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These companies will be on-call to address a variety of potential issues for homeowners within a five-mile radius of the new Hyundai wells. 

For now, most Butte residents can safely use their tap water again—but the situation remains under close watch as environmental authorities continue to test and assess water quality.

Seven major challenges faced by drilling contractors, ranging from urban site constraints and extreme weather to permitting complications and on-the-fly problem solving.

“These investments will make drinking water systems more resilient to future storms, helping to ensure that communities have uninterrupted access to healthy water,” said NCDEQ Secretary Reid Wilson.

Authorized under the 2009 SECURE Water Act, the NGWMN is also used by the Bureau of Reclamation to report on risks to western water resources.

Drilling holes in the ground brings some unique challenges and a quirky attraction that are not common with other types of heavy equipment operation. When we drill into the ground, we drill into the unknown formation that lies beneath our feet.

Others have voiced concern that the administration’s emphasis on permitting reform and energy expansion could ultimately prioritize industry growth over ecosystem health.

Cyber attackers have taken notice of the U.S. water and wastewater systems sector, “and utility size simply doesn’t matter” to the attackers, said Jennifer Lyn Walker, WaterISAC’s director of infrastructure cyber defense

Purdue-led team develops a scalable water treatment that doesn’t just trap PFAS and other contaminants – it destroys them. 

“Paige did a great job as Associate CFO in the first administration,” said former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “She has the experience and knowledge the agency needs.”