Water Pricing - Circle of Blue
WEBJun 18, 2019 · 2010-2018 water rates data from 30 major U.S. cities. The interactive graphs show average monthly residential water prices for three levels of consumption and the annual percent change.
Map: The Shrinking Ogallala Aquifer - Circle of Blue
WEBIrrigation brought fat harvests to the plains. But the water is disappearing. Industrial agriculture on the Great Plains began in the 1950s when mechanized pumps and sprinkler irrigation systems allowed trillions of gallons of water to be pulled each year from the Ogallala Aquifer, the primary water supply for parts of eight states.
Water Scarcity in India - Circle of Blue
WEBDec 4, 2018 · After two consecutive years of weak monsoons 330 million people in India, a quarter of the country’s population, are affected by a severe drought.
Flint Water Crisis - Circle of Blue
WEBIn April 2014, an ill-fated decision to switch water sources triggered a series of governance and infrastructure failures that contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan’s seventh largest city, with high levels of lead.
HotSpots H2O: New UN Report Details Global Progress ... - Circle …
WEBJun 24, 2019 · A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) finds that 2.2 billion people, more than a quarter of the global population, live far below contemporary standards for safe water and sanitation.
Infographic: America's Septic Systems - Circle of Blue
WEBOct 16, 2015 · Nearly one-fifth of U.S. households are not connected to a public sewer. More than 21 million households in the United States use septic systems — not a public sewer — to trap and filter their toilet waste.
Explainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?
WEBSep 30, 2020 · Setting Limits. The process for setting federal drinking water contaminant limits, which is overseen by the EPA, was not designed to be speedy. First, the EPA identifies a list of several dozen unregulated chemical and microbial contaminants that might be harmful. Then water utilities, which are in charge of water quality monitoring, test their treated water to see what shows up.
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Infographic: The Age of U.S. Drinking Water Pipes - Circle of Blue
WEBFeb 18, 2016 · Brett writes about agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and the politics and economics of water in the United States. He also writes the Federal Water Tap, Circle of Blue’s weekly digest of U.S. government water news.He is the winner of two Society of Environmental Journalists reporting awards, one of the top honors in American environmental journalism: first place for explanatory reporting ...
Price of Water 2019: Even Without Federal ... - Circle of Blue
WEBJun 18, 2019 · Average price of water in 30 large cities showed smallest annual increase since 2010, survey finds. By Brett Walton Circle of Blue. In the third year of the Trump administration, Congress and the White House have repeatedly discussed a multi-trillion dollar investment in the country’s roads, dams, levees, telecommunication networks, power grids, drinking water pipes, and sewage treatment plants.