Mississippi River Still Threatened
by Drought
Though the Corps of
Engineers has been clearing rocks from the Mississippi
River near Thebes,
IL,
continuing drought
conditions threaten to bring the river level too low to allow the passage of
barges.
Related posts and articles
New Rules for Bacteria in
Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
finalized revisions to rules
that limit bacteria in drinking
water. The major difference in the
rule is its new focus on technological standards, establishing a requirement to
seek and eliminate pathways for bacterial contamination in the treatment
processes when violations of the maximum
contaminant level (MCL) are detected. It
also establishes a maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) of zero for E. coli and modifies public notification
requirements.
Related posts and articles
PBS Looks at Sewer Problems
The News Hour broadcast a pretty good story about the sewer and water
infrastructure problems and solution in Detroit, MI, and San Antonio,
TX (and
what it costs). You can see the segment here→.
Texas Legislature Concerned
About Water
As the Texas Legislature reconvened, leaders indicated that water
resources would be an important issue.
There is a proposal to use $2 billion from the state’s rainy day fund to
pay for water
resources development projects. Even
some environmental groups that often balk at such proposal are getting on
board, possibly lured by the proposal that 20 percent of the fund be used conservation
and reuse
projects.
Related posts and articles
No comments:
Post a Comment