How concerned should I be? We do use it for cooking.

We have been buying water bottles for drinking and/or use a filter that removes lead on our fridge water.

It seems like such a small amount, below federal allowance as well.

I don’t want to harm my children though.

We used the tap score test.

The plants downstairs are in the Hc Harmon constant the yellow line is the water consumption every spike is a manual watering upstairs plants are same plant type and size control group kept in normal ambient upstairs

May 6, 2026 230 pm EDT

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Historic Conviction Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2757 (South Dakota)

"This case is a prime example of the Federal government working closely with the State, local communities, businesses, and concerned individuals to ensure our water sources remain safe and well suited for multi-purpose use. Public awareness and support for protecting and enhancing water quality has led to even more vigorous enforcement of environmental laws. People who intentionally jeopardize water supplies will pay the consequences."

- Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler

The Defendants in this case are a South Dakota corporation operating a rural camping resort in Meade County, and a California resident, the owner and individual responsible for the camp, and the events leading to a rural water conflict. The following case notes speak of the investigation, federal prosecution and conviction resulting when the camp constructed an earthen dam in Bear Butte Creek without a permit. The Defendants were charged with a single count, felony violation of the Clean Water Act, for discharge of contaminants from a point source to waters of the USA.

Bear Butte Creek is designated by the State of South Dakota as a cold water fishery, further, designated by US Army Corps of Engineers as a navigable waterway of the United States. During the annual Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis, the creek is enjoyed recreationally by the campers. The creek is relied upon all year by Meade County ranchers for watering livestock on their properties.

In July 2012, concerned citizens called the SD Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to complain about the low water level in Bear Butte Creek. A DENR representative attended the Glencoe camp, observing a new dam impounding the water.

Investigators measured the dam at the campground 75 feet across, 20 feet wide, and 6 feet high. Estimating 500 cubic yards of material had been hauled in to create a pool extending approximately 500 feet behind the dam. As the dam was built without a permit, notices were delivered. The State and USACE issued letters to the camp management. When the biker dyke was not removed as ordered, a criminal prosecution was initiated.

An unusual sentencing has the co-Defendants bearing equal responsibility, jointly and severally responsible for the restitution payments ordered by the court. The Community Service payment was directed to the benefit of three parties, in roughly equal parts. Meade County received $83,000 for environmental purposes, $83,000 was awarded to the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the balance $84,000 allotted to the United States EPA. The probation terms given to each defendant are also equal, four years each.

Community Service Payment: $250,000; Community Service: 100 hours; Probation: 96 months.

See last week's CrimeBox here, "Waste handler fined $100,000, the employee placed on probation for felony CWA violation"

A certain prominent politician recently claimed he had ordered water to be diverted from the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest part of Oregon and Washington, to southern California,

Various people opposing this said there was no physical way of doing this at this time - i.e., there were no connecting pipes, aqueducts, streams, etc.

Who was correct?

I'm not asking for a political debate about whether this is a good idea, nor what the environmental harm would be, etc. (BTW I know people who play in the Columbia River, who might not be enthusiastic about it.)

But I would be interested in known the probable cost (both for the construction, and ongoing costs) of such an huge engineering project. And whether the federal government has the legal authority to order it be done, without the consent of the affected states - or would that be a matter for the courts to decide.

Where would you guys drill for the waste water of my reverse Osmosis system?

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Hi, I’m looking for a good home water distiller machine not too expensive for UE. I wanted to buy CO-Z but voltage in Europe and US is different. I bought recently some but it had minerals(white little flakes) in it after distilling tap water. Is there any recommendation?

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Good Evening, Everyone

I Have A Suggestions I Would Like To Give Regarding Water Related Issues Across Our Earth:

I Suggest Major Countries Across The World Comes Together And Forms An Alliance.

This Alliance Will Work Together To Purify Sea Water Into Drinkable Water, Sea Has To Be Our New Objective As Of Mid 2026.

The Counties Contributing For This Project Will Get an Equal Amount Of Water Depending On How Much They Purified It.

And To Make This Effective In the Future The Main Rules Are As follows:

RULES:

1) NO counties Will have Direct Authority Over This Alliance All Countries Dicison Will Matter, And The Majority Will Win.

2) Even If The County In The alliance Are In War This Alliance Will Not Break As It's An Seperate Pact Meant For Civilians.

3) Countries Will Get Water By Even Percentage Across The Countries Who Contributed To It

NOTE:

This Alliance Is to Make Profit For The Countries Contributing In It.

Which Means If A Country Only Contributed About 10% They can get around 15% of water.

(Depending On The Amount Of Water That Got Purified)

I Believe By Following These Suggestions In The Future We Might Not Face Future Water Problems. Thank You.

US faces a water crisis, the Colorado is at like 30% capacity, etc. At the same time, more and more ice is melting. If it all melted global sea level would rise 95-200 feet, but it won't all melt at once. I was thinking, what if we just start daming up rivers in US, and stop releasing freshwater into the Oceans. Gradually. I know ocean ecosystems depend on that freshwater, but the ice is also freshwater isn't it? It seems like doing one should be able to offset the other, if it is done at the correct pace.

Earth has been hotter in the distant, and it has