See Also: Chemical found in wells that supply Chincoteague drinking water Chincoteague and NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, which lies across the bay from the island community, had partnered on a unique project, West said.
So, they worked out an arrangement to allow Chincoteague to connect a pipe to Wallops’ water system.
Supplementing the town’s water supply was simply a matter of turning a valve, West said.
Once the shallow well was turned off and the pipe was flushed, the chemical could no longer be detected in the deeper pipe’s water.
The potential health effects of human exposure to the compounds are not fully understood, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued health advisory limits for them last year.
Tests of individual wells detected PFAS in one of four deep wells and three shallow ones.
In two of the shallow wells and the deep well, it was detected at a level above the health advisory, according to a NASA statement.
The town then began using only the three deep wells where no PFAS chemicals were found to produce drinking water.
Recent samples taken from shallow wells on the south side of the base, however, showed "very low" levels of PFAS-related compounds.
But until now, everything has been done in a step-wise, careful fashion.” Despite the scrutiny of PFAS at Wallops, it’s unlikely that officials will ever find out how long Chincoteague’s drinking water had contained trace amounts of the chemical, Matson added.

Brookhaven’s water treatment plant produces about 1.5 to 2 million gallons of water per day, he said.
The Public Water Supply Program ensures safe drinking water to the 2.8 million citizens of Mississippi who utilize the state’s public water supplies by strictly enforcing the requirements of the Federal and State Safe Drinking Water Acts.
City officials attributed the contamination to leaks in water lines earlier in the week that were caused by the freezing temperatures over the weekend.
The state required two days of clear samples before the advisory could be lifted.
But even while on alert, Augimeri said, the city’s water supply was still safe.
Fecal coliforms and E. coli are bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes.
“It even meets the requirements for some things that aren’t regulated yet.” The EPA asks some areas to test for additional compounds that aren’t required to be regulated yet.
Others, like the test for bacteriologicals are checked monthly.
Mitchell Technical Services checks 10 to 12 sites each month based on a schedule set up and approved through the state Department of Health.
They also check the chlorine to make sure levels are at an adequate level.

The 220 Benton County residents who rely on the Plymouth Water District for drinking water have a big problem.
In the spring, when irrigation systems activate near the community’s well, nitrate levels rise, like clockwork.
This year, they’re on track to exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s 10-parts-per-million standard for drinking water by June, making 2017 the third summer Plymouth has had to turn to bottled water.
In 2016, the Washington state Department of Health issued a “Do Not Drink” order from June to October for the tiny unincorporated community across the Columbia River from Umatilla.
The district spends about $27,000 per summer on bottled water.
Plymouth draws its drinking water from a deep well drilled in 1922 near a railroad track.
The district has secured a low-interest loan from the state health department but even that brings a significant rate hike.
Delgado theorizes the casing has failed due to age and vibration.
In theory, irrigation water from a nearby farm is seeping in through the cracked casing.
It would go into service in November 2018, meaning Plymouth faces at least two more summers of buying bottled water for its customers.

Trump Budget Slashes Funds to Help Rural America Keep Farm Pollution Out of Drinking Water.
WASHINGTON – Rural Americans were key to President Trump’s election, but the president’s proposed budget would reward their support by allowing more animal waste, toxic pesticides and fertilizer pollution in their drinking water, said EWG.
“President Trump has put a dirty-water bullseye on the backs of the very same voters who swept him into office,” said Craig Cox, senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources at EWG.
“If the president’s plan to cut programs that protect clean drinking water in farm country becomes law, his most ardent supporters will see even more manure, pesticides and nitrates fouling their drinking water sources than they do now.” Recent image from a Nebraska rest stop.
Trump’s budget proposal seeks to eliminate or slash federal funding for a number of vital programs that help states and rural communities deal with water pollution, much of which comes from polluted runoff from corn and soybean fields and factory farms.
One water protection program targeted for elimination is the Environmental Protection Agency’s 319 grant program for nonpoint source pollution.
EPA estimates that its nonpoint source pollution program has “partially or fully restored 674 water bodies” in the U.S.
Success stories of this initiative abound for virtually every state in the country, including Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio and Michigan.
In Iowa alone, there are 124 nonpoint source pollution projects that are either ongoing or completed.
Exposure to nitrates in drinking water has been linked to higher rates of thyroid, bladder and ovarian cancer, and can lead to so-called blue baby syndrome, which can be fatal to infants under 6 months old.

Lead Levels in Flint Water Drop, but Residents Still Can’t Drink It.
But they cautioned that it could be a year or more before it is safe for residents to drink from their faucets, because lead-tainted pipes need to be replaced.
She called the results of water tests “encouraging” but said residents should continue to drink bottled water or use filters.
“We still need help and support from the state and federal government so that all of the estimated 20,000 lead-tainted pipes remaining in the city will be replaced,” Ms. Weaver said.
The lead value of samples taken from those homes was 12 parts per billion, below the federal guideline of 15 parts per billion, the department said.
“The Flint water system is one of the most monitored systems in the country for lead and copper, and we remain committed to continuing work in Flint as the city recovers,” the department’s director, Heidi Grether, said in a statement.
Michael J. Steinberg, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Michigan, said the test results were a good sign, but added that the city and state remained in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
“What the Safe Drinking Water Act requires is the minimization of lead and the optimization of corrosion control in the pipes,” he said.
Last month, two managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose, who had been appointed by Gov.
On Tuesday, Governor Snyder, a Republican who has been fiercely criticized for his role in the crisis, welcomed the test results but said in a statement that “there is still more work to do in Flint.” “This is not the end of our work in Flint,” he said, “but it is one more step along the path toward Flint’s future.”

