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Barriers Set Up, Water Being Testing at North Dakota Site of 3M Gallon Saltwater Spill
2015-01-23 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Earthen barriers have been set up across a creek and water was being tested Thursday around the site of a nearly 3 million-gallon leak of saltwater generated by oil drilling, the largest spill of its kind during North Dakota's current oil rush. The berms were built at Blacktail Creek to prevent potentially contaminated water from flowing out of the creek and into a bigger body of water that eventually leads into the Missouri River. "So when the ice starts to melt if there's any oil or contaminated...
Montana city to hear if water safe to drink after oil spill
2015-01-22 20:30:48| Waste Management - Topix.net
Authorities expect to determine Thursday if thousands of residents of a Montana city can drink from their taps after a broken pipeline spilled oil into a river and contaminated their water supply. Jeni Garcin with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality said Glendive's water no longer shows elevated levels of benzene, a carcinogenic component of oil, in initial tests taken from fire hydrants.
Montana city to hear if water safe to drink after oil spill
2015-01-22 20:30:47| Waste Management - Topix.net
Initial tests show water supplies in a Montana city show no sign of a cancer-causing element for the first time since they were contaminated by a weekend crude oil spill, a state official said Thursday, raising hopes that thousands of residents can soon start drinking from their taps. Glendive's water no longer shows elevated levels of benzene, a carcinogenic component of oil, in tests taken from fire hydrants, said Jeni Garcin with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
Montana city to hear if water safe to drink after oil spill
2015-01-22 20:30:46| Waste Management - Topix.net
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. - Initial tests show water supplies in a Montana city show no sign of a cancer-causing element for the first time since they were contaminated by a weekend crude oil spill, a state official said Thursday, raising hopes that thousands of residents can soon start drinking from their taps.
EPA Finance Center helps improve water infrastructure, resiliency.
2015-01-22 14:31:55| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Launched by U.S. EPA as part of White House Build America Investment Initiative, Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center will help communities across USA improve their wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater systems via financing methods and building resilience to climate change. EPA's center will serve as a resource for those seeking to address water infrastructure needs with limited budgets and help explore public-private partnerships and innovative financing solutions.
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