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Why do Lake Champlain beaches close sometimes?

lakechamp wrote 50 minutes ago: Beaches in Missisquoi Bay and St. Albans Bay have been occasionally closed due to toxic blooms of bl … more →

What do car washes do with their dirty water?

lakechamp wrote 59 minutes ago: In Vermont, the dirty wastewater from car washes must go to a wastewater treatment facility.  At som … more →

Tags: Clean Lake Tips

Getting the water in your well tested?

dothemountain wrote 1 day ago: If you are having a gas well put in on your property, I hope you are also having the water in your w … more →

Tags: drilling in pa, Cabot Oil & Gas, Dimock PA, drinking well water, gas leases, gas wells, Marcellus shale, Natural Gas, natural gas wells

Trout Amid the Cows - Thanks to CRP

Sam Riffell wrote 1 day ago: New York Times article on the recovery of the trout fishery in Iowa, thanks in no small part to CRP. … more →

Tags: Buffers & Corridors, Buffers

Roof-harvested rainwater for potable purposes : application of solar collector disinfection (SOCO-DIS)

dietvorst wrote 1 day ago: Amin, M.T. and Han, M.Y. (2009). Roof-harvested rainwater for potable purposes : application of sola … more →

Tags: Disinfection, household treatment, rainwater harvesting, Research Topics, microbiological quality, roof catchment, SOCO-DIS, sodis, solar collector disinfection

Water Quality and Flooding

stehearn wrote 4 days ago: Innovative environmental solutions IBM centre of excellence in water management Water Quality & … more →

Tags: Water Management, IBM, Innovative Environmental Solutions

Green Lawns

Daniel Fortier wrote 5 days ago: Recently I was charged with researching whether towns could regulate the use of fertilizer on lawns. … more →

Tags: zoning

Peru, Madre de Dios: illegal gold mining out of control - experts

dietvorst wrote 6 days ago: Peruvian authorities have no control over large areas of the country and have allowed illegal gold m … more →

Tags: governance, Perú, Policy & Legislation, gold mining, Mercury, surface water pollution

Bolivia: EU donates US$21mn to clean up Huanuni river basin

dietvorst wrote 6 days ago: The European Union (EU) has donated 14mn euros (US$21.0mn) to carry out environmental mitigation wor … more →

Tags: Bolivia, Financing, european union, Huanuni river basin, Mining industry, water pollution

Prize Winning Grad Student Posters from 2nd Annual Stakeholder Summit

csuile wrote 1 week ago: Last Thursday, Colorado State University’s Institute for Livestock and the Environment held th … more →

Tags: anaerobic digestion, Energy, event, Institute for Livestock and the Environment

Guatemala: ban on phosphate soaps to prevent contamination

dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: Guatemala’s environment ministry Marn is working on regulations to control the use of chemical … more →

Tags: Water Resources Management, Guatemala, surface water pollution, soap, water pollution control, Phosphates, detergents, Lake Atitlan

Latin America: regional network will monitor coastal water quality - Conagua, Mexico

dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: Mexico is working with countries from Central and South America and the Caribbean to create a region … more →

Tags: México, Wastewater Treatment, Water Quality Monitoring, coastal waters, sea disposal, effluents

Bolivia: Govt needs to invest US$1bn to combat drought - minister

dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: Bolivia needs to invest US$1bn to build water treatment plants and in other projects to overcome wat … more →

Tags: Financing, Water Resources Management, Bolivia, water treatment, Mining industry, surface water pollution, Drought

Uruguay, Argentina: data misintrepreted in transboundary water pollution dispute

dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: A summary of Uruguay’s and Argentina’s court sessions at the Hague’s international … more →

Tags: Argentina, Policy & Legislation, Uruguay, Water Resources Management, pulp and paper industry, River Uruguay, surface water pollution, transboundary waters, water conflicts

Bolivia: Govt declares state of emergency in Huanuni basin

dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: The Bolivian government has issued a decree declaring a state of emergency in the Huanuni river basi … more →

Tags: Bolivia, water pollution, Mining industry, Heavy Metals, river basins, Huanuni river basin

TRCA Scientific Findings on Water Quality and Expanding the Urban Envelope

protmark wrote 1 week ago: Water Quality tends to Decline as the Urban Envelope Expands: “meeting water quality targets will be … more →

Tags: Charts, Tables and Lists, Issues, Actions, Charts, e. coli, water pollution

Report Warns of Rising Water Demand

csuile wrote 1 week ago: [Source: Robert P. Walzer for The New York Times] A report on global water resources released Monday … more →

Tags: Agriculture, climate change, Environment

Beach Water Quality Warning Lifted

dunebean wrote 1 week ago: The Times-Standard Posted: 11/22/2009 01:21:12 AM PST The Humboldt County Department of Health and H … more →

Tags: bacteria, Enterococcus, Luffenholtz, trinidad

Places to Visit: Lower Arroyo Seco in Pasadena5 comments

Joe Linton wrote 1 week ago: Midstream in the Arroyo Seco When some of the Swedish visitors were here for their The Fifth Ecology … more →

Tags: Habitat and Wildlife, Los Angeles River Watershed, Now, Recreation, Restoration/Revitalization, Arroyo Seco, historic bridges, Pasadena


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