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Atlanta Remains Under State Of Emergency Amid Ongoing Water Troubles

/in , /by /CNNby Dakin Andone, Amy Simonson, Maxime Tamsett, Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris

Atlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service that began last week, leaving a swath of a major city under boil-water advisories and highlighting the pervasiveness of problems caused by America’s aging infrastructure.

“We are currently coordinating with the US Army Corps of Engineers. We have sought their assistance because they have the most experience in handling a crisis like this,” Mayor Andre Dickens announced in a statement Monday. “They will help us develop a plan to assess and evaluate our aging infrastructure.”

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First Heat Wave To Scorch The West Because Of A ‘Heat Dome.’ Who Will See Extreme Temps?

/in , /by /USA Todayby Doyle Rice

The USA’s first major heat wave of the summer will overspread the West over the next few days, forecasters said, pushing temperatures to dangerous and even “life-threatening” levels across several states, including California, Nevada and Arizona.

By the middle of the week, temperatures in both Phoenix and Las Vegas could reach 111 degrees, the National Weather Service said. Many record highs are possible.

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Extreme Heat Forecast for Western U.S. May Kick Off Sweltering Summer. Here’s the Outlook

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith

A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records, prime the landscape for wildfires and kick off a sizzling summer.

A powerful high-pressure ridge, or heat dome, will bring unusually hot temperatures to the Golden State by the middle of this week before spreading into the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern Canada, according to Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA. Temperatures could remain well above normal across much of the region for as long as 10 to 14 days.

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California to Receive Half a Billion Federal Dollars for Water Infrastructure Improvement Projects

/in , /by /Spectrum News 1by Vania Patino

“There have not been enough investments into the water infrastructure since it was constructed. In 1977, 63% of the capital budget went to fund infrastructure repairs and by 2017 9% was going toward water, infrastructure and repairs. That is the biggest reason why we’re seeing issues on our existing infrastructure and more investment needs to be made now before the results become catastrophic,” said Burke, director of engineering at Inland Empire Utilities Agency.

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US Says Cyberattacks Against Water Supplies Are Rising, and Utilities Need to Do More to Stop Them

/in , /by /ABC Newsby Michael Phillis

Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water.

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California Water: Lake Tahoe Full for First Time Since 2019

/in , /by /ABC10 News (Sacramento)
Back to back snowier-than-average winters have boosted the water level of the lake to just below the legal limit.
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After Pipes Burst in Atlanta, Many Residents Lose Water, Then Patience

/in , /by /The New York Timesby Rick Rojas

A series of water main breaks in Atlanta caused widespread disruption on Saturday, as outages and severely reduced water pressure forced some businesses to close and infuriated residents who criticized city officials for failing to provide timely updates.

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EPA to Increase Inspections and Take Enforcement Actions to Protect U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Attacks

/in , /by /CPO Magazineby Alicia Hope

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an enforcement alert to ensure community water systems comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent disruptive cyber attacks, including those by nation-state actors.

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Major California Water Recycling Program Gets $99M Boost

/in , /by /E&E Newsby Jennifer Yachnin

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would invest $99 million in taxpayer funds to support the creation of the world’s largest water recycling center, a project aimed in part at easing California’s reliance on the drought-stricken Colorado River.

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Opinion: We Need Long-duration Storage for a Cleaner and Reliable Grid. Here’s How Policymakers Can Help.

/in , /by /Utility Diveby Rich Glick

The United States is in the midst of a clean energy revolution being driven by two converging dynamics — the increasing competitiveness of clean energy resources such as wind and solar, and the growing understanding that we must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we are to have any hope of slowing the warming of the planet.

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