Military residents near Hawaii’s Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam began to find something distasteful: their tap water smelled like gasoline. On Friday, Navy officials confirmed that petroleum had contaminated a well serving the Navy water system.
FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.businessinsider.com/pearl-harbor-water-petroleum-crisis-2021-12
The largest parts of Minnesota’s $6.8 billion share of the $1.2 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are headed to roads, bridges and public transportation. But the biggest slice after that will help address an issue that affects cities and towns throughout Minnesota: clean water.
FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2021/12/theres-big-money-for-water-quality-issues-in-the-federal-infrastructure-bill-what-that-means-for-minnesota/
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Key Honolulu aquifer may also be at risk as residents say they face stomach pain and headaches
FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/03/hawaii-drinking-water-contamination-navy
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Navy officials with Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam held several meetings with community members affected by the ongoing water issues.
FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.khon2.com/local-news/navy-to-hold-town-halls-with-housing-communities-affected-by-ongoing-water-issues/
Most tap water in Alabama meets federal drinking water standards, but that doesn’t mean that it is free of contaminants like arsenic, lead and potentially harmful disinfection byproducts.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/11/06/alabama-utilities-how-to-know-if-tap-water-contaminated/6275034001/
This fall Colorado has launched two new programs, one aimed at removing firefighting foam containing so-called “forever chemicals” from fire departments, military bases and other properties and an emergency grant program aimed at helping communities where the chemicals have appeared in drinking water.
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Navy officials are investigating reports of a chemical smell in the drinking water at multiple homes in military housing areas for Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.
Decaying infrastructure and pollution from toxic “forever chemicals” are causing tens of millions of United States residents to drink contaminated water, increasing the risk of cancer and other ailments, according to a new report.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/3/dangerous-forever-chemicals-contaminate-us-tap-water-report
San Francisco declared a water shortage emergency and is calling for a 10% reduction across its regional system, Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/24/us/san-francisco-water-shortage-emergency/index.html
