sewage

A look at farm runoff and the worsening algae plague

Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Chemicals and…

7 years ago

Water board reports highlighted health risk before hepatitis outbreak

San Diego officials were informed repeatedly of the dangers of disease-carrying runoff from homeless encampments into area waterways, as far…

7 years ago

Private water wells in Texas test positive for contamination after Harvey

Nearly 60 percent of samples from 50 private water wells in Harris County tested positive for the bacteria sometimes found…

7 years ago

Factory Farms and Superstorms Don’t Mix

Hurricane impacts in coastal areas are generally from high winds and dangerous storm surge. In inland areas, flooding from heavy…

7 years ago

Owners of private water wells should test well after floods

Texas Well Owner Network photo Owners of private water wells whose wells flooded from the recent rains should assume that…

7 years ago