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Category 3 Hurricane Rafael threatens west Cuba, heavy rain and storm surge to impact Florida Keys
HAPPENING NOW
Wednesday, November 6 2024

Why we need a continental approach to source water protection
Interview with Dr. Peter Leavitt, FRSC, Professor University of Regina, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Society The technology is available to preserve and maintain water quality in our lakes and rivers. When will social and political will align to protect continental water resources?

EPA National Pollution Prevention Training and Conference
December 10 -11, 2024, Washington, D.C.
Register by Nov 1, free to attend in person or remote. Sessions include presentations by P2 experts, participants learn about grants available, reducing pollution and finding alternatives, including some chemicals EPA has regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

INVASIVE SPECIES SPELL TROUBLE FOR NEW YORK’S BELOVED TAP WATER
Zebra mussels, hydrilla and now a waterflea have made their homes in New Croton Reservoir. - By Lauren Dalban, Inside Climate News
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How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
Part Two: Water-Gate: Built for urban overland flooding
As municipalities plan to defend critical infrastructure from frequent floods, having the right tool for the job is top priority

CWA CrimeBox
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction: Fiscal Year 2009; Case ID# CR_1954 (California)
Dredge material dumped illegally off Winter Island in violation of Clean Water Act results in $1.5 million penalty

Hazardous Spill File
Sheen noted on the Mississippi River in Region 7

Tropical Storm Rafael bearing down on Jamaica, intensifying rapidly
AFTER THE CLOSE
Tuesday, November 5 2024

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Maintaining drinking water quality through flood and fire
Rockdale County, Georgia During post-hurricane flooding, Biolab chemical fire broke out, spewing a toxic plume

"THE US IS FACING SIGNIFICANT STRAINS ON ITS WATER SUPPLY", JPMorgan Chase & Co Report - October 2024
Already overstretched, US water resources, are being further stressed by the boom in AI artificial intelligence.

PROMISE MADE; PROMISE KEPT
Canada launches long-awaited national independent agency to manage freshwater - by Julia-Simone Rutgers, The Narwhal
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Category 3 Hurricane Rafael threatens west Cuba, heavy rain and storm surge to impact Florida Keys
HAPPENING NOW
Wednesday, November 6 2024

Tropical Storm Rafael bearing down on Jamaica, intensifying rapidly
AFTER THE CLOSE
Tuesday, November 5 2024

Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 eyes Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba
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Monday, November 4 2024

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SDWA Profiles

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Bastrop Water System Grade A, no violations
BWA for water customers on Winn Rd

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Chatham Water System
Boil order for New Hope St. Clair water customers following mainline break

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New Orleans Carrollton Waterworks
Facility scores a D in Louisiana Department of Health assessment for 2023

SDWA Serious Violators
EPA inspection cycle ended March 31, 2024 65.4% of LA facilities in compliance

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HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS

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HABs back in Bayou Fortier

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Bluegreen widespread in Lake Pontchartrain

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SPILLS

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Sheen noted on the Mississippi River in Region 7

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Mineral oil spill in Region 3

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FLOWS

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Beryl filling the west and central LA waterways

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Beryl spikes streamflow levels in the west

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Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction: Fiscal Year 2009; Case ID# CR_1928 (California)
Oxnard, CA metal finisher sentenced for discharging toxic wastewater to the municipal treatment plant

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Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction: Fiscal Year 2010; Case ID# CR_1919 (California)
Ship Pilot sent to prison, ships owner fined 10 million for collision with San Francisco Bay Bridge tower, more than 2000 migratory birds wiped out including endangered pelicans and murrelets

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Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction: Fiscal Year 2008; Case ID# CR_1824 (California)
Dead ducks found in an oil slick tracked to a vessel in San Diego Bay

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Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction: Fiscal Year 2008; Case ID# CR_1823 (California)
Electroplator pleads guilty to discharging cyanide to Los Angeles public sanitary sewer, sent to prison

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