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North Carolina prepares for bioterrorism, epidemics - 25 June 2010 - North Carolina universities and state and federal agencies create the new North Carolina Bio-Preparedness Collaborative; the idea is to use computers to link all the disparate forms of data collected by various agencies quickly to root out indicators of new disease, or food-borne illness, or, in a worst-case scenario , an attack of bio-terrorism. Read more…
- Officials drain Portland Water Reservoir after finding E. coli bacteria
Friday, April 23, 2010 - PORTLAND — Officials drained the Portland Water Reservoir after routine tests came back positive forE. coli bacteria, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. According to officials, additional tests did not confirm the bacteria’s presence and there is no health risk, according to the story.
“We re-sampled, and all of our regular samples Monday, and all of our regular samples Tuesday, all of our additional samples Tuesday came back negative except for just that one for Reservoir Number One,” said David Shaff, water bureau administrator. This is the first such incident since E. coli was detected at the reservoir last Thanksgiving, the article stated. Read more…
- MWRA Water Main Break Triggers State Of Emergency; Boil Water Order Issued For Eastern Massachusetts (1 May 2010): A massive rupture in a critical water main that supplies water to millions of residents in the Boston metro-area prompted the Governor of Massachusetts to issue a state of emergency Saturday, the governor urging residents in 30 communities to thoroughly boil water before drinking it. Read more…
- Year-Long Project to Examine Water Quality; Tests Confirm Rainfall Affects Bacteria in Kansas City Streams - (May 21, 2010) - EPA tests have shown E. coli increases in Kansas City after recent rains. The tests are part of a year-long project by the EPA to better understand water quality in the Kansas City area streams. Read more…
- Neighborhood evacuated after chlorine leak - Friday, May 21, 2010 - AUSTIN, TEXAS — Special operation crews were deployed and more than a dozen homes were evacuated after 100 pounds of chlorine leaked from a tank at a water treatment plant in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, KVUE News reported. The Austin Fire Department Hazardous material team was called to the scene after plant workers noticed the leaky tank, according to the story. Read more…
- Boil-water advisory issued in Coquille, Oregon - Wednesday, May 19, 2010 COQUILLE, ORE. — A boil-water advisory has been issued to residents in Coquille, Ore., who were affected by a loss of water pressure on Monday, according to kval.com. Many residents lost water supply after millions of gallons of water were drained into a field on Sunday night and Monday morning, causing a lack of water pressure, the article stated. Public Works Department officials warned that the loss of pressure could leave water lines susceptible to harmful bacteria such as E. Coli, according to the story. Read more…
- Bill seeks to bolster U.S. ability to fight bioterror - 24 June 2010 - Bill calls for bolstering U.S. defenses against future bioterror attacks requiring the director of national intelligence to produce and administer a National Intelligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from WMD, which would be created in consultation with the homeland security secretary as well as other relevant agencies. Read more…
- Could Gulf Oil Spill Threaten Drinking Water? We’ve all seen the pictures of oil drenched birds and read the stories about how BP’s blown oil well has devastated an entire fishing industry. Now hydrocarbon contamination of sea water used for feedstock of drinking water may be the next concern for those on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Read more…
- Bottled water co Eden Springs halts production - CEO Eyal Carmi: We have sufficient inventory until next week and even later. We're examining alternative solutions. 16 Jun 10 17:13 Eden Springs Ltd. (Maayanot Eden) (TASE: MEYD) today suspended production of bottled water after a routine test at the springs used by the company found microbial levels exceeded the permitted standard. This is the second time in 18 months that the company has had to suspend production for this reason. Read only….
