Water shortages in England could threaten food supply
England is facing more serious water shortages that put it's food production at risk
England suffered a drought last year and there's potential for the dry conditions to continue into this summer
"63% of rivers below the level that they should be"
Additionally, due to cold weather in Spain and North Africa some supermarkets have had to ration vegetables
In addition to being an economic issue, this has potential to be a national security issue
Water industry was privatized in 1989 and some water companies sold reservoirs
Raises interesting questions about what crops should be grown where
Salt Lake City needs to address potential of Great Salt Lake drying up
As the Great Salt Lake shrinking due to increasing demands on its water, the city is at risk of being exposed to toxic chemicals underneath the lakebed
This includes arsenic and mercury
Some estimate the lake could disappear within 5 years
Boston's water supplier (MWRA) will temporarily halt flouride treatments
MWRA which serves 61 communities and 3.1M people in the Boston area will halt flouride treatments
Halt will begin in March and continue for about 90 days
This has been signed off on by state agencies, but as a resident I have seen relatively little coverage
Vermont's waster water infrastructure gets a D
Infrastructure in Vermont got a C, but wastewater treatment got a D+
Vermont is highly reliant on privately owned septic systems
"Permits issued to repair failed wastewater systems increased by more than 20%, but annual investments in wastewater infrastructure decreased by $17M"
EPA is expected to announce EPA proposal on PFAS in water
In March the EPA is expected to announce guidance for PFAS water standards
Published it's decision to regulate PFAS in 2021
Water users wil benefit from this, but this should also drive investment in many water companies for both measurement and control of PFAS levels