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How much water is in your football feast?

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How much water is in your football feast?
It takes a lot of water to get much of our food from the field to our forks. With football season underway, people enjoy gathering to watch their favorite teams compete – often with an abundance of food offered. Have you thought about how much water you're eating during your football feast?
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Every storm cloud has a silver lining

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Every storm cloud has a silver lining
Some significant weather events serve the valuable purpose of injecting precipitation into the water cycle.
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| Categories: | Tags: Debby, weather, significant, capture, water cycle, precipitation, rain, snow, vapor, liquid, ice, DC Water | View Count: (544) | Bookmark and Share
What to know about summer recreating in outdoor waterways
Summertime recreating is a fun way to stay cool in the heat, but before you dive in, take a moment to absorb some important information about natural bodies of water to protect yourself and the marine life sharing the water with you.
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| Categories: | Tags: swim, recreation, lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, harmful algal blooms, HAB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, safe | View Count: (715) | Bookmark and Share
New research finds PFAS in processed foods, wrappers
Recent media reports say processed meat and butter consumers are likely to have increased levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their blood.
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| Categories: | Tags: PFAS, polyfluoroalkyl, substance, perfluoroalkyl, fast, food, wrapper, meat, butter, contaminant, quality, blood | View Count: (302139) | Bookmark and Share
Keep your water pipes warm during wintry weather
As winter’s grip tightens and January temperatures fall, it is important to take proper precautions for your home’s water pipes. This is important because water expands as it freezes, putting pressure on the pipes, which can cause them to break.
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| Categories: | Tags: pipes, cold, freeze, care, infrastructure, winter, wintry, snow, burst, break, emergency, weather | View Count: (734) | Bookmark and Share
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What is a saltwater intrusion?

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What is a saltwater intrusion?
An ongoing situation in Louisiana that has generated a lot of news coverage is introducing the term “saltwater intrusion” to many people. It also highlights the potential impact of more familiar challenges facing the water sector – climate change, drought and source water protection.
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| Categories: | Tags: saltwater intrusion, climate change, source water, louisiana, weather, drought, New Orleans, rain, precipitation, army corps of engineers | View Count: (968) | Bookmark and Share
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Finding uses for hidden water

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Finding uses for hidden water
Fulfilling all our water needs takes some creativity during drought conditions.
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| Categories: | Tags: irrigation, Austin, Texas, drought, creative, household, potable, non-potable, home, hidden, ingenuity, Fonda San Miguel, restaurant | View Count: (854) | Bookmark and Share
Why are the differences in snowflakes important to water systems?
In geographic regions that rely on snowpack for their source water, like Denver, this is a very important issue. The National Weather Service calls the amount of water in snow the “snow ratio.” As a rule, 12 inches of snow can represent one inch of water in the Upper Midwest states.
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| Categories: | Tags: snow, water, moisture, ratio, snowpack, reservoir, collection, supply, National Weather Service, precipitation | View Count: (1209) | Bookmark and Share
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Have you had too much to drink?

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Have you had too much to drink?
While it is well documented that we should all drink plenty of water, it gets a little murky when determining how much.
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| Categories: | Tags: drinking, amount, water, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bottles, weight, exercise, sweat, National Health Service | View Count: (1188) | Bookmark and Share
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How much water do you eat?

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How much water do you eat?
It might surprise you, however, to know how much water it takes for certain food to arrive at our tables. This amount represents a food item’s water footprint.
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| Categories: | Tags: footprint, food, eat, drink, conservation | View Count: (1236) | Bookmark and Share
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