This is an epilogue to the series The PFAS Puzzle: Lessons From A Contaminated Fear. The chemicals were dumped in the North Carolina river for nearly 40 years before being discovered. The series explores how a community responds when it is the epicenter of PFAS pollution. In this episode, waterloop…
Lisa Sorg of NC Newsline: Chemours can import up to 4 million pounds of PFAS to North Carolina from the company's Netherlands facility over the next year, according to an EPA letter authorizing the shipments. Story: https://lnkd.in/ei--tWgx Follow-up: https://lnkd.in/dc5KqiBe #water #pfas #waternews #pollution #environment
Husky Stadium at the University of Washington showcases the significant impact large sports venues can have on safeguarding local water resources and promoting sustainability within their communities. During a major renovation, rigorous measures were taken to capture and treat all construction runoff on-site. To protect the local salmon population, water…
Scott Bryan of Imagine H2O: Startups are invited to apply by November 1 for the 2024 Accelerator program that provides the resources to develop their solutions, commercialize their technologies, and enter new markets. More at https://www.imagineh2o.org/accelerator/ #water #watermanagement #watersolutions #waternews #entrepreneurs
Mark Olalde of ProPublica: Unearthed records shed new light on Western states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the Colorado River. Today, many are still fighting to secure water. Story: https://www.propublica.org/article/states-tribes-water-rights-history-repeating-itself #water #waternews #watermanagement #tribal #coloradoriver
There is tremendous potential in onsite reuse, where a building’s greywater, wastewater, or stormwater is treated and used again at the same location. To raise awareness of this technology, a beer was brewed using water recycled by an onsite system at a San Francisco apartment building. The OneWater Brew and…
Robert Strand of World Water Film Festival: The submission period for the 2024 World Water Film Festival is now open and closes December 31. Selected films will be shown next spring at a main event in New York City and satellite events around the world. Learn more: https://worldwaterff.org #water #waterloop…
Mae Stevens of the American Business Water Coalition: The low-income household water assistance program that helps people in need to pay utility bills is expiring. There is a push to extend funding until a permanent program is established at EPA. More: https://lnkd.in/gWQtnjqJ #water #waternews #watersolutions #waterutilities #waterinfrastructure #h2ominutenews #sdg6
Historic levels of funding are available to replace lead service lines across the United States. But thousands of water systems are so small they lack the staff expertise and capacity needed to identify, apply for, and manage funds. That’s why there is a massive push to expand and deploy technical…
Historic levels of funding are available to replace lead service lines across the United States. But thousands of water systems are so small they lack the staff expertise and capacity needed to identify, apply for, and manage funds. That’s why there is a massive push to expand and deploy technical…
Kabir Thatte of DigDeep Water: A new collective called Vessel has launched to build a unified domestic WASH sector to drive change for the 2.2 million Americans without access to basic water or wastewater services. More: https://www.vesselcollective.us #water #watermanagement #watersolutions #wash #sdg6 #waternews
Resilience is a shared characteristic of rural communities, often dealing with adversity through their close-knit and resourceful nature. However, the ongoing rural struggles related to water infrastructure, pollution, and workforce shortages are now amplified by the effects of climate change. New strategies and technical assistance can build up their resilience,…
Abay Israel of BlueConduit: Through a technical integration with Esri, water utilities will now have a single place to view and update lead service line inventories using ArcGIS Online. More info:https://lnkd.in/gVRUiQQu #water #waternews #watersolutions #watermanagement #waterdata