With ground water level depleting and water projects defunct, people are facing a harrowing time.
In slums, where the problem has taken an alarming proportion, people can be seen standing in serpentine queues in front of stand posts or tube-wells every day.
The existing water supply system, being managed by the Paradip Port Trust (PPT), does not suffice in meeting the growing water needs of people.
The town has a population of two lakh with a majority of it settled in 26 slums.
There are three water reservoirs in the town which store and provide two million gallon litres of drinking water per day against the daily requirement of five million gallon litres.
Although the reservoirs can store up to three million gallon litres, water carrying capacity in these structures has gone down over the years due to deposition of silt and lack of maintenance.
Even as the Orissa Groundwater Rule, 2006,(regulation and control of development and management) has been enacted to regulate exploitation of ground water resources, it fails to prevent illegal pumping of ground water for industrial activity.
Water tankers pressed in by the municipal authorities are the sole source of drinking water for over more than one lakh slum dwellers.
● Water level in Taladanda canal has gone down resulting in scarcity ● The existing water supply system, being managed by the Paradip Port Trust, does not suffice in meeting the growing water needs of people.
● The town has a population of two lakh with a majority of it settled in 26 slums

This Simple Water Bottle Innovation Just Might Save Your Life Someday.
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Balaji invented CleanBottle in 2014, as a way to purify and decontaminate water using only the heat of one’s hands.
The amazing device provides clean drinking water without the use of disposable filters or solar power, and it just might streamline the way we help people access water – from natural disasters to war zones.
“It’s so simple to use,” Balaji says.
His answer was CleanBottle.
By killing the microorganisms present in the water through this simple process, Balaji hopes to save many lives.

Government of Canada Improving Water Infrastructure at Enoch Cree Nation.
Today, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, on behalf of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, joined Chief Billy Morin of Enoch Cree Nation at a sod turning ceremony to announce construction on a project that will connect Enoch Cree Nation to the City of Edmonton’s water system and ensure the growing community has access to safe and reliable drinking water now and into the future.
The project includes construction of a new water supply line and a new water reservoir and pumphouse to provide a sustainable drinking water supply.
Working in partnership with Enoch Cree Nation, our government is supporting sustainable solutions to address water infrastructure on-reserve while ensuring water system operators have the training they need to succeed."
In addition to bringing clean water to our core village, this expansion will support business development and create partnerships with the County of Parkland."
Quick Facts The Enoch Cree Nation’s old water treatment plant will remain in service to provide the community with a source of non-potable water for uses such as fighting grass fires.
Budget 2016 is providing $1.8 billion over five years to significantly improve on-reserve water and wastewater infrastructure, ensure proper facility operation, maintenance, and support the training of water system operators, in addition to $141.7 million over five years to improve drinking water monitoring and testing on reserve.
Committing investments over five years allows for long-term planning to improve on-reserve water and wastewater systems.
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Residents say that the practice of storing drinking water in barrels in Anna Nagar has been going on for years as none of the residences here have facilities to save water in tanks.
Hyderabad: Summer is peaking and on a casual walk through any of the lanes in Anna Nagar of Balamrai, one can find numerous water barrels kept outside residences, with locals complaining that they are badly hit with scarcity of drinking water.
Close to 200 families living in the area say that for the past several years, they have been struggling because of a severe drinking water shortage as they are provided with water by the Secunderabad Cantonment Board only once in six days, that too for just an hour.
Residents say that the practice of storing drinking water in barrels in Anna Nagar has been going on for years as none of the residences here have facilities to save water in tanks.
K Parashuram, one of the residents, said drinking water was supplied only once in five or six days.
With the quantity and the pressure of water too being very low, locals have been urging officials for more drinking water.
The hot summer has become tougher for children and elders due to the water shortage, he said, adding that even the quality of the drinking water supplied was sub-standard with a foul smell.
“Even after taking up the issue with the Secunderabad Cantonment officials, they have not done anything,” she said.
M Raj Kumar, Superintendent (Water Department), SCB however denied that there was a shortage of drinking water in the area.
Stating that there was no shortage in Anna Nagar, Raj Kumar said fresh drinking water was being supplied in the same manner to Marredpally and other areas under the cantonment and that there were no complaints from any other area.

Steps demanded to improve water security.
Islamabad President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday demanded additional funds in the budget to improve water scarcity.
Government should improve water availability in urban and rural areas using all available means including serious steps to conserve water by discouraging irresponsible use, he said.
Mian Zahid Hussain said that access to clean drinking water is a basic right but according to an estimate around sixteen million people lacks access to it due to water scarcity and irresponsible usage.
He said that some elements have used the situation to mint money from masses resulting in dozens of illegal units in every city providing contaminated bottled water in the name of clean water while there is no check on them.
Majority of the people cannot afford to buy clean water putting them on the mercy of dirty water resulting in serious health problems, he noted.