Heavy rains used to cause billions of gallons of waste from D.C.'s combined sewers to overflow into the Anacostia River. Now a giant tunnel built by DC Water captures 90% of the sewage overflows and sends it for treatment. Another tunnel is under construction that should prevent nearly 100% of…
Stormwater is the leading source of pollution in the Anacostia River. D.C. and Maryland have a variety of programs to incentivize the installation of green infrastructure to capture rain and reduce runoff, says the Anacostia Riverkeeper. #podcast at https://bit.ly/RideAnacostia #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #stormwater #greeninfrastructure #anacostia
Gentrification is bringing both opportunities and problems for the Anacostia River. It is helping to drive and fund environmental restoration. But those improvements further increase gentrification, creating tough changes for long-time Anacostia residents says Trey Sherard of Anacostia Riverkeeper. #podcast: bit.ly/RideAnacostia #shorts #water #waternews #watermanagement #gentrification #anacostia
Fish in the Anacostia River are full of toxins and unsafe, but many low-income people, particularly African-Americans and Hispanics, are eating them out of need or ignorance. The Anacostia Riverkeeper is working to communicate the risks and holding a weekly event to teach people about fishing. #podcast: https://bit.ly/RideAnacostia #shorts #water…
Philadelphia is one of the country’s leaders in the use of green infrastructure to manage stormwater and bring benefits to communities. Since launching its Green City, Clean Waters initiative in 2011, Philly has installed 2,800 green tools at more than 800 sites, which together capture a staggering 3 billion gallons…
There isn't funding to dredge the shallow Anacostia River in D.C. As a result, the long-time Black slip holders at historic boathouses can't get their boats out on the water, an example of an equity problem on the river, says Trey Sherard, the Anacostia Riverkeeper. #podcast: https://lnkd.in/dn6YhJx3 #shorts #water #waterloop…
The amount of water people drink from the tap is a very small portion of a utility's revenue. So why is bottled water a threat? Because bottled water drinkers are significantly less supportive of investments in water infrastructure, says Manny Teodoro. #podcast: https://bit.ly/TapDistrust #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #watermanagement #drinkingwater…
There are three main areas where the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is working to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, says Cathie Chavez-Morris. 1️⃣ Workforce = recruitment and retention 2️⃣ Workplace = experience of employees 3️⃣ Marketplace = business and community relationships #podcast at https://bit.ly/LAwaterDEI #shorts #water #waterutilities…
Nicknamed the Forgotten River, the Anacostia and the surrounding communities have long suffered from pollution, neglect, and injustice. Now there is attention, stewardship, and progress, as discussed during a ride with Trey Sherard, the Anacostia Riverkeeper. #podcast at https://bit.ly/RideAnacostia #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #river #anacostia
To improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power started with evaluating its workforce. Cathie Chavez-Morris says they found: ➡80% of employees were male ➡most senior leaders were white men ➡most skilled craft or technical positions were people of color ➡women were overrepresented in clerical…
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides $11 billion a year to the water sector. Americans spend quadruple that - $40 billion per year - on bottled water. It’s important for utility leaders to think about that says Manny Teodoro. #podcast: bit.ly/TapDistrust #shorts #water #waternews #drinkingwater #tapwater #infrastructure
For a long time, the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. was nicknamed the Forgotten River due to a lack of investment, heavy pollution, and surrounding low-income neighborhoods. Now ecological restoration and a development boom have brought attention to the Anacostia. This episode is a ride on the river with Trey…
Although there are perhaps 12,000 or more types of PFAS, there is a common characteristic of their chemistry: persistence. PFAS are persistent in the environment and in humans, says Jamie DeWitt, a toxicologist at East Carolina University. #podcast: bit.ly/healthPFAS #shorts #waterloop #pfas #water #watermanagement #chemistry #toxicology
"The choices that people make about the water that they drink reveals something deeper about their relationship with government." Manny Teodoro of La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison says the rising distrust of tap water is directly connected to rising distrust of government. #podcast: https://bit.ly/TapDistrust #shorts #water #waterloop…
Work to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion within a utility workforce moves at the speed of trust. That's because it requires everyone to come to the table and for there to be partners and allies, says Cathie Chavez-Morris of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. #podcast: https://bit.ly/LAwaterDEI #shorts…
Spurred by discovery of PFAS pollution, North Carolina became a model of how to enable scientists from different specialities and universities to come together to advance knowledge of the chemicals, says Jamie DeWitt of East Carolina University. #podcast: https://bit.ly/healthPFAS #shorts #water #waternews #pfas #science
For people with moderate or high levels of PFAS, medical recommendations including monitoring for: ➡ high cholesterol ➡ proper thyroid function ➡ breast cancer ➡ kidney cancer ➡ testicular cancer ➡ pre-eclampsia when pregnant #podcast: https://bit.ly/healthPFAS #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #pfas #epidemiology #health
Researchers looked in the blood of Cape Fear residents for GenX, a chemical discharged into the river for 40 years. But they found many leading types of PFAS at levels much higher than the national average, says Jane Hoppin of North Carolina State University. #podcast: https://bit.ly/healthPFAS The series is supported…
Societal events of the past few years have many water utilities working to address diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workforce. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has established an Office of DEI that is focusing on an array of work and has a top executive that reports…
Over the past 20 years, trust in public institutions has plummeted and sales of bottled water have skyrocketed. A new book titled Profits Of Distrust explores how these trends are related and the correlation between distrust of tap water and government agencies such as utilities. The analysis is discussed in…
After studying PFAS for 20 years, the importance and purpose of Jamie DeWitt's research as a toxicologist changed when the chemicals were discovered in the nearby Cape Fear community in 2017. Now people needed her data to protect their health. #podcast: https://bit.ly/healthPFAS #shorts #water #pfas #waternews #watermanagement #publichealth #toxicology #wilmingtonnc
What are potential health impacts of PFAS? Dr. Jane Hoppin, an epidemiologist at North Carolina State University says: ➡ higher cholesterol ➡ higher risk of kidney, breast, & testicular cancer ➡ changes to liver function ➡ changes to thyroid function ➡ changes to immune system ➡ reduced fetal & infant…
Adam Feffer of Black & Veatch discusses the benefits of working with the firm, how utilities should approach PFAS, and a cost model that was commissioned by the American Water Works Association. Black & Veatch is a sponsor of the waterloop series on PFAS. Visit https://www.bv.com/pfas #water #watertreatment #watermanagement #watersolutions…
Snowpack in California’s mountains is 300% the annual average. It’s melting and feeding streams and rivers. ➡️ this water will help surface and groundwater ➡️ there are concerns about flooding ➡️ it may ease/end drought now but climate change will bring back dry conditions #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #sierranevada #california