Department of Environmental Protection

Toilet to tap? Daytona Beach experiments with turning treated wastewater into drinking waterToilet to tap? Daytona Beach experiments with turning treated wastewater into drinking water

Toilet to tap? Daytona Beach experiments with turning treated wastewater into drinking water

The city of Daytona Beach is part of a new pilot program to experiment with turning treated wastewater into drinking…

7 years ago
Environmental Groups Sue Newark Over Lead in Drinking WaterEnvironmental Groups Sue Newark Over Lead in Drinking Water

Environmental Groups Sue Newark Over Lead in Drinking Water

Photo by Gabriel Rocha/Flickr The Natural Resources Defense Council and Newark Education Workers Caucus have taken the city of Newark,…

7 years ago
New York City’s $1 Billion Leaking Water Infrastructure RepairNew York City’s $1 Billion Leaking Water Infrastructure Repair

New York City’s $1 Billion Leaking Water Infrastructure Repair

(Photo: The tunnel boring machine excavating the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel. Credit: NYC Water on YouTube) The world’s longest tunnel…

7 years ago

DEP using water insects to measure waterway health

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is making public aquatic life sampling results from across the state. The data is…

7 years ago
New Jersey Sets First Binding State Limits for Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking WaterNew Jersey Sets First Binding State Limits for Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water

New Jersey Sets First Binding State Limits for Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water

Regulators adopt strictest standards in the nation. Photo: Groundwater in Salem County, New Jersey, has been contaminated by perfluorinated chemicals…

7 years ago