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.
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.
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 […]
Federal resource managers announced $99 million in funding for a large-scale water recycling project that will save enough water in Lake Mead to serve nearly 500,000 households in Southern California and Southern Nevada annually.
A former California water official has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal water in a deal with federal prosecutors in the state’s crop-rich Central Valley. The Los Angeles Times reports Tuesday that 78-year-old Dennis Falaschi, who used to head the Panoche Water District, entered the plea in federal court in Fresno. He also pleaded guilty to filing […]
For more than a decade, some residents of the tiny Richmond, Rhode Island, neighborhood of Canob Park drank and bathed using tap water that had been tainted by gasoline that leaked from storage tanks buried under service stations a few hundred yards from their homes. They spent years battling oil companies, dealing with the daily […]
EPA to Increase Inspections and Take Enforcement Actions to Protect U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Attacks
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CPO Magazineby Alicia HopeThe 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.
Major California Water Recycling Program Gets $99M Boost
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Jennifer YachninThe 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.
Opinion: We Need Long-duration Storage for a Cleaner and Reliable Grid. Here’s How Policymakers Can Help.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Utility Diveby Rich GlickThe 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 […]
Lake Mead to Benefit From $99M Grant for Water Recycling Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Nevada Currentby Jenniffer SolisFederal resource managers announced $99 million in funding for a large-scale water recycling project that will save enough water in Lake Mead to serve nearly 500,000 households in Southern California and Southern Nevada annually.
Former California Water Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Water From Irrigation Canal
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-TribuneA former California water official has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal water in a deal with federal prosecutors in the state’s crop-rich Central Valley. The Los Angeles Times reports Tuesday that 78-year-old Dennis Falaschi, who used to head the Panoche Water District, entered the plea in federal court in Fresno. He also pleaded guilty to filing […]
What Are Leaking Underground Storage Tanks and How Are They Being Cleaned Up?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jordan Gass-PooreFor more than a decade, some residents of the tiny Richmond, Rhode Island, neighborhood of Canob Park drank and bathed using tap water that had been tainted by gasoline that leaked from storage tanks buried under service stations a few hundred yards from their homes. They spent years battling oil companies, dealing with the daily […]