AWS - Water News

Even if your drinking water gets a ‘passing grade,’ it may not be safe

10/27/2019

An empty glass in hand, you turn on the faucet to quench your thirst. But what exactly are you drinking? That question and all its public health implications have undergone greater scrutiny in recent years, yet the overall safety of the U.S. water system is far from assured, experts say.

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Aquarius Brands Continues Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts

10/3/2019

As part of our Hurricane Dorian relief effort, Aquarius Brands has donated 2 of our AquaBoy Pro IIs to Austin-based charity, Life Pods Corp ( https://lifepodcorps.org/ ). These units are being included in their LifePod housing units – an initial pod will be sent to Great Abaco Island (and one to Newark, NJ – to help with lead crisis). Life Pods also builds WaterPods (which will include commercial-size AquaBoys) and a PowerPod (powered by equipment from Ohm International) that supplies electricity from solar and gensets. The project, which is a collaboration amongst Life Pods, Aquarius Brands, OHM International and Renewable Energy Solution is planned to scale up to produce up to 9,000 gallons of water.

Potentially harmful 'forever chemical' PFAS found in drinking water for 7.5 million California residents: Report

9/29/2019

A potentially harmful chemical has been found in drinking water systems that serve about 7.5 million California residents, according to a report by a nonprofit environmental organization.

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Australia Is Close To Exhausting Their Drinking Water

9/26/2019

A ton of Australian cities will soon run out of drinkable water as some parts of the country have been in a drought-like situation for a while now. With climate becoming more radical globally, Australia has been facing continuous surge of water shortages and droughts.

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Major Cruise Line to Abandon Plastic Water Bottles

9/25/2019

Norwegian Cruise Line, the world’s third-biggest cruise company, aims to switch its fleet to paper-based water cartons by 2021.

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Florida’s expanding population applies pressure on water supplies

9/25/2019

The Florida Office of Economic & Demographic Research says the statewide daily demand for water, 6.4 billion gallons as of 2015, is projected to increase by 17% in the next 20 years to more than 7.5 billion gallons as the population climbs to 25.2 million.

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From Flint to Newark to Pittsburgh: Why do American Cities Fail to Protect Our Water?

8/28/2019

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: A U.S. city is facing a public health crisis, after years of denying that it had a problem with lead in its drinking water supply. In 2016, that would have been a reference to Flint, Michigan. This week, it’s Newark, New Jersey, where city officials on Sunday resorted to handing out bottled water to affected residents.

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Newark's lead contamination crisis could be worse than Flint's. Residents say the city is handling it all wrong.

8/28/2019

As residents of Newark, New Jersey, trickled into St. Stephan's Grace Community church on July 17, the air outside was muggy and the sun beat down hard. It was the kind of day that made you want a glass of water.

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Water costs are rising across the U.S. — here's why

8/28/2019

Americans this year will pay an average of $104 per month in water and wastewater bills, up more than 30% in less than a decade.

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NJ, Newark Mayor address the water Crisis

8/26/2019

The U.S.A. municipal water crisis is growing - Portland, Providence, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Fort Wayne, Flint and Newark are all having supply problems due to lead in sources, service lines, consumer pipes, drinking fountains and even faucets. Bottled water in plastic vessels is not a long-term solution and it harms the environment. But making our own water can help immediately and far into the future.

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