Congratulations to Brandy Bossle, winner of the WQS poster award granted this year at the National Meeting in Little Rock. Her poster was entitled: Mercury Bioaccumulation in Bluegill and Largemouth Bass From a Hunting and Fishing Site in South Carolina, USA
New York Times Water News
- Taiwan's Drought Pits Chip Makers Against FarmersThe island is going to great lengths to keep water flowing to its all-important semiconductor industry, including shutting off irrigation to legions of rice growers.
- In Iraq, Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian MarshesOnce vengefully drained by Saddam Hussein, the wetlands in southeastern Iraq have since been partially restored. Now the region and its isolated settlements face a new set of challenges.
- Possible Second Breach at Florida Reservoir Is Investigated and Ruled OutThe authorities said more pumps were expected to be used in the hopes of doubling the volume of water being removed, to up to 100 million gallons a day.
EPA Water News
- EPA proposes settlement with Arrow Midstream to resolve produced water releases on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North DakotaDENVER – Today the U.S.
- EPA Issues Record of Decision Related to Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts on the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York CityNEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Record of Decision that evaluates impacts of the current and expected future volume of combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges to the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York City.
- EPA begins final thermal treatment phase of soil cleanup at the Velsicol Superfund site in St. Louis, MichiganCHICAGO (April 12, 2021) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy today began the last phase of in-place thermal treatment of contaminated soil at the Velsicol Chemical Corp. Superfund site at 500 N. Bankson St. in St. Louis.