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San Francisco is cracking down on the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles. This week, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order banning the use of city funds to purchase single-serving plastic water bottles. The order also prohibits the sale of such water containers on city-owned property. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE San Francisco is cracking down on the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles FIND A FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

ID city wants to blend water to reduce arsenic TWIN FALLS, ID — This city’s drinking water has tested positive for arsenic, with levels as high as 18.1 parts per billion (ppb) in some samples, above the US Environmental Protection Agency’s allowable level of 10 ppb, a June 6 Times-News story said. A water quality report revealed the amounts last week, although the samples were taken in 2006. The city said it is working with the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to reduce the amount of arsenic. The DEQ has given the city until January of 2011 to bring arsenic levels down to 10 ppb. The city wants to blend arsenic-containing water with water from Blue Lakes Springs. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ID city wants to blend water to reduce arsenic FIND A FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

Newsweek examines ‘emerging contaminants’ NEW YORK — The June 4 issue of Newsweek tackles the subject of how compounds known as “emerging contaminants,” such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and antibacterial soaps, are impacting drinking water supplies nationwide. In the article, author Anne Underwood notes how new technology is making it possible for scientists to screen for traces of compounds at levels that were previously undetectable — and that scientists are finding traces of just about everything for which they are looking. Scientists are concerned with endocrine disruptors, chemical compounds that mimic hormones when they enter the body, the article said. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Newsweek examines ‘emerging contaminants’ FIND A FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

Nitrates pose potential threat to Lake Superior MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN — Nitrate levels continue to rise in Lake Superior, which contains 10 percent of the Earth’s supply of surface fresh water, and push lake water closer toward being considered unsafe to drink, according to a May 31 University of Minnesota press release. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Nitrates pose potential threat to Lake Superior FIND A FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com