The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Safe Taps Program is one of 17 federal semifinalists for the 2001 Innovations in American Government Awards.
Prompted by water restrictions and fed up with the demands of keeping a rectangle of grass in crew cut, perpetual green, some homeowners are giving up on the traditional lawn.
A new floating device, which acts as a one-stop shop for river quality and can be contacted by researchers via cell phone for downloads, is undergoing testing.
Washington Gov. Gary Locke has signed into law a water reform measure that offers - among other benefits - a tax incentive plan for water utilities that invest in qualifying water use efficiency measures.
The debate on whether hot water once rose within Yucca Mountain and might someday flood a nuclear waste repository received an airing before a high-ranking science advisory panel.
A National Drinking Water Advisory Council subgroup held its first meeting to discuss the cost implications of implementing pending arsenic-in-drinking-water regulation.