Drinking water regulations articles
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Drinking water for 268,000 Coloradans exceeds new limits on ‘forever chemicals.’ How will providers find millions to fix the water?
The 27 water systems identified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment as exceeding the new standards range in size from Thornton, which serves about 155,000 customers, to Dawn of Hope Ranch, a religious retreat in Teller County that serves 55 people.
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Don’t drink the water
Some 5,000 people who live in El Chaparral, Mijas, have been told not to drink the tap water as there is a “presence of higher values of trihalomethanes”, according to the analysis of the Junta de Andalucía. Trihalomethanes are a byproduct of the water treatment process. They are formed when natural organic material, such as […]
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Humanity needs more drinking water. Are desalination plants the answer?
From Corpus Christi's plans for the state's first seawater plant, to a brackish water plant in Katy, we explore pursuits across the state, and whether it's all a good idea.