Water In The News - Berkey ®
February 2009:
1. Boil Water Order for Woodburn - IN (02/01/09)
2. 2 million in Mexico City lose water in 3-day closure - Mexico (02/02/09)
3. Walkersville seeking money for emergency waterline - MD (02/02/09)
4. Workers begin to clean up Rivera Beach water supply - FL (02/02/09)
5. More toxins in river near TVA ash spill - KY (02/02/09)
6. Liberian crop pest mystery solved - Liberia (02/03/09)
7. Water issues in Greenwood - LA (02/03/09)
8. Ailing towns with bad water sue over slurry - WV (02/03/09)
9. Water contaminated with hydrochloric acid - OH (02/04/09)
10. Fairfield mayor appeals for help - UT (02/04/09)
11. Test Results Show Possibly Tainted Water Now Safe To Drink - VA (02/04/09)
12. Boil water notice issued for Whitehall - NY (02/04/09)
13. EPA sues Northrop, Campbell's over clean-up - CA (02/05/09)
14. Drought means water quality standards must be eased - CA (02/05/09)
15. Bill would ease rules on Colorado River water usage - AZ (02/06/09)
16. School Water Shutoff - CA (02/06/09)
17. Boil Water Notice Issued For Palm Bay - FL (02/07/09)
18. Residents fear for their health - IN (02/08/09)
19. North Mankato water being checked - MN (02/09/09)
20. Off-campus water still may contain lead - RI (02/10/09)
21. Grand Island to divert some water to Alda - NE (02/12/09)
22. Boil water advisory Henderson's focus at lunch - Ontario (02/12/09)
23. Brockovich adviser meets with residents on contaminated water - MI (02/13/09)
24. Campaign for clean water continues - IN (02/14/09)
25. Pollution afflicts Thai farmers - Japan (02/15/09)
26. Commonwealth Court denies re-arguing chloramine issue - PA (02/17/09)
27. AG's water warning dines on speculation - OK (02/17/09)
28. Longview contamination site has White Oak resident on edge - TX (02/17/09)
29. Washoe water officials could ban toxic solvent - NV (02/17/09)
30. 55 water wells around Oklahoma town to be tested - OK (02/17/09)
31. Lead in Water Harmed Sons, D.C. Man Claims - DC (02/18/09)
32. Boil water advisory lifted in Alexandria - VA (02/18/09)
33. Toll climbs amid fears for tainted water supply - Australia (02/18/09)
34. Contaminated Water in Letcher County - KY (02/18/09)
35. Thaw blamed for 'off flavor' water - IA (02/19/09)
36. Trace pesticides in Wareham water pose no health risk, DEP says - MA (02/19/09)
37. Coliform discovered in Walpole drinking water - MD (02/19/09)
38. White Oak: City water is safe to drink - TX (02/19/09)
39. Incurable cancer blamed on water at Marine base - NC (02/20/09)
40. Dirty groundwater threatens City - Vietnam (02/20/09)
41. The danger down below - PA (02/22/09)
42. Ohio River water quality to be studied - OH (02/23/09)
43. China tainted water: 2 nabbed - China (02/23/09)
44. Tainted water, soil found at Texas Township cleanup site - MI (02/24/09)
45. Scotts Valley boil water order due to storm outage - CA (02/24/09)
46. Over 300 homes left without water - UK (02/24/09)
47. Source of sickening spring seep still unknown - CO (02/24/09)
48. Letcher County Water Advisory Lifted - KY (02/25/09)
49. State testing turns up E. coli in Locust Grove water wells - OK (02/26/09)
50. Cities still flushing out water lines - CA (02/26/09)
51. Contaminated water warning for some Bainbridge homes - WA (02/27/09)
52. Ottawa wades into oilsands debate - Canada (02/28/09)

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