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How can we all protect our source water?

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How can we all protect our source water?
From the local treatment plant to miles of underground pipes to your kitchen faucet, water professionals work around the clock to ensure your drinking water is there when you need it. But we all play a part in keeping our source waters clean before they ever enter a public water system. For the last five years, Source Water Protection Week has provided an opportunity to recognize the importance of caring for our beautiful drinking water sources. If we keep our rivers, lakes and underground wells...
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| Categories: | Tags: source, protection, treatment, infrastructure, week, pollution, clean | View Count: (109) |
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Let the genie out of the bottle

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Let the genie out of the bottle
While bottled water serves a valuable purpose as a beverage, there are some drawbacks of which to be aware.
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| Categories: | Tags: environment, bottled water, pollution, tap water, BlueTriton, Poland Spring, Pure Life, Arrowhead, plastic, waste, landfill | View Count: (5589) |
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It’s time to protect your source water

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It’s time to protect your source water
Source Water Protection Week provides the perfect opportunity to learn about how water consumers can better protect their source water.
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| Categories: | Tags: source, drinking water, contaminant, pollutant, pollution, contaminate, Source Water Protection Week | View Count: (3017) |
New report illustrates effects of EDCs on endocrine system
A recent medical report from the Endocrine Society and the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) discussed the ways plastics can affect a person's endocrine system.
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| Categories: | Tags: micro, beads, plastic, pollution, food chain, ocean, water quality, contaminant | View Count: (1714) |
Microbeads, a small thing that can lead to a big problem
Microbeads in some of our personal care products can lead to pollution and disrupt the food chain
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| Categories: | Tags: microbeads, micro, beads, microplastic, plastic, pollution, food chain, ocean, water quality | View Count: (2858) |
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The value of water

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Imagine a Day Without Water is coming up and is meant to honor the ways water touches our daily lives.
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| Categories: | Tags: Imagine a Day Without Water, value of water, water infrastructure, conservation, pollution, water cycle | View Count: (2991) |
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Protecting our water sources on World Water Day

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Protecting our water sources on World Water Day
This year's theme of "Nature for Water" draws attention to the solutions found in nature for the water challenges faced worldwide.
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| Categories: | Tags: World Water Day, nature, source water protection, nutrient runoff, pollution, agriculture, Drinking Water Week | View Count: (3869) |
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India’s drinking water crisis

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As National Water Quality Month continues, India’s drinking water crisis is examined in the following post by Saranya Balu, an AWWA summer intern.
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| Categories: | Tags: India, water crisis, National Water Quality Month, pollution, value of water, water rates, water quality | View Count: (5716) |
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The Plain Talk Series - #57

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The Plain Talk Series - #57
Today’s question: Do oil spills pollute drinking water sources?
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| Categories: | Tags: Plain Talk, Plain Talk Series, Plain Talk About Drinking Water, oil spills, pollution, drinking water sources | View Count: (4063) |
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The Plain Talk Series - #55

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The Plain Talk Series - #55
Today's question: Is urban runoff treated before being discharged into drinking water sources?
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| Categories: | Tags: Plain Talk Series, Plain Talk About Drinking Water, urban runoff, pollution, stormwater | View Count: (4347) |
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