GAINESVILLE, Mo. — Residents who live in Gainseville, Missouri are experiencing water issues.
The City of Gainesville made a social post stating the well located on the west side was down on Friday, January 21. City officials say crews are currently working on restoring the well.
For more information, visit: https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/residents-in-gainesville-experiencing-a-water-shortage/
A St. Tammany Parish-owned water utility that has drawn a torrent of complaints from residents of Cross Gates and other neighborhoods it serves in the Slidell area will get nearly $23 million in upgrades thanks to money from the American Rescue Plan, Parish President Mike Cooper announced Monday.
For more information, visit: https://www.nola.com/news/article_3f5a5c96-7d5d-11ec-8daa-77f2f0ba8600.html
Chemicals in the firefighting foam used at the Emmaus Fire Department’s training facility for many years leached into the aquifer that serves the wells of the borough’s water system, accumulating to levels that prompted a health advisory from the Environmental Protection Agency.
For more information, visit: https://www.mcall.com/news/local/east-penn/mc-nws-emmaus-water-contamination-20220124-jhfi3fkgcrbr7krztztgbwolku-story.html
SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jupiter, the leading provider of predictive data and analytics for climate risk and resilience, today announced the most recent enhancements to ClimateScore Global™, the company’s flagship climate risk analytics tool that provides physical risk assessment for any point on the land surface of the planet through the year 2100. The new metrics predict future physical risk from extreme cold and local water stress, alongside existing analytics covering flooding, extreme precipitation, extreme heat, high wind, drought, wildfire, and hail.
For more information: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/01/19/2369498/0/en/Jupiter-Adds-New-Metrics-for-Extreme-Cold-and-Local-Water-Stress-to-ClimateScore-Global-Analytics-Platform.html
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The Walnut Valley Water District issued water restrictions Tuesday in response to the state’s ongoing drought situation.
The WVWD Board of Directors declared a level 2 water shortage, which calls for a 20% drop in water use.
For more information, visit: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-water-restrictions-in-place-for-thousands-in-diamond-bar-pomona-walnut/ar-AASWFJj
MAGDALENA, N.M. – Mayor Richard Rumpf drives slowly through town — population 870 — and gestures toward the new ambulance, the volunteer fire department that he captains, the library housed in a converted train station. His role in the community spans everything from substitute teaching at the local school — “State champs again,” he says proudly of the boys basketball team — to playing Santa Claus in the Christmas parade.
For more information, visit: https://www.demingheadlight.com/story/news/2022/01/18/how-much-water-does-new-mexico-have/6559502001/
The Coastside County Water District last week approved new policies meant to incentivize water conservation and keep the agency financially stable during droughts. The move caps a yearslong process that could be a glimpse at future costs should droughts continue to be longer and more frequent.
For more information, visit: https://www.hmbreview.com/news/ccwd-adopts-new-water-shortage-rates/article_4da46564-7946-11ec-871c-d7413a5959fe.html
The local water district for wealthy Southern California communities in an enclave nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains is taking a more aggressive approach to conservation as the drought drags on despite a wet winter start
For more information, visit: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/celeb-heavy-los-angeles-suburb-tough-water-wasters-82357427
China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander just marked a historic first: The spacecraft became the first to detect water on the moon at its landing site in real time.
Chang’e 5 found water at its landing site near Oceanus Procellarum on the moon’s near side, using an instrument that detects water by determining spectral reflectance measurements of regolith (soil) and rocks.
For more information, please visit: https://www.space.com/china-change-5-lander-finds-water-moon
More than 100 projects aimed at improving water quality across Florida have been awarded a large sum of money by the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office has announced.
The 103 wastewater and springs projects will receive $481 million and will help reduce the total amount of nitrogen in Florida’s waterways by more than 700,000 pounds per year, the governor’s office says.
For more information, please visit: https://www.wtsp.com/amp/article/news/regional/florida/desantis-481-million-water-quality-projects-florida/67-54c2fa8d-030f-4dde-9dfa-8620904f87a0
GET WET! 