The EPA's National Center for Environmental Research is seeking research proposals by Sept. 17 from U.S. academic and nonprofit institutions and state and local governments for $6 million in grants earmarked for four areas of research on chemical and microbial drinking water contaminants.
A new technique that uses an inexpensive, disposable fiber optics telemetry system to relay real-time information about the drilling process is garnering attention in the oil and gas industry.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it does not need to issue a standard of quality regulation for bottled water in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) issuance of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) for the control of cryptosporidium contamination in surface water sources for public drinking water.
The EPA recently won commitments from 36 chemical manufacturers to provide information critical to evaluating the potential health risks to children from 20 commonly used chemicals.
Earlier this year, the Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Ground Water Associations presented the Pacific Northwest Expo, a biennial event that features the latest products, technologies and services for the ground water industry.
Some 5,000 homeowners in 15 Santa Clarita Valley housing developments will benefit from a $41 - million settlement approved by a state court to be paid primarily by builders, plumbers and water softening companies who installed defective foreign-made galvanized steel water pipes.
A proposed deal would allow the Regional Water Infrastructure Authority to access low-interest bonding for a planned $400-million pipeline to carry raw water from the Pueblo Reservoir to Colorado Springs.
The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals, challenging the Bush administration's suspension of the new arsenic-in-tap-water standard.
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