Water In The News - Berkey ®
August 2008:
1. Archer City Continues On Boil Order For City Water - TX (08/01/08)
2. Water wells found tainted - NC (08/01/08)
3. Water woes still plague Emlenton - PA (08/03/08
4. Thirsty Lynchburg taps James River for water supply - VA (08/06/08)
5. Dumb as a Layer of Rocks - NY (08/06/08)
6. Concerned citizens: Well field could threaten drinking water - NE (08/06/08)
7. Water Quality In Doubt Along The Tualatin River This Summer - OR (08/06/08)
8. Boil water advisory in Portland - PA (08/06/08)
9. Gloucestershire summer floods man killed by swallowing toxic water - UK (08/07/08)
10. Water source free of bacteria - WV (08/07/08)
11. New water system in works - CA (08/07/08)
12. Belgrade says don't drink the water - MT (08/07/08)
13. Hugo sues over water moratorium - OK (08/08/08)
14. Schools' health reviewed - WA (08/08/08)
15. 'Buy out water hoarders to save Murray' - Australia (08/09/08)
16. 6 More Wells Tainted, State Says - FL (08/09/08)
17. New rules on stormwater ordered - WA (08/09/08)
18. Tests: water is contaminated - OH (08/09/08)
19. Naples landlords must solve water problem to stay in database - Italy (08/10/08)
20. Water found with elevated arsenic levels not dangerous to drink - AZ (08/10/08)
21. Supply Tainted; Residents Given Bottled Water - MA (08/11/08)
22. Water Protection - NY (08/12/08)
23. Only a trickle of interest for Kilbride water trough meeting - Canada (08/13/08)
24. Water bottle use still advised - CA (08/13/08)
25. Main break means boil water in San Marcos - TX (08/14/08)
26. Boil Water Warning - NY (08/14/08)
27. State says PFC contamination is stabilized in east metro - MN (08/14/08)
28. Tofino water quality fine, rumours all false says district super - Canada (08/14/08)
29. Gas spill contaminates water in N.E. Jasper County - MO (08/16/08)
30. Tests show Legionnaires' bacteria found in hot water system - VT (08/17/08)
31. Keeping Your Water Supply From Being Tapped Out - USA (08/17/08)
32. Action needed to prevent well water contamination in county - MD (08/18/08)
33. Residents, businesses complain Thi Vai River is totally 'dead' - Vietnam (08/18/08)
34. Repair work begins on filtration system at Emlenton Water - PA (08/19/08)
35. Waters recede in flooded Starr County - TX (08/19/08)
36. Arsenic in Drinking Water Raises Diabetes Risk - USA (08/19/08)
37. Water firms 'to test for own pollution' - UK (08/20/08)
38. Private well owners in Collier urged to boil water - FL (08/20/08)
39. Help sought on contaminated water - OH (08/21/08)
40. Vegetable oil in recipe for Hanford cleanup - WA (08/21/08)
41. Source of Gaza's contaminated water confirmed - Israel (08/21/08)
42. Toxins Found In Champlain Algae Bloom - VT (08/22/08)
43. Silicon Valley's water bank: underground storage in Central Valley - CA (08/23/08)
44. After 5 years of war, Iraqis desperate for water - Iraq (08/24/08)
45. Landslide cuts water supplies to 30,000 in north Kerry - Ireland (08/25/08)
46. How Did a Neighborhood's Drinking Water Become Toxic? - CA (08/25/08)
47. Water Advisory Still in Effect - WI (08/25/08)
48. Water unsafe after line break in Beacon Hill - WA (08/27/08)
49. Lancaster's water contaminant level exceeds Texas standards - TX (08/27/08)
50. Well water may be contaminated after Fay - GA (08/27/08)
51. Iran battles to contain cholera outbreak - Iran (08/27/08)
52. Oakville gets water back, boil order issued - IA (08/28/08)
53. Huge underground water plant takes shape under NYC - NY (08/28/08)
54. Boil Water Notice Issued - FL (08/28/08)
55. Some wells still unfit from June floods - IN (08/28/08)
56. Dozens of wells tainted, report says - NJ (08/29/08)
57. UT awaiting test results for contaminated drinking water - OH (08/29/08)
58. Potentially lethal bug strikes at Westhill settlement - Scotland (08/29/08)
59. Oklahoma seeks source of deadly E. coli - OK (08/29/08)
60. Town rapped for brown water - Canada (08/29/08)
61. Camden urging some to boil water - FL (08/30/08)
62. Water Warning Issued For Second Town - MA (08/30/08)
63. Arizona mulls new water source: Ocean - AZ (08/31/08)

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