Water Treatment articles, editorials and views from the field

Yet Another Reason to Treat Well Water

A Potential Link between Well Water Contaminants & Bladder Cancer   Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered that people drinking well water may be at an increased risk of bladder cancer. The research team believes that this elevated bladder cancer risk may stem specifically from pesticide contamination in the well water. Another variable, solar UV radiation, is a predictor of bladder cancer in men; for...

An Outpouring of Technology for Water Utilities

Online Resource Center + GIS = One Smooth Operation   Water, wastewater, and storm water facility operators now have web access to information designed expressly for water utility geographic...

Mercury in Indiana’s Waterways

Indiana Precipitation Cleaner, but Streams Deteriorated   While mercury is an infrequent contaminant in drinking water, private well owners are responsible for testing their own water. The...

Pharmaceuticals Taint Water Supply

One Out of Six Face Problem   Following an Associated Press report that shows at least 46 million Americans may have pharmaceuticals in their water, water treatment workers need to educate...

The Latest Water News from the EPA

Arsenic in California?   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered eleven public drinking water systems in California to reduce their levels of arsenic or face $32,500 in...

Are You Ready for your Small Water System Certification?

Quiz Yourself   The Association of Boards of Certification in Ames, Iowa (www.abccert.org) assists states and provinces with environmental programs; they certify over 150,000 water and...