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Lead In Water
Lithium
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MTBE
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Your Local Water
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Drip Calculator
Drought
Household Leaks
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Atrazine
Chlorate
Chromium
Coronavirus
Cyanotoxins
Cylindrospermopsin
Dioxane
Disinfection Byproducts
Haloacetic Acids
Hexavalent Chromium
Lead In Water
Lithium
Manganese
Microcystins and Nodularin
Molybdenum
Monochloramines
MTBE
Perchlorate
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
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Strontium
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Water utilities support each other during crises
Dave Gaylinn
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7/1/2024 3:02:00 PM
When the City of Calgary’s water infrastructure unexpectedly failed after a 78-inch water main broke, creating a crisis, a fellow water utility quickly stepped up to help.
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Celebrate health, hydration, and hygiene during National Water Quality Month
Dave Gaylinn
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8/8/2023 2:15:00 PM
August is National Water Quality Month, an opportunity to appreciate that a lot of work goes into ensuring safe, great tasting tap water is there when we need it.
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Is a new low-income household assistance program coming?
Dave Gaylinn
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5/11/2023 8:18:00 AM
All of us are feeling the pinch, but for households near the poverty line, rising water bills can be devastating. Fortunately, there are conversations about creating a large-scale customer assistance program happening in the water sector.
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Guidelines ensure tap water safety
Dave Gaylinn
posted on
11/5/2021 3:19:00 PM
Advocacy reports can help draw attention to the importance of protecting our drinking water sources and keeping water safe all the way to the tap. But that benefit is too often drowned out by the alarmist tone and the implication that your water is unsafe – even if the preponderance of evidence suggests otherwise.
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Drinking Water Week national artwork contest winner
Amber Wilson
posted on
4/13/2018 1:09:00 PM
This year's Drinking Water Week national artwork contest winner is Jackson Lee from Durham, North Carolina.
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Tap water quality in question
Amber Wilson
posted on
7/31/2017 11:10:00 AM
Last week an environmental advocacy organization called the Environmental Working Group (EWG), released an update to its “National Drinking Water Database”.
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Winner of Drinking Water Week's artwork contest
Amber Wilson
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2/10/2017 4:05:00 AM
Congrats to the winner of AWWA's Drinking Water Week artwork contest - Ama Mensah-Boone from Durham, North Carolina.
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Mow the lawn without wasting water
Amber Wilson
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4/6/2016 4:45:00 AM
As we are coasting into the warmer months of spring and summer, now is a good time to get some tips for keeping your lawn healthy and green without using a lot of water.
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Drinking Water Week artwork contest winner announced
Amber Wilson
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2/25/2016 7:07:00 AM
Each year, we choose at least one student's submitted artwork from our artwork contest to be featured in material for our annual Drinking Water Week campaign.
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