Informative Article on Best and Worst Bottled Water Brands

WASHINGTON, December 20, 2010 (Water Tech) — Press Release regarding Chromium VI in Tap Water

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2011 (Water Tech) — EPA issues guidance for monitoring hexavalent chromium in drinking water

NEW YORK, December 20, 2010 (Water Tech) — EPA announces second phase of Hudson River PCB cleanup plan

WASHINGTON, December 21, 2010 (Water Tech) — U.S. Congress approves Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act

ATLANTA , January 12, 2011 (Water Tech) — EPA orders facilities across Southeast to comply with Clean Water Act

Informative Article on Best and Worst Bottled Water Brands

This recent article published on Yahoo.com explains how the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit agency, analyzed labels of 173 bottled water products to determine where the water comes from, and how their water is treated.

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/best-and-worst-bottled-water-brands-2436818/

EWG actually goes as far as giving the top ten most popular bottled water products a letter grade. Coming as no surprise to us, the EWG gave filtered tap water the best grade (an A). The EWG says that filtered water is often purer than bottled water, less expensive, and takes less of a toll on the environment. Read this article and learn more.

Press Release regarding Chromium VI in Tap Water

WASHINGTON, December 20, 2010 (Water Tech) — The EWG recently published an article regarding Chromium VI being found in tap water. http://www.watertechonline.com/news.asp?N_ID=75526

Multi-Pure has released this press release regarding this contaminant. We are proud to say that our MP750PlusRO system is effective in reducing 91.3% of the Chromium VI from the water. Please read this press release for more information: www.multipureco.com/press-chromium.pdf

You can also read WQA’s press release: http://wqa.org/pdf/pressreleases/chromium.pdf

EPA issues guidance for monitoring hexavalent chromium in drinking water

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2011 (Water Tech) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued guidance recommending how public water systems might enhance monitoring and sampling programs specifically for hexavalent chromium, according to a press release.

The recommendations are in response to emerging scientific evidence that chromium-6 could pose health concerns if consumed over long periods of time.

The enhanced monitoring guidance provides recommendations on where the systems should collect samples and how often they should be collected, along with analytical methods for laboratory testing, the release stated.

EPA currently has a drinking water standard for total chromium, which includes chromium-6, and requires water systems to test for it.

EPA announces second phase of Hudson River PCB cleanup plan

NEW YORK, December 20, 2010 (Water Tech) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has presented GE with requirements for the next phase of the cleanup of the Hudson River, according to a press release.

GE plants discharged approximately 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) during a 30-year period ending in 1977, contaminating nearly 200 miles of the Hudson River. The second phase of the cleanup would require GE to remove far more contaminated sediment from the river before sealing or “capping” any remaining PCBs.

GE has until Jan. 14, 2011 to review EPA’s decision and notify the agency whether they will proceed with this phase of the cleanup, scheduled to begin in May 2011, the release stated. “We’ve said from the start that a clean Hudson is non-negotiable, and the path we have laid out today relies on the best science to ensure this dangerous pollution is addressed in an effective way,” said EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck. “EPA has advanced a PCB cleanup plan that will require the removal of huge quantities of PCBs, making the Hudson River cleaner for future generations.”

Multi-Pure Commentary:
Multi-Pure Drinking Water Systems have been certified by NSF International, under Standard 53 to reduce PCB.

U.S. Congress approves Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act

WASHINGTON, December 21, 2010 (Water Tech) — The U.S. Congress last Friday approved a bill that uniformly reduces the allowable lead content in solder, flux, pipe and fixtures, The Washington Post reported.

The Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, which has been sent to the White House for President Obama’s signature, strengthens and clarifies national standards for lead in drinking water.

If the bill is signed into law, the allowable lead content permissible in plumbing fixtures that carry drinking water will drop from the current federal level of as much as 8 percent to 0.25 percent, according to the story.

The House approved the bill on a 226-109 vote, the articles stated.

“In 21st century America, we have a responsibility to do more to protect our children and families against lead exposure acquired through plumbing systems,” said Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., who authored the bill in the House. “Lead-free plumbing is an existing alternative, it’s affordable and it’s time we adopt it across the nation.”

EPA orders facilities across Southeast to comply with Clean Water Act

ATLANTA , January 12, 2011 (Water Tech) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Administrative Orders (AOs) against seven entities in North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and South Carolina during the last quarter of 2010 for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA), according to a press release.

Three entities — YDV Inc., Marion Retail Investments LLC and Shelby County Schools in Arlington, Tenn. — were cited for alleged stormwater-related violations of the CWA. The city of Oak Ridge, Tenn., was cited for unauthorized discharges of sewage from the wastewater collection and transmission system.

Licking River Resources, Inc. and Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company were each cited for unauthorized discharges of wastewater associated with their surface mining and/or coal processing and preparation plants in West Liberty and Phyllis, Ky., respectively.