Safe Drinking Water Act

The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) is a government agency that was developed to manage Southern Nevada’s water needs. The SNWA has worked persistently to manage and diversify their water resources in order to be one step further along in the process of ensuring water in their regions for many years to come. The pipeline is about partnering with other states and regions to ensure communities are protected for guaranteeing future water sources when needed. SNWA would like to move forward…

The Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality must be followed in all of the provinces where hydraulic fracturing takes place and the results shared with the property owners (Gagnon, 2016). Provinces In Canada, a handful of provinces have banned fracking; Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland & Labrador, for the main concerns of water contamination, air quality, and the terms of clarification and operation licenses (Gagnon, 2016). While British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan allow…

In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act in hopes of establishing a basic structure for regulating safe drinking water. The goal with this act was to regulate the amount of pollution that was discharged into the waters. In 1948, Congress passed Federal Water Pollution Control Act which later expanded into what is now the Clean Water Act. It is quite obvious that the government has been putting a decent effort into providing safe drinking water for the citizens. If the government is making an…

Water is one of the most essential things in life for all living organisms in order to survive. It covers about three-fourths of the earth’s surface and it also exists underground, in the air, and in organisms. People can rely on aquifers, precipitation, lakes, rivers, and more for a source of drinking water. Regarding the United States, ninety-one percent of public water systems are provided by groundwater. Nonetheless, more people, sixty-eight percent, are provided community water systems…

of the tragedy and current water quality situation that Canada is in, 70% of Canadians are currently apprehensive about their water quality (XXX). In response to this catastrophic event, major changes and regulations were established concerning water quality all across the country. However, Canada has not yet implemented sufficient operations to ensure all Canadians have access to safe drinking water in addition to preventing similar future events. Canada does not act in accordance…

controversy is if bottled water is safer than tap water. There 's always that memory of drinking from the water hose during the summer, but was a cold bottle of water safer? The most recognized concern for tap water is all the chemicals that are in the water. Bottled water is falsely labeled to hide all the concerning health effects Although tap water negatively affects our health, bottled water affects our health and the planet. First, tap water is hazardous to the health. Tap water contains…

Water contamination was a topic covered throughout the semester in CEE 320. In recent times, the city of Flint, Michigan has faced problems with contaminants in the local water supply. The city of Flint decided to cut ties from Detroit, the former supplier of its fresh water, after it was announced that Detroit was raising their prices (Habicht and Kilty, 2016). Flint created a plan to use water from Lake Huron as its main source of water: however, this plan could not be implemented for another…

Re: Water & Wastewater Maintenance Operator Position(s) Attention: Brian Lima, P.Eng. Director, Public Works & Engineering It is with great interest that I forward my resume for a permanent full time position as a Water & Wastewater Maintenance Operator with the Municipality of Middlesex Centre. I am a team oriented individual with the skills, ability and commitment to provide delivery of high-quality, reliable drinking water and safe, effective wastewater treatment as a direct result of…

Lead consumption in drinking water Many people who have consumed lead may have to face some serious problems with lead. Consuming water that contains lead, is not only unhealthy but could be fatal. Drinking water that lead is in, can affect many body systems and even do some serious damage. There are many ways that lead can affect people. Lead is known as something that is very dangerous if consumed. A little bit of lead can affect the human's body and the way in functions. If any lead gets in…

this experiment was to test and examine how different contaminants affect ground water. The experiment had interesting results whereby when I filtered vinegar through a media containing dirt resulting material as clean. I report that it surprised me since I did not expect that any of the contaminants used in the experiment would affect water equally the same way it affected vinegar. I had to think critically that the water probably have dirt that has been mixed with the ones that was filtered.…