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The four-minute warning was a public alert system conceived by the British Government during the Cold War and operated between 1953 and 1992. The name derived from the approximate length of time from the point at which a Soviet nuclear missile attack against the United Kingdom could be confirmed and the impact of those missiles on their targets.
Long Beach utility officials are asking residents in three ZIP Codes to boil their water before drinking following a water main break in North Long Beach late Wednesday night.
EPA illustration of lead sources in residential buildings Infographic about lead in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is a United States federal regulation that limits the concentration of lead and copper allowed in public drinking water at the consumer's tap, as well as limiting the permissible amount of pipe corrosion occurring due to the water itself. [1]
In early US history, drinking water quality in the country was managed by individual drinking water utilities and at the state and local level. In 1914 the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) published a set of drinking water standards, pursuant to existing federal authority to regulate interstate commerce , and in response to the 1893 Interstate ...
Tap water is the most cost-efficient way to get your water, and it’s subject to testing by your municipality, Stapleton points out. The Safe Drinking Water Act, which was passed by Congress in ...
The next year, officials sent out a 12-page brochure, burying news of the problem at the bottom of page 3, after boasting that the utility “delivers safe drinking water that meets or surpasses ...
The 2010 Boston water emergency occurred on May 1, 2010, when a water pipe in Weston, Massachusetts, broke and began flooding into the Charles River. This led to unsanitary water conditions in the greater Boston area , which resulted in Governor Deval Patrick declaring a state of emergency and an order for residents to boil drinking water . [ 1 ]
A major water main break in the Bronx caused severe flooding and left cars submerged in feet of water on Monday night, FDNY officials said. The main burst around 7:30 p.m. on Webster Avenue ...