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The United States government has spent over one trillion dollars trying to combat water pollution. In the CWA Congress had declared that the nation's waters were to be free of pollutants by 1983, only eleven years after enactment. [103] In general, water quality has improved nationwide since 1972, but not all pollution has been eliminated.
This USGS map shows the number of PFAS detected in tap water samples from select sites across the US. EPA began requiring public water systems to monitor for PFOA and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in 2012, and published drinking water health advisories, which are non-regulatory technical documents, in 2016. [75]
In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule. A general-law municipality has no charter and is limited to the specific powers granted by the general laws of the state. Home-rule municipalities have a charter and derive the "full power of local self-government" [6] from the Constitution of Texas. A general-law ...
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of ...
As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local regulations took to the airwaves and internet with an alarming message: outdoor workers would ...
More than 200,000 people in Texas live in areas where water systems were completely non-operational. [74] On February 17, residents of Austin were asked not to drip their faucets despite the risk of pipes freezing as the demand for water in the city was more than 2.5 times the amount supplied on the previous day. [ 75 ]
The lawmakers have filed a bill to create a special fund for the communities that care for and protect the watershed area to maintain the purity of the water that flows into the greater Boston area.
It is about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Amarillo, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. It is named for A.A. Meredith, the former city manager of Borger, Texas. It historically was a major source of drinking water for Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, located about 150 miles (240 km) to the south along with many other towns in between and