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The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) is a regional water authority in the U.S. state of Michigan.It provides drinking water treatment, drinking water distribution, wastewater collection, and wastewater treatment services for the Southeast Michigan communities, including Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, among others.
Topsoil runoff from farm, central Iowa (2011). Water pollution in the United States is a growing problem that became critical in the 19th century with the development of mechanized agriculture, mining, and manufacturing industries—although laws and regulations introduced in the late 20th century have improved water quality in many water bodies. [1]
Detroit has been in a water crisis since 2014, the time that the city was in bankruptcy, when the DWSD shut off water of residents who had missed payments. [8] In 2014, half of customers were behind on payments and the average amount of money customers who were behind on payments owed was $560. [9] The numbers have only increased.
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Groundwater pollution (also called groundwater contamination) occurs when pollutants are released to the ground and make their way into groundwater.This type of water pollution can also occur naturally due to the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent, contaminant, or impurity in the groundwater, in which case it is more likely referred to as contamination rather than pollution.
The problem with brewery wastewater. Each barrel of beer (about 31 gallons) produces about seven barrels of wastewater, according to the Brewers Association.After evaporation, about 70% of that ...
Ambrose argued, "Flint water today is safe by all Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality standards, and the city is working daily to improve its quality." [ 163 ] In August 2015, it was found that local organizations observed that high concentrations of chloride caused the water to be orange and that ...