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Californians won’t be able to water their lawns for 48 hours after rainstorms or let their sprinkles run onto the sidewalk under new mandatory water restrictions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For the second time in a decade, Californians will face mandatory restrictions governing their outdoor water use as the state endures another drought and voluntary conservation efforts have fallen short.

For more information, visit: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/california-imposes-water-restrictions-drought-drags-82073534

The military weapons and equipment facility in Chambersburg is monitoring for dangerous chemicals that may be present in local residents’ drinking water.

FOR FULL ARTICLE/ VIDEO: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/water-contamination-testing-to-begin-letterkenny-army-depot/521-989be8b3-6322-4e0a-9736-6c78910c79c1

A new report released Monday finds that surface water quality on Cape Cod has degraded for the third year in a row.

FOR FULL ARTICLE:https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/01/03/cape-cod-water-pollution-report

ADRIAN — State officials last month released a management plan for improving Lake Erie water quality, but environmental groups say the plan is flawed.

FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.lenconnect.com/story/news/environment/2022/01/04/michigan-lake-erie-watershed-plan-curb-harmful-algal-blooms/9082933002/

Significantly more water cleanup efforts are possible in Iowa in 2022 thanks in part to the state’s $1.24 billion budget surplus, multiple environmental advocates told Axios.

FOR FULL ARTICLE:https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2022/01/03/clean-iowa-water-natural-resources-trust-fund

HONOLULU (KHON2) — According to Lt. Gov. Josh Green, a cart that was being driven inside of a Red Hill Navy Facility tunnel rammed into a pipe and ruptured it. The accident caused fuel to leak out from the pipe and has now been linked to the water contamination of a Navy well.

FOR FULL ARTICLE/VIDEO: https://www.khon2.com/local-news/lt-green-says-contaminated-navy-water-linked-to-cart-crashing-into-and-rupturing-red-hill-pipe/amp/

TOLLAND — The Town Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized spending up to $50,000 in federal COVID relief funds to pay for engineering and a cost analysis study of well water contamination in town.

FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/tolland/tolland-council-oks-funds-for-well-water-contamination-study/article_9b2eeb5e-68c7-11ec-8a10-474c0850fb94.html

MATHIS, Texas — The city of Mathis has been notified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that their maximum water contamination level has been exceeded.

FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/city-of-mathis-receives-water-contamination-notice-from-tceq?_amp=true

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Whether the Navy will have to remove its Red Hill fuel hangs in the balance of a state hearing over a massive military water contamination crisis. Always Investigating follows up on a stunning revelation at a Department of Health hearing.

FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.khon2.com/always-investigating/navy-fuel-spill-10-times-larger-than-first-revealed-water-crisis-came-6-months-later/

COVID-19 has emptied office building and shuttered stores, crippling America’s downtowns. But if climate scientists are right, a slower moving foe — flooding — could pose an even greater risk, threatening to drown the nation’s commercial real estate.

FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-flooding-businesses-2022/