- Boil order in effect for Adair - June 14, 2010 - ADAIR, Iowa — Authorities say the residents of Adair should plan to use only bottled water for drinking for at least the rest of this week, and possibly into next week. An advisory to boil and conserve water was issued Sunday evening after a water main going from Adair's well to its water treatment plant malfunctioned. Authorities said Moinday a faulty valve was allowing water to be pumped from one well into another, rather than to the water treatment plant. Read more
- Groundwater left contaminated after hydraulic fracturing - June 7, 2010 - According to recent reports, an underground source of drinking water in the town of DISH, Texas, was contaminated after hydraulic fracturing of nearby natural gas wells last year. At first, the Smith family noticed that its water turned gray and was filled with sediment. There were changes in the water pressure. The Smiths installed a water filtration system, but over a year later, it was useless and clogged. Read more…
- Oakley city water put under boil order - June 9, 2010 - Oakley residents are being asked to boil their water before drinking it after recent flooding contaminated the supply. Read more…
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Central Alberta school closes because of E. coli bacteria in water – June 10, 2010 - CONDOR, Alta. - There will be no classes at a school in central Alberta for a few days because of bacteria in the water supply. Brian Celli, superintendent for Wild Rose Public Schools, says the well water at Condor school has been deemed unfit for human consumption. "We did a test last week and it came back with some coliforms,so we did a second test ... and it’s come back (with) ... some traces of E. coli that we found in the water there," Celli said Thursday. Read more…
- City water system fails - Monday, July 12, 2010 - Thousands of Lake Havasu City residents woke up to find dry taps in their homes — the first time since the city started keeping records. An electronic water-pump monitoring system failed to notify city workers of low water-storage levels, which caused Sunday’s water emergency. Read more…
- High levels of vinyl chloride detected in town’s drinking water supply - Thursday, June 24, 2010 - CEDARBURG, WIS. — Water quality tests showed high levels of vinyl chloride, a chemical used in the production of PVC polymers, in Cedarburg’s well No. 4, the Journal Sentinel reported. Read more…
- Boil-water alert issued in Jackson, Miss.- Friday, June 25, 2010 - JACKSON, MISS. — The city of Jackson, Miss., is under a boil-water alert after a 54-inch water main malfunctioned on Thursday, WAPT Jackson reported. Read more…
- Contamination near reservoir approaching ‘emergency conditions’ (April 19, 2010): Colorado health officials said contamination near a closed mine in Jefferson County is approaching emergency conditions after groundwater was found to contain extremely high levels of uranium — 1,000 times higher than the maximum contaminant level. Read more…
- Possible contamination from dairy plant worries New Zealanders (12 April 2010): Residents of Dunsandel, a small country town on New Zealand’s South Island, are concerned that runoff from dairy farms has contaminated their drinking water. The town’s well water tested positive for fecal bacteria and locals fear that the new Synlait dairy plant, which employs 200 people, is the source of the contamination, the article stated. Read more...
- Toxic plumes contaminate groundwater in PA (March 2010): According to sources, groundwater beneath several dozen residences in Limerick, PA was contaminated by underground plumes of hazardous chemicals from two nearby industrial sites. Officials said that the potentially carcinogenic chemicals threaten the area’s wells and could cause health problems for citizens, according to the story. Read more...
- Middle school water tests positive for coliform bacteria (6 April 2010): After flooding, bacteria gets into school’s water, its principal announced. The system must now be chlorinated, flushed and reassessed. In the meantime, students will be provided with bottled water for drinking. Read more…
- Floodwaters cause threat to public health in Rhode Island (2 April 2010): After serious downpours in New England, health and environment officials warned R.I. residents of the potential threats posed by contaminated floodwaters. Raw sewage, garbage and other contaminants are being carried in floodwater to the state’s rivers and streams and may end up in the water bodies supplying shellfishing industry. With treatment plants overwhelmed, residents face serious health risks. Read more…
- Typhoon Triupmh in Taiwan Water Treatment (1 January 2010): Israel and Whitewater Security WATERSHEER acted fast to stop the effects of disaster, and personal purification devices were provided to the millions suddenly left without water after Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan. Read more…
- Retired wastewater facility workers reveal 20-year-old chemical dumping site (18 March 2010): Retired Denver Water employees have recently confessed to burying hazardous waste near homes and schools 20 years ago. Several workers said they were ordered to bury cement asbestos, radiation asphalt and other toxic chemicals at the Foothills Water Treatment Facility, the story reported. The retired employees, who suffer from illnesses they believe were caused by asbestos exposure, took their complaints to the Denver Water Board. “It’s a toxic burial ground,” one was quoted as saying. Read more…
- DuPont tests residents for immune system damage (16 March 2010): DuPont will conduct a second round of blood tests on residents living near the Washington Works plant in West Virginia in order to determine whether a chemical used in the production of Teflon is affecting their immune systems. PFOA (a.k.a. C8), a suspected carcinogen, contaminated water supplies in several water districts in West Virginia and Ohio. Read more…
