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Researchers Identify US Counties With Worst Drinking Water Violations

/in , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Sharon Udasin

The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oklahoma, a new study has found. Standing out among the top 10 such regions was Wyoming County, West Virginia, whose public water utility boasted the highest number of infringements in a single water system, according to the study, published Tuesday in international journal Risk Analysis.

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Mexico Negotiating With Its Northern States to Send More Water to US, Sheinbaum Says

/in , /by /Reutersby Cassandra Garrison, Sarah Kinosian and Raul Cortes
Mexico’s federal government is negotiating with its northern states to send more water to the United States, the country’s president said on Tuesday, after its historic shortfall led President Donald Trump to threaten tariffs and sanctions. Mexico is scrambling for solutions after falling critically behind on its obligatory deliveries to the U.S. under an 81-year-old water-sharing treaty.
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Leucadia Wastewater District Helps Encinitas Students Learn About Water Conservation

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribune

The Leucadia Wastewater District (LWD) has visited two Encinitas Union School District campuses this year to provide an engaging lesson on water conservation and how they play a vital role in protecting our oceans. Students at La Costa Heights and Capri got a behind-the-scenes look at how water is managed after it leaves their homes and LWD field service technicians showed off their line-cleaning truck and demonstrated how a closed-circuit TV robot inspects sewer lines across northern Encinitas and southern Carlsbad.

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Mexico to Send Water to Texas Farmers After Trump Threat Over US Treaty

/in , , /by /AP News

Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers in an effort to address its shortfall under a decades-old water treaty that has drawn tariff threats from Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday.

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New Data Reveals Shocking Turnaround in Water Supply for Millions of People: ‘In Pretty Good Shape’

/in , /by /The Cool Downby Laurelle Stelle

After years of frightening drought, California’s reservoirs have been restored to roughly 115% of their normal levels for this time of year, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. California’s dry spell wasn’t to be taken lightly. It lasted several years and saw reservoirs reach dangerously low levels. However, unusual storms, heavy rains, and snow have restored the state’s water supply over the last couple of years.

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Why – and When – Was Fluoride Added to US Drinking Water in the First Place?

/in , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Jeremy Tanner

On Monday, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for an end to fluoridation in American communities, but when – and why – did the practice start? Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city in the world to add fluoride to drinking water in 1945 as part of a study first sponsored by the U.S. Surgeon General, then taken over by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDR). The 15-year study of nearly 30,000 schoolchildren found that the cavities rate dropped more than 60 percent, according to the NIDR.

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California Delta Levees Are at Risk of Floods, Repairs Could Cost $3 Billion

/in , /by /NBC Bay Areaby Alastair Bland

As winter storms soaked California in early 2023, the Sacramento River swelled toward flood stage. Levees protecting large expanses of farmland and many towns sprung leaks. At one site, response crews drove metal sheets into the earthen berm and lined the levee face with heavy rock.

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Americans Being Warned of Water Contamination Scam

/in , /by /Newsweekby Nick Mordowanec

Officials in multiple cities across the United States in recent months have warned citizens about scams targeting water systems that involve payments to improve so-called quality issues and provide adequate testing.

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What Does Our Water Picture Look Like After This Winter?: ‘This Year is a Lesson’

/in , /by /Sierra Sunby Katelyn Welsh

April 1 marks an important milestone for snowpacks and water supply forecasts as the date basin snowpacks typically reach a peak before melting. However, a wave of warm temperatures late March started the melt early, adding a caveat to April 1 measurements.

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Trump Lets the Water Flow — Again — as He Reverses Biden Rule Restricting Showerheads

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Matthew Daly

President Donald Trump has long complained about modern rules that limit water flow for showerheads, making it harder for him to wash his “beautiful hair.”

In his first term, Trump directed that restrictions on showerheads be loosened, an action that former President Joe Biden reversed.

Now Trump is going to let the water flow — again.

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