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See what researchers found when they tested a bottle of Fiji Water against a glass of tap water.

Why Filter Water? 5 Benefits of Clean Water

The question, "Why filter water?" can be easily answered after a few swigs of the pure liquid. Clean water does wonders for your body and your health!

Sulfur in your Water (Rotten Egg Smell)

The most common way to diagnose a contamination of sulfur or hydrogen sulfate in your home is the smell. To that end, there are simple steps you can take to eliminate this from your faucets.<br>Determine the Source<br>Your first order of business is to find the source -- in your drain, or in your water

When water supplies ebb, users go with the flow

Drought-tolerant alfalfa is an example of our ability to adapt to dry times

How do Wildfires — And Efforts to Abate Them — Affect the Nation’s Water Supplies?

More than 180 million people across the United States rely on forest watersheds to store, filter, and deliver the water that flows from their taps. Unfortunately, in many parts of the country, these watershed functions face an increasing risk of severe wildfire. Prescribed burning is one treatment that can reduce forest fuels and wildfire’s threats…

Aeration Systems Remove Excess Nutrients from Municipal Water Supplies

Several years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began an initiative to control excessive nitrogen and phosphorus pollution entering the Gulf of Mexico through watersheds. Although phosphorus and nitrogen are nutrients needed for aquatic plant and algal growth, excess amounts can have damaging effects. Farming states were under pressure to restore their surface water quality. Too Much Nitrogen &amp; Phosphorus

Last water service line with lead to be removed in Lansing

The public utility that serves Lansing is celebrating the replacement of its last lead water line.

Using Graywater and Stormwater to Enhance Local Water Supplies: An Assessment of Risks, Costs,...

Download a PDF of "Using Graywater and Stormwater to Enhance Local Water Supplies" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free.

Special coverage: Have SoCal's water supplies recovered?

Not all of the region's water sources have rebounded, despite above average rain and snow. Areas that don't import any water are still in conservation mode.

Watershed Monitoring Benefits Private Lands and Public Water Supplies

Different land uses have different impacts to water quality and quantity in waterbodies throughout the state

Tests of city-supplied water filters work, but only 'stop-gap measure'

City Safe Water Program is a lead water filtration system that removes lead  from one Regent Square home.

Opinion: Those Who Plan for Growth Should Plan for Water Services

We may clamor for development, but do we have the water utilities to support it?

Changing climate imperils global food and water supplies, new U.N. study finds

The world cannot avoid the worst impacts of climate change without overhauling the ways we grow food, raise livestock and manage forests, a major new study says.

Flint Will Start Shutting Off Water Service To Delinquent Customers

Imagine a restaurant forcing you to pay for a meal that made you sick. That's exactly what many Flint residents are going through right now due to the

What is non-revenue water? How can we reduce it for better water service?

A water tap in Rwanda. Photo credit: A'Melody Lee / World Bank Also available in 中文 [[tweetable]]In developing countries, roughly 45 million cubic meters of water are lost daily[[/tweetable]] with an economic value of over US$3 billion per year. A World Bank study puts [[tweetable]]the global estimate of physical water losses at 32 billion cubic meters each year[[/tweetable]], half of which occurs in developing countries. Water…

How to Check for Toilet Leaks

A leaking toilet can be annoying and wasteful. To check if your toilet has a leak, place a few drops of food coloring in the tank. If coloring is seen in the bowl without flushing, you have a leak. To pinpoint the leak, follow these simple steps: If the tank is not filling with water,…

‘Forever chemicals’ no more? These technologies aim to destroy PFAS in water

Researchers are developing a battery of new treatments to better target and ultimately obliterate fluorinated contaminants in water supplies

New technique helps remove chemical contaminants from water systems

Series of continuous-flow photoreactors to effectively remove chemical products and compounds, including pharmaceuticals and antibiotic residues, from water supplies.