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Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems

Posted Tue, 2010/12/21 - 9:58am by RCAP

EPA is releasing the Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems guidance document. This guidance provides information on flexible tools and techniques that may help a public water system (PWS) tailor a program to meet its water-loss prevention needs and maintain its infrastructure to deliver clean, safe drinking water to customers – often a significant challenge for the operator of PWSs and particularly for small water systems.

AP Texas News: Driller denies that it contaminated Texas aquifer

Posted Fri, 2010/12/10 - 10:52am by RCAP

This article was originally posted Dec. 8 here

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
Associated Press © 2010 The Associated Press

HOUSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency order against a Texas gas driller Tuesday, accusing the company of contaminating an aquifer and giving it 48 hours to provide clean drinking water to affected residents and begin taking steps to resolve the problem.

KUAR-FM (Arkansas): Officials require disclosure of gas drilling "frack" fluids

Posted Fri, 2010/12/10 - 10:47am by RCAP

This story was originally posted Dec. 7 here

By Kelly MacNeil

Arkansas just became one of the first states in the country to require drilling companies to disclose what chemicals they’re using to crack open shale rock to extract natural gas.