Officials project Coalinga, Calif., will use up its allotted water before the end of the year — possibly forcing the city to buy water at exorbitant prices. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/a-california-citys-water-supply-is-expected-to-run-out-in-two-months/ Continue reading A California city’s water supply is expected to run out in two months
‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started. – POLITICO State and local governments across the country are suing manufacturers of toxic chemicals that are contaminating much of the nation’s drinking … Continue reading ‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/whidbey-island-waters-undergoing-testing-will-be-dyed-red-on-monday/ The waters of Whidbey Island will run red Monday with the fluorescent hue of rhodamine, a non-toxic dye being used by the state to survey wastewater movement and its impact on local shellfish. The Washington Department of Health is evaluating … Continue reading Whidbey Island waters undergoing testing will be dyed red
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WACOISLAND/bulletins/327e2fe …I want to share with you … a meeting to discuss PFAS in our drinking water, with John Lovie, president of the Whidbey Island Water Systems Associations; Keith Higman, Island County Public Health Director; and Heather Korteum, Island County Environmental Health Manager. On June 15th the EPA announced new Lifetime Health Advisories (LHAs) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) which in some cases are over 10,000 times lower than the LHA numbers we have been working with in the water systems and private wells around the Navy facilities on Whidbey Island. This means that levels we thought were safe … Continue reading Commissioner Bacon’s newsletter discusses PFAS
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/05/saint-gobain-textile-company-toxic-pfas?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Continue reading ‘They all knew’: textile company misled regulators about use of toxic PFAS, documents show
DDT ocean dumping in L.A. even worse than expected – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) Continue reading History of DDT ocean dumping off L.A. coast even worse than expected, EPA finds
Saltwater Intrusion, a “Slow Poison” to East Coast Drinking Water – Circle of Blue Saltwater intrusion refers to the landward movement of seawater into freshwater systems. It’s a game of density: saltwater is denser than freshwater, so it remains underneath the freshwater in water tables. When the freshwater volume decreases, saltwater begins to take its place. Mixing then occurs, contaminating the whole supply. At high concentrations of salt in drinking water, people can develop hypertension, which exacerbates pre-existing health conditions and puts the elderly at higher risk of stroke. Continue reading Saltwater Intrusion, a “Slow Poison” to East Coast Drinking Water
Update: Bellwether Trial Date Set for PFAS Multidistrict Litigation Lawsuit | Water & Wastes Digest (wwdmag.com) Continue reading Update: Bellwether Trial Date Set for PFAS Multidistrict Litigation Lawsuit
California drought official quits, blasting Newsom for ‘gut wrenching’ inaction https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-28/california-drought-official-blasts-newsom-administration Continue reading California drought official quits, blasting Newsom for ‘gut wrenching’ inaction
https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-water-can-arizona-citizens-use-the-tools-of-democracy-to-preserve-the-states-dwindling-water How a group of ‘scrappy’ locals are working to create Arizona’s first citizen-initiated groundwater management area. Continue reading Can Arizona citizens use the tools of democracy to preserve the state’s dwindling water? — High Country News – Know the West