SOURCE WATER RESOURCES

• EPA Researchers Partner With The Minnesota Department of Health To Screen For Chemicals Of Health Concern In Water

  There are many different chemicals that are released into our environment, and the ability to characterize human exposure and risk of every one of those chemicals is limited. Because information about these chemicals and their sources is limited, it’s difficult to know which chemicals are of highest concern, and regulatory agencies struggle to determine where they should focus efforts.

• Knowing The Biology Of This 88-Acre Lagoon Helped Design The Right Aeration System

  Read about a project that aimed to increase dissolved oxygen concentrations of an 88-surface acre coastal lagoon community. 

• Colorado River States Bought Time With A 3-Year Water Conservation Deal — Now They Need To Think Bigger

  Arizona, California, and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years. This deal represents a temporary solution to a long-term crisis. Nonetheless, as a close observer of western water policy, I see it as an important win for the region.

• Sackett v. EPA: A Collection Of Commentary

  The Supreme Court recently passed down its latest verdict regarding what constitutes "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) and therefore what waterbodies the U.S. EPA has — or, more to the point, does not have — the authority to regulate. Here, I've collected various sets of commentary and reaction about Sackett v. EPA and the impact of the court's decision.
• Water Sustainability: Encouraging And Enabling Change With Measurement

  Learn how the water industry can encourage sustainable use of this precious resource. 

• Are Biden's COP27 Goals Enough To Curb The Water-Food-Energy Nexus?

  At the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November 2022, world leaders gathered in Egypt to announce climate action initiatives and the steps each one planned to take to reduce the impacts of climate change in their respective countries. Among the leaders in attendance was U.S. President Biden, who outlined his goals and desires to double down on climate commitments relating to the water, food, energy nexus.

• Parasitic Infections Hit Low-Income Communities With Neglected Sewage Systems

  Intestinal infections take a heavy toll on impoverished Black communities that have out-of-date sewage systems. These infections often spread through contaminated soil and water and are among the most common diseases worldwide. Although many Americans believe these diseases now exist only in lower-income countries, research that my colleague and I have conducted challenges this assumption.

• Xylem Factory Recycles 100% Of Its Process Water

  By leveraging natural surroundings, Xylem’s manufacturing facility in Emmaboda, Sweden, can recycle 100% of the plant’s process wastewater with its new water treatment. The plant helps ensure a continuous supply of safe water, even in times of water scarcity, using Xylem’s water reuse technologies.

• Happy Wetlands Month

  Wetlands are areas where water covers soil all or part of the time. EPA and our partner federal, state, tribal, local, non-profit, and private sector organizations understand the vital importance of wetlands to our Nation’s ecological, economic, and social health.

• The Dangers Of Lead Poisoning In Schools — And How We Can Fix The Nationwide Problem

  Known as a highly toxic chemical that is damaging to growth and learning development, lead in tap water is a matter raising nationwide concern. While some states have acted to improve this issue, the health threat of lead in school drinking fountains is now leading citizens to worry about the dangers of child consumption, the country's aging water systems, and the protection of our future generation.