partnership of water sector companies, is trying to "make universal water access …
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Ross: Yes, one of the things that we've explored here in New Zealand in a 15-year plus journey of asset management planning that’s been legislated with several changes and amendments along the way, is when we originally started, we started with asset management plans. That was very asset …
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Many U.S. states faced water shortage and drought conditions through 2015. This was partly to do with water sources (such as groundwater or snowpack levels) and partly to do with water and infrastructure management with these sources. USA Today has produced a list of the eight most severely …
"America's Salad Bowl", California's Salinas Valley, is facing a slightly different problem from the rest of the drought-strike state - the problem of having water when nobody else does. This water comes from a single source — Salinas Valley groundwater. What is going to happen by way of …
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Douglas County, Colorado has relied on water from shallow aquifers that lie beneath the western prairies for generations. This water has been very inexpensive and now is beginning to run dry. The county commission has set itself a new goal, which is to convince residents to stop using the ancient …
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A few days ago the American electric car maker Tesla announced details of its Model 3 car, priced from USD $35,000. The Model 3 will also be available in some more countries, including New Zealand where I live. Seating 5 adults, and with a range of 215 miles (346 km) per charge the Model 3 is …
Recently, it came to the attention of the EPA that the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) has breached the Clean Water Act with excess sewage overflow due to its combined sewer overflow into the Delaware River and its branches. In order to solve this problem, the …
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In Washington D.C. The White House has launched an ambitious effort to convince the private sector that water conservation is a priority investment for the coming year. USA Today reports: "Water is a huge challenge in this country, and I think we all know that, "Interior Secretary Sally Jewell …
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