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German American Water Forum offers free registration - Best Practices in Energy Efficiency and Industrial Water Systems. Cincinnati on November 10, 2011 more info
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City of Tiffin names the Borer Lift Station in honor of Brad Borer Advertiser-Tribune article
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"The Corrosion of America" by Bob Herbert, New York Times, October 26, 2010
If you had a leak in your roof or in the kitchen or basement, you’d probably think it a good idea to have it taken care of before matters got worse, and more expensive.
If only we had the same attitude when it comes to the vast and intricately linked water systems in the United States. Most of us take clean and readily available water for granted. But the truth is that the nation’s water systems are in sorry shape — deteriorating even as the population grows and demand increases.
Aging and corroded pipes are bursting somewhere every couple of minutes. Dilapidated sewer systems are contaminating waterways and drinking water. Many local systems are so old and inadequate — in some cases, so utterly rotten — that they are overwhelmed by heavy rain. Read the full op-ed article.
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The Columbus Dispatch has recently featured a series of articles that focus on the harmful effects of nonpoint source pollution harboring herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers that have come to inhabit national rivers and lakes through farm field wash-off from heavy rains.
The series, "Fouled by Farms", ran from October 10th-12th.
Check it out below: www.dispatch.com/live/content/special_reports/stories/2010/fouled-by-farms/index.html |
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Flu season is just around the corner. Check out EPA's Pandemic Flu Planning for the Water Sector. http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/pandemicflu.cfm |
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OWEA member Darin Wise, City of Newark, is featured on the Columbus NBC affiliate talking about Newark's biogas project, made possible using stimulus funds.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water would like to provide utility members and circuit riders with free access to WaterISAC Pro - a unique source of water and wastewater security and all-hazards information.
EPA believes widespread access to this information will increase overall Water Sector security and resiliency, and is therefore sponsoring free, 12-month subscriptions to WaterISAC Pro. WaterISAC Pro services include access to a secure online library of water security and emergency response information, contaminant databases, online tools for collaboration, weekly updates and, if necessary, alerts about water security incidents.
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Mercury Limits Disregarded, The Columbus Dispatch, January 17, 2010 |
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Seven Priorities for EPA’s Future |
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Medications May Lurk in the Drink of Water, The Columbus Dispatch, December 29, 2009 |