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A new book, The Blue Death, by Seattle epidemiologist Dr. Robert Morris, may not be easy reading for some water industry professionals: It chronicles waterborne epidemics, millions of miles of leaking water mains, evolving microorganisms, and bioterrorism threats that are all related to drinking water, according to the Web site of HarperCollins, the book’s publisher. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE The Blue Death: No fail-safe water system FIND BACTERIA AND CHLORINE REDUCING FILTERS HERE H2oFilters.Com

LETCHER COUNTY, KY — Vandals cut through three locks at this county’s main water tank and contaminated the water supply, according to a September 26 WKYT story. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Vandals contaminate KY water tank FIND BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

GREAT BEND, KS — Chemicals are getting close to public water wells here after they leaked through a nearby factory’s ventilation system, a September 20 KWCH story reported. The Plating Inc. plant ran for 20 years and has now been closed for a month. Dan Wells of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said chromium vapors came out of its ventilation pipe and got into the soil. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Chromium leak from factory near public wells FIND CHROMIUM REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

BYRON, WI — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has identified “very bad” E. coli contamination in residential drinking water wells here, according to a September 23 article in The Reporter. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE E. coli ‘off the charts’ in Wisconsin town FIND AN E. COLI REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

Unless you're stationed in the rapidly disappearing Arctic, you've probably heard about the evils of bottled water these past few months. I've watched this whole slow-news-season "controversy" unfold with great interest, as it spoke to my own fraught love-hate relationship with bottled water. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Message in a Bottle FIND A GREAT WATER BOTTLE HERE H2oFilters.Com

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — This city has a ticking time bomb on its hands because a 48-inch water main is failing, and if it ruptures, the city’s water supply will be cut off, a September 19 Appen Newspapers story said. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Georgia city’s water supply has a ‘ticking time bomb' FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

RALEIGH, NC — This city has a four-month water supply left, and if it doesn’t get any rainfall, the supply will be depleted by January 2008, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Four months of water left for Raleigh, NC FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

SAN DIEGO — Mayor Jerry Sanders is opposing a plan to supply residents with treated sewage for drinking water, saying, “I’ll oppose any effort to bring about toilet-to-tap. There is neither the money nor the public will to support such a program,” according to a September 13 10News story. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE San Diego mayor opposes ‘toilet-to-tap’ proposal FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

A backlash is brewing against bottled water. The next trend? Tap water in reusable bottles. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE It's the bottle, not the water FIND A GREAT TAP WATER FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA — Private wells in a subdivision near Lake Tahoe’s South Shore are contaminated, but the groundwater contamination is localized, according to a September 14 Tahoe Daily Tribune article. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Private wells near Lake Tahoe contaminated FIND A HEAVY METAL REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

GAMBRILLS, MD — For eight years, Irene Carr drank water contaminated with cadmium and thallium, and now Constellation Energy, an energy supplier, is providing her and her neighbors with a weekly delivery of bottled water, a September 12 story in The Capital reported. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ‘Cocktail of metals’ in MD woman’s water FIND A HEAVY METAL REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

APPLETON, WI — This city’s 6-year-old water treatment plant, which receives passing grades for the quality of water it produces, has been dogged by production problems since it began operating, according to a September 9 Appleton Post-Crescent article. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Wisconsin water plant set for temporary fix FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

CINCINNATI — A sub-type (H5N1) of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is “readily inactivated” by chlorination of drinking water, according to a new study, as first reported September 7 on Effect Measure, a health-related Web site. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Study: Chlorination inactivates avian flu strain FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

TUCSON, AZ — A new draft of a 50-year water plan calls the reuse of wastewater for drinking water as the most significant way to respond to Tucson's expected growth, a Dec. 8 article in Tucson Weekly said. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE "Toilet-to-tap" best Tucson option FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

WELLS, ME — A week after heavy rains flooded much of New England, many residents in York County, ME, are still without clean drinking water, according to a May 24 article in the Portland Press Herald. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Maine well water still flood-contaminated FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Water here will have a chlorine taste and smell for another month as officials await the delivery of equipment that will better monitor water quality. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Chlorine taste and odor lingers in TX city water FIND A CHLORINE REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

GREENVILLE, MI — Birds nesting on top of a water tower here are being looked to as the source of the E. coli detected in the water supply in August, a September 5 Grand Rapids Press story reported. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Birds being blamed for E. coli in MI city water DON'T LIKE BIRD POOP IN YOUR WATER?? FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — City Water Director Danny Ybarra has been put on administrative leave with pay and has admitted to knowing the city water supply was contaminated with E. coli days before the public found out, an August 25 KRISTV story said. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE TX director put on administrative leave after E. coli issue FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

Legionella-tainted water may have killed one GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Legionella-contaminated water at a hospital here may be to blame for the death of a 37-year-old leukemia patient, according to an August 31 article in The Grand Rapids Press. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Legionella-tainted water may have killed one FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com

‘Manure’-smelling water upsets residents WEST PLAINS, MO — Residents here are claiming a nearby large, indoor dairy farm is contaminating their water supply, although health officials are not sure if that is true, a September 4 Associated Press story from High Plains Journal reported. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ‘Manure’-smelling water upsets residents FIND A BACTERIA REDUCING FILTER HERE H2oFilters.Com