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Archive by tag: TimeReturn
09

Dealing with arsenic

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Dealing with arsenic
Whatever the cause of the residents’ symptoms, it’s worth taking a moment to consider why water utilities monitor for arsenic in drinking water. Arsenic is tasteless and odorless, and occurs naturally in the Earth’s soils, rocks and minerals. It’s also used in industry as a wood preservative, in paints, metals, drugs and for a variety of other purposes. It is lethal in very high doses. You can learn more in the AWWA book Plain Talk about Drinking Water.
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| Categories: | Tags: New York Times, arsenic, drinking water, Ground, groundwater, Arsenic Rule, Plain Talk about Drinking Water | View Count: (790) | Bookmark and Share
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New York tap water = great pizza

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Many believe New York's tap water really is the secret to the best pizza, and Top Slice Pizzeria in St. Petersburg, Fla. agrees.
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| Categories: | Tags: pizza, Florida, New York City, restaurants, Tampa Bay Times | View Count: (2319) | Bookmark and Share
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Sampling Florida's tap water

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The food critic at the Tampa Bay Times, Laura Reiley, recounted her time as a recent water taste test judge at one of AWWA's Florida Section regional meetings.
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| Categories: | Tags: tap water taste test, taste test, Florida, Tampa Bay Times, Best of the Best Taste Test, ACE18, food critic | View Count: (1360) | Bookmark and Share
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Tracking water quality with new app

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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality released an easy-to-use app to help them study the state's water quality.
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| Categories: | Tags: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, ADEQ, water quality, app, geocoding, Arizona, Arizona Water Watch, Arizona Capitol Times | View Count: (1570) | Bookmark and Share
09

Prevent water damage at home while traveling

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You don't want to have to worry about water damage or flooding from burst or leaking water pipes while you're traveling or on vacation.
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| Categories: | Tags: water damage, Los Angeles Times, water leaks, household leaks, flooding | View Count: (1903) | Bookmark and Share
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"Time To Build" water infrastructure

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Infrastructure Week is coming to a close, and this year's focus is "Time To Build".
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| Categories: | Tags: Infrastructure Week, water infrastructure, Time To Build, Drinking Water Week, Buried No Longer report | View Count: (3059) | Bookmark and Share
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Underneath New York City's streets

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In a fascinating New York Times article, the detailed work that goes into maintaining New York City's underground infrastructure for electricity, telecommunications, drinking water, steam, natural gas and wastewater is described.
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If you've been paying attention to the summer Olympics currently being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, you know there has been some recent hoopla over the water in two swimming pools turning green.
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| Categories: | Tags: Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Time, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine | View Count: (3532) | Bookmark and Share
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LA alleys gather stormwater

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A few days ago The New York Times published an article about Los Angeles redoing its alleys to capture stormwater.
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| Categories: | Tags: Los Angeles, drought, California, stormwater, green alleys, The New York Times | View Count: (3167) | Bookmark and Share
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San Diego wins big at Global Water Summit

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We just read about a desalination plant and a water recycling program, both in the San Diego, California area, that won at the Global Water Summit last month in Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates.
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| Categories: | Tags: San Diego, California, Global Water Summit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Times of San Diego, Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, desalination, recycled water | View Count: (3108) | Bookmark and Share
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