Articles Tagged with ''drinking water''

Speculated water utilities deal is official, following federal trial halt June 5 of a $100-million claim by Stuart, Fla., which seeks to recover from chemicals firm mitigation costs to reduce contamination in its drinking water supply.

The city's federally named water manager said funding would address major water system leaks and boost pumping capacity.

June 5 trial of manufacturer 3M also halts as firm and municipal attorneys seek time to craft what one media report termed a possible $10B settlement to include toxic impact compensation for other US water systems, towns and cities.

New report says huge investment must happen in low- and middle-income countries "just to achieve universal access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030."

Plan calls for construction of a desalination plant on the Sea of Cortez in Mexico and a 200-mile pipeline to transport water to a reservoir west of Phoenix.

The $5-million project is part of a slate of work that includes a $108-million water treatment plant rehabilitation.

As drought-plagued western states watch their water sources literally dry up, California is digging deeper.

But it will be weeks until funds are actually released to states.

Agency plan for so-called forever chemicals include regulation under the federal Safe Water Drinking Act and under the Superfund law