One of the biggest unknowns about coronavirus is how it spreads within a community, especially with asymptomatic carriers and minimal testing capabilities. In a new international effort, the City of Boise in partnership with the lab Biobot, has started sampling the city’s wastewater system to collect data on community levels of COVID-19.
The water rights behind the proposed Lake Powell pipeline are not actually coming from the project’s namesake lake, but rather from the major reservoir upstream on the Green River.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will be providing more than $2.5 million for California water investments through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand noted that the department will be investing $281 million for 106 projects in 36 states […]
The nation’s water utilities, facing more than $27 billion in lost revenue from the pandemic, are ramping up their outreach to Congress as lawmakers prepare to act on infrastructure legislation and additional relief in the face of a historic pandemic. In addition to a flurry of letters and meetings, advocacy groups and lobbyists with congressional […]
Staring down a $3 billion — and growing — tab to clean up water sources at military installations across the country that are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals linked to firefighting foam, the Defense Department is now in discussions with private firms about potential cleanup solutions that might reduce the cost.
Boise Joins International Study To Test Coronavirus Levels In Wastewater
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Boise State Public Radioby Molly WamplerOne of the biggest unknowns about coronavirus is how it spreads within a community, especially with asymptomatic carriers and minimal testing capabilities. In a new international effort, the City of Boise in partnership with the lab Biobot, has started sampling the city’s wastewater system to collect data on community levels of COVID-19.
New Front Opens in the Fight Over the Lake Powell Pipeline
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Salt Lake Tribuneby Brian MafflyThe water rights behind the proposed Lake Powell pipeline are not actually coming from the project’s namesake lake, but rather from the major reservoir upstream on the Green River.
NV5 Awarded $3M to Support Water Conservation in the Western US
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water WorldFunding from NASA and the California Department of Water Resources asks Quantum Spatial to provide remote sensing services.
USDA Approves $2.5 Million for California Water Investments
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AgNet Westby Brian GermanThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will be providing more than $2.5 million for California water investments through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand noted that the department will be investing $281 million for 106 projects in 36 states […]
Utilities Ramp Up Lobbying for Relief, Broader Reforms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Hannah NortheyThe nation’s water utilities, facing more than $27 billion in lost revenue from the pandemic, are ramping up their outreach to Congress as lawmakers prepare to act on infrastructure legislation and additional relief in the face of a historic pandemic. In addition to a flurry of letters and meetings, advocacy groups and lobbyists with congressional […]
With $3 Billion PFAS Cleanup Price Tag Looming, Pentagon Looks to Industry for Ideas
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /McClatchy DCby Tara CoppStaring down a $3 billion — and growing — tab to clean up water sources at military installations across the country that are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals linked to firefighting foam, the Defense Department is now in discussions with private firms about potential cleanup solutions that might reduce the cost.