- Toxic pollution from abandoned chemical plant worse than previously thought (16 March 2010): New tests have revealed that pollution from a defunct chemical plant near Delaware City is much worse than officials previously believed. Concentrations of benzene, a known carcinogen, in the groundwater around the former Metachem Products plant are thousands of times higher than the federal government’s drinking water safety limit, according to the story. Scientists are unsure about how the contaminated water will travel underground. Read more…
- Polluted water sparks jaundice fear in Mumbai (12 March 2010): After having braved the water crisis, the 400-odd families of Panchshil housing society in Worli now face another water woe. The society has been getting contaminated water supply for the last one month, which was become a major health hazard for the residents. Read more…
- Pharmaceutical byproducts found in Lake Michigan (8 March 2010): The Alliance for the Great Lakes reported that pharmaceutical byproducts have been found in Lake Michigan’s water, according to a press release. The findings have raised concerns about potential health threats to people and wildlife that depend on the lake for drinking water. Experts have said the levels are too low to show immediate effects on human health, but scientists acknowledge they know little about the long-term effects of these drugs on people and how they might degrade or interact with other chemicals in the water, the release stated. Read more…
- Water treatment malfunction increases sodium in Everly, IA drinking water (23 Feb 2010): A malfunction in the water treatment system is causing high levels of sodium in Everly, Iowa's drinking water, giving it an offensive taste. Could better “failsafe” systems have helped? Read more…
- EPA orders new tests at contaminated site near Grand Island, Kansas: After the severe illness reported by two workers near the former Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant west of Grand Island, the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a new investigation of groundwater contamination. Groundwater near the ammunition plant has been contaminated with RDX, an explosive used to make munitions during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. Read more…
- Study released on drugs in drinking water: A study by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has found that even properly disposed of pharmaceuticals may find their way into the drinking water supply. Researchers found small amounts of medications — including antidepressants, birth control pills and over-the-counter pain relievers, in landfill water. Read more...
- It is Unknown How Far Contamination Surrounding Duke Energy’s Ash Ponds Extends: Duke Energy must test groundwater around ash ponds at its coal-fired power plants, state officials say, as scrutiny of the waste grows. Burning coal leaves millions of tons of ash, which holds potentially toxic metals that can taint groundwater, rivers and lakes. Read more…
- More Than 25 percent of US Nuclear Reactors Leaking Carcinogen into Groundwater: The Associated Press reports that at least 27 of the 104 nuclear reactors in the US have been leaking a cancer-causing by-product of nuclear fission, with the leaks mostly occurring through deteriorating underground pipes. Read more...
- U.S. Pharmaceutical Factories Dumping Huge Quantities of Drugs Into Public Waterways: In spite of claims by pharmaceutical companies that they do not discharge their products into the water supply, federal researchers have discovered that waters downstream of pharmaceutical plants are more heavily contaminated with drug residue than waters elsewhere in the country. Read more…
- 117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water: MOSCOW – More than 100 Russian Orthodox believers have been hospitalized after drinking holy water during Epiphany celebrations in the eastern city of Irkutsk, an official said Monday. A total of 117 people, including 48 children, were in the hospital complaining of acute intestinal pain after drinking water from wells in and around a local church last week. Read more…
- One alert worker prevents contamination of water supply: Quick action by a plant employee prevented contamination from reaching the purification system at the Allen Water Filter Plant so the city’s water supply was not threatened--showing just how fast warning and fast action are vital to avoiding drinking water problems. Read more...
- Drugs found in Drinking Water: A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. Yet utilities insist their water is safe. Read more…
- Millions within the United States Drink Tap Water that Is Legal but could Be Unhealthy: Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, but more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States, according to EPA estimates. The Safe Drinking Water Act is so out of date that Americans are at risk. Read more...
- Tampa’s drinking water tainted with antibiotics, other contaminants: Tests recently conducted on Tampa’s water supply showed low levels of antibiotics, nicotine byproducts and a chemical used for metal plating, photography and firefighting foams,The Tampa Tribune reported. Officials maintain that although the presence of contaminants is alarming, their levels are miniscule and Tampa’s water is safe to drink, according to the article. Read more...
- Test results show signs of arsenic on school property: (NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC) Tests were done on the soil and groundwater near Castle Hayne Elementary and Holly Shelter Middle schools, which were both built near an EPA superfund site. Read more...
- E. Coli Found in Connecticut elementary School's Water Supply: Three weeks ago, traces of E. coli bacteria were found in a Connecticut elementary school's water supply. The school is reportedly the only one in the area using well water, and had no previous problem with contamination. The problem was to be solved by January 4th, in time for the students’ return. Read more...
- China water warning as oil spill hits Yellow River: Pollution from a broken oil pipeline in northern China has now reached one of the country's major water sources - the Yellow River, state media say. Hundreds of workers had battled to contain the oil upstream, but officials discovered traces in the river itself. Read more...
