My wife and I had plumbers in last week to work on our en-suite bathroom shower, which had stopped getting hot.
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals," in drinking water. Two types, PFOA and PFOS, will be limited to 4 parts per trillion, the lowest level that tests can reliably detect. The agency says it will reduce exposure for 100 million people and prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancer. Utilities groups, however, say the EPA is underestimating the rule's cost and overestimating its benefits. They argue water rates will go up and struggling utilities will only struggle more. The Biden administration has made protecting drinking water a priority.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced the release of the state’s updated water plan, which garnered both support and criticism.
I’m a homeowner, and as a friend of mine likes to say, “own a house, own a project.” For me, maintenance has become an unwelcome but expected …
New research bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases in the U.S. Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections. That's according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday. It found that over the course of a week, there was a 32% likelihood the tests would detect the presence of at least one person infected with mpox in a population ranging from thousands to millions. The testing is now a staple of COVID-19 tracking. And CDC is now using it for flu and RSV too. Soon, the agency plans to start watching for germs that are resistant to antibiotics and some food poisoning bugs.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors pledged $15 million this month to combat flooding in the northern part of the county and parts of Sa…
California water agencies could soon turn wastewater into drinking water. The California Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved new rules for turning water from toilets and other uses into drinking water. State officials believe the rules will help the drought-prone state have a more reliable source of drinking water. California is the second state to approve statewide regulations for the direct use of recycled wastewater. Colorado approved similar regulations last year. The rules require water agencies to let customers know before they start doing this. Water agencies in San Diego and Los Angeles already have plans to recycle wastewater.
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The San Mateo County Planning Commission shared its support for breaking a nearly 45,000-square-foot parcel in the unincorporated Emerald Lake…
California’s drought may be over, for now, but I continue to scrutinize my water bill whenever it arrives, making sure I’m not wasting water. …
