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The Pohatcong Valley Groundwater Contamination superfund site is located in Warren County, Franklin Township, Washington Township, and Washington Borough in New Jersey. It was recognized in the 1970s but not designated into the National Priorities List until 1989.
Although not a water pollution control law per se, the Water Supply Management Act (N.J.S.A. 58:1A-1 et seq.) deals with a related topic: ensuring that surface and ground water diversions do not exceed the sustainable yield of available water resources and do not adversely impact existing users of a particular lake, river, stream, etc.
Backflow prevention device. The simplest, most reliable way to provide backflow prevention is to provide an air gap.An air gap is simply an open vertical space between any device that connects to a plumbing system (like a valve or faucet) and any place where contaminated water can collect or pool.
The town of Rockaway Borough’s initial action to the contamination of the water in 1981 was to install a carbon water treatment system to get rid of the pollution in the water. In 1986, further studies proceeded to improve the process of purification and investigations soon found that the pollution was coming from two spots in the borough.
Drinking water then is processed through water treatment plants to the final destinations throughout the region. [10] The water pipes that connect the main pipes to homes and businesses were lined with lead along with other chemicals. [11] The water destroyed the lead-lined pipes, causing the lead to leak into the water supply. [12]
This is a list of water companies in the United States. For more information see water supply and sanitation in the United States . This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
It includes three bureaus in charge of, respectively, the upstate water supply system, New York City's water and sewer operations, and wastewater treatment: The Bureau of Water Supply manages, operates, and protects New York City's upstate water supply system to ensure the delivery of a sufficient quantity of high quality drinking water. The ...
Leslie was purchased in 1989 by Watts Industries, Inc. of Andover, Massachusetts, which made water valves and was trying to increase its share of the valve industry. Leslie's 1988 sales were $33 million, Watts had sales of $181 million. [13] Leslie bought K&M Valve Company in 1995. [14]