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Decentralized Systems, Education, Septic System

SepticSmart Home | Septic Onsite / Decentralized Systems | US EPA

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SepticSmart Home | Septic Onsite / Decentralized Systems | US EPA. Welcome to SepticSmart!Did you know that one-quarter of all U.S. homes have septic systems? Yours may be one of them. If you’re not properly maintaining your septic system, you’re not only hurting the environment, you’re putting your family’s health at risk—and may be flushing thousands of dollars down the drain.

EPA’s SepticSmart initiative is a nation-wide public education effort that aims to inform homeowners living on properties serviced by septic systems on the importance of properly maintaining their septic system and provide valuable resources to help homeowners make important decisions regarding their wastewater management needs. The initiative also provides resources for outreach organizations and government leaders who seek promote this message locally.

Learn more about how your septic system works and simple, everyday tips on how to properly maintain it.

Clean Water Act, Integrated Water Resources, Water, Water Conservation, Water~Energy Nexus

What to do about our unquenchable thirst for water | MLive.com

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What to do about our unquenchable thirst for water | MLive.com.

Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It, is the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy in the Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. Glennon visited MSU for a distinguished lecture series on water.

Climate Issues, Nutrient Management

Climate Change to Increase Lake Erie “Dead Zones” | Michigan Today

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Climate Change to Increase Lake Erie “Dead Zones” | Michigan Today.

The green scum shown in this image is the worst algae bloom Lake Erie has experienced in decades. (Landsat image created for NASA’s Earth Observatory by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using data provided courtesy of the United States Geological Survey.)

The green scum shown in this image is the worst algae bloom Lake Erie has experienced in decades. (Landsat image created for NASA’s Earth Observatory by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using data provided courtesy of the United States Geological Survey.)

Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of intense spring rain storms in the Great Lakes region throughout this century and will likely add to the number of harmful algal blooms and “dead zones” in Lake Erie, unless additional conservation actions are taken, says aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia.

Clean Water Act, Education, Environmental Health, Innovation In Sanitation, Urban & Suburban, Water

Common Cup Countdown | safedrinkingwaterdotcom

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Common Cup Countdown | safedrinkingwaterdotcom.

Common Cup Countdown

 

Posted on October 24, 2012

 

Samuel J. Crumbine

 

October 24, 2012:  Common Cup Countdown-6 days to the 100th anniversary of 1st U.S. drinking water regulation–excerpt from Kansas history.

“Homes. schools, trains, and public buildings all provided common drinking cups as had been the tradition for centuries in Europe and America. This custom especially aroused Dr. Crumbine’s ire [Samuel J. Crumbine was a public health advocate and member of the Kansas State Board of Health].

World Issues- Sanitation

Toilet Tales: China | PRI’s The World

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Toilet Tales: China | PRI’s The World.

With its flashy lights and fast construction, Ordos is a city on the make – a coal boomtown that boasts it’s now got the highest income per capita of any urban area in China – much of it, concentrated in the hands of a few coal, oil and natural gas tycoons. But less than a decade ago, Ordos was dingy, dusty and poor, with frequent cuts of water supply. That’s why it caught the eye of the Stockholm Environment Institute, which had successfully promoted the use of dry toilets in rural areas in developing countries, but wanted to see how they’d work in a city.

Clean Water Act

Clean Water Act marks 40th anniversary – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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Clean Water Act marks 40th anniversary11-1077a1963 oil on minnesota riverrope-swing-smallImages from the pastA collection of photos showing how far we’ve come — and how the CWA is still relevant.The nation’s law for protecting our most irreplaceable resource has been especially valuable to water-rich Minnesota. And it continues to serve us well. Every person deserves clean water—it is vital for Minnesota’s health, communities, environment, and economy.

via Clean Water Act marks 40th anniversary – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

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The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson | Online Resources

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The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson | Online Resources.

“It is the summer of 1854. Cholera has seized London with unprecedented intensity. A metropolis of more than 2 million people, London is just emerging as a one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure necessary to support its dense population – garbage removal, clean water, sewers – the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease no one knows how to cure.”

Decentralized Systems

Decentralized Systems

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Decentralized Systems.

WERF Knowledge Area: Decentralized Systems

WERF will improve the capacity of public and private agencies to respond to the increasing complexities of, and expanding need for, decentralized wastewater and stormwater systems, as part of an integrated water management approach. WERF will achieve this primarily through support of research and development projects that help communities, engineers, regulators, and others address critical knowledge and information gaps in decentralized systems.