- Contaminated water drunk by 1 in 10 Americans: An estimated 1 in 10 Americans have been exposed to drinking water that contains dangerous chemicals or fails to meet a federal health benchmark in other ways, an investigation by The New York Times has found. A report of the investigation was published in the September 13 edition of the newspaper. Read more...
- Victims in north China water pollution rise to 2,622: Altogether 2,622 people have sought medication for gastrointestinal illness after the tap water supply was contaminated by rainfall Saturday in Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the local health authority said Wednesday. In the 24 hours from 5:30 p.m. Monday and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1,112 new cases were reported. As of Tuesday night, 59 people were hospitalized for medical observation, a spokesman with the city's health department said… Read more…
- Miami Children's Hospital water supply under scrutiny: A state agency will monitor Miami Children's Hospital in the wake of a county report blaming a common-yet-deadly bacteria for the deaths of two infants in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration will follow the hospital's compliance with recommendations by the Miami-Dade Health Department to improve its water supply, where 23 strains of the Pseudumonas aeruginosa were found by health investigators. Read more…
- Colbert is Alerted of Possible Water Contamination: Recently, Colbert residents were notified that their drinking water has not been monitored for lead or copper in three years. Now they want answers. KTEN's Deeda Payton reports on the issue. Read more…
- Bacteria in the water at Monroe Central schools: Students and staff again are drinking bottled water, and hand-sanitizing stations have been set up throughout the school. The water fountains have been turned off, and the kitchen staff has set up its own sanitation system... read more…
- Study Shows High Mercury Contamination In State's Lakes: California water officials released new information Tuesday concerning mercury contamination from an ongoing study of the state's 9000 lakes and reservoirs ... read more…
- Toxic Hudson River Sediment Could Poison Texas Aquifer: There water will be squeezed from the sediment and treated to drinking water standards before being returned to the canal. The remaining PCB-laden dirt will ... read more…
- Left-behind dog deposits in the water: it do not just go away. Falling rain may make it seem to disappear, but the problem is that the waste is washed into storm drains leading to brooks, ponds, streams and the harbor….Seabrook's drinking water supply is subject to the possible contamination as are the waters in which people swim. read more…
- Toxic and radioactive materials leaked into the ground: hundreds of toxic barrels were found in Texas Township … read more…
- A toxic industrial solvent seeped into a key source of Cheyenne drinking water: The sources of the contamination is believed to be an abandoned nuclear missile site… read more…
- Flaming water investigation presses on: Investigations into the source and scope of the leak contaminating Ellsworth’s water well with natural gas continue… read more…
- E. coli contamination caused by the flooding: Residents in the rural municipality of St. Clements, Man., are being told to boil their water over concerns about E. coli contamination caused by the flooding... read more…
- Water Pollution: public health engineering (PHE) department's failure takes corrective steps against contamination of water at public places in the city. These include hospitals, educational institutions, police headquarters and the KMC headquarters...read more...
- A landfill in Montgomery County is raising safety concerns among nearby residents after reports show water samples taken from Derwood between 2001 and 2008 contain levels of several chemicals beyond what federal law allows...read more...
- Fluoride, naturally present in most water sources, is added to reduce the incidence of tooth decay. But some dispute whether this is effective, and link fluoride to an increased risk of hip fractures and other maladies. Even Madison recognizes that fluoride can be harmful; in August 2007 it shut down a well that was adding too much of it...read more...
- The state has cited the northwest Missouri city of Cameron for violating safe drinking water regulations. But state officials do not believe the city's water troubles are related to what some believe is an increase in brain tumors among residents...read more...
- Plastic recycling factory fined for water contamination: The Regional Environment and Water Inspectoral (RIEW) in Sofia has issued two fines on two separate accounts to Reality Products EOOD for "systematically contaminating the waters of Iskar River" near the Sofia vorough of Vrazdebna near the Kremikovtsi steel plant...read more...
- Baby daughter, who drank formula mixed with tap water, had been poisoned by Alamosa's water supply. Lindsey was one of more than 400 people sickened last year by salmonella bacteria, the worst disease outbreak from drinking water anywhere in the United States since 2004...read more...
- "Officials urge residents not to give infants 6 months and younger drinking water until nitrate levels decrease again"...read more...
- "State officials are testing more water wells in the Fort Lupton area after hearing from residents who want to know if they're in danger of the same problem that caused a neighbor's tap water to catch fire"...read more...
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