A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans. Biden announced […]
American Water Works — a supplier of drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people — on Monday said hackers had breached its computer networks and systems, prompting it to pause billing to customers. The Camden, New Jersey-based utility became aware of the unauthorized activity on Thursday, and took protective steps, including […]
Water recycling — once dubbed “toilet-to-tap” by naysayers — has officially entered a new era in California. This month, statewide regulations for what’s technically called “direct potable reuse” went into effect. The rules allow wastewater — yes, the water that goes down the drain or is flushed down the toilet — to be treated to […]
American Water Works Co. Inc., which supplies drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people, said hackers had breached its computer networks and systems. The New Jersey-based company has disconnected or deactivated some systems in an effort to contain the cyberattack and is investigating the nature and scope of the breach, which […]
The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places. The World Meteorological Organization also says glaciers that feed rivers in many countries suffered the […]
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, (SGMA) which aims to bring severely over pumped aquifers back into balance by 2040, marked its 10th anniversary on Sept. 16. Even with more than $1 billion already spent, two groundwater subbasins on probation and enforcement actions being challenged in court, some state officials say the hard part is just beginning.
Biden Sets 10-Year Deadline For US Cities To Replace Lead Pipes Nationwide
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Matthew Daly and Michael PhillisA decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans. Biden announced […]
Water Supplier American Water Works Says Systems Hacked
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /CBS News Moneywatchby Kate GibsonAmerican Water Works — a supplier of drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people — on Monday said hackers had breached its computer networks and systems, prompting it to pause billing to customers. The Camden, New Jersey-based utility became aware of the unauthorized activity on Thursday, and took protective steps, including […]
California’s New Water Recycling Rules Turn Wastewater To Tapwater. What This Means For You
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /LAist.comby Erin StoneWater recycling — once dubbed “toilet-to-tap” by naysayers — has officially entered a new era in California. This month, statewide regulations for what’s technically called “direct potable reuse” went into effect. The rules allow wastewater — yes, the water that goes down the drain or is flushed down the toilet — to be treated to […]
Water Supplier American Water Works Says Hackers Breached System
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /BNN Bloombergby Lynn DoanAmerican Water Works Co. Inc., which supplies drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people, said hackers had breached its computer networks and systems. The New Jersey-based company has disconnected or deactivated some systems in an effort to contain the cyberattack and is investigating the nature and scope of the breach, which […]
The World’s Rivers Faced the Driest Year in Three Decades in 2023, the UN Weather Agency Says
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Fox 5/KUSIby Jamey KeatenThe U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places. The World Meteorological Organization also says glaciers that feed rivers in many countries suffered the […]
Ten Years After ‘SGMA’ Changed California’s Water World, What’s Next?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Manteca Bulletinby Jesse VadThe Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, (SGMA) which aims to bring severely over pumped aquifers back into balance by 2040, marked its 10th anniversary on Sept. 16. Even with more than $1 billion already spent, two groundwater subbasins on probation and enforcement actions being challenged in court, some state officials say the hard part is just beginning.