Tag: drinking water
News on tap: New York City Drinking Water
By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D.
Drinking water safety has been in the news. A few years ago, the community of Flint, Michigan struggled with lead contamination...
Maryland Infrastructure Receives a “C” in 2020 Infrastructure Report Card
Overall condition of roads and bridges better than national average— with bridges among best in the nation, but aging systems and dense population pose...
Civil Engineers to Grade Maryland’s Infrastructure in Virtual News Conference
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will virtually unveil its 2020 Report Card for Maryland’s Infrastructure on March 19,...
Stantec Team chosen to lead design for Bull Run Filtration Project to improve water...
Portland invests in filtration and other improvements to its currently unfiltered Bull Run water supply
Stantec, in association with Carollo Engineers and other local firms,...
Colorado Civil Engineers to Grade Colorado’s Infrastructure
DENVER, Colo. — The Colorado Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers will unveil its 2020 Report Card for Colorado’s Infrastructure on Thursday, January 30, 2020....
EPA Moves Forward on Key Drinking Water Priority Under PFAS Action Plan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent the proposed regulatory determination for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in drinking water to the Office...
EPA Announces Water Workforce Initiative to Help Recruit and Prepare the Next Generation of...
WASHINGTON (September 24, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Water Workforce Initiative to help cities and communities across the country...
McCarthy Undertaking Three Phases of Houston’s Northeast Water Purification Plant
In order to meet the needs of a growing population and to shift from reliance on groundwater to surface water as the source for...
EPA Researchers Help Communities Protect Drinking Water Systems from Lead
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers Michael Schock and Darren Lytle are leading research to better understand the science of water chemistry, treatment, and infrastructure to help water system managers and local communities prevent lead from getting into drinking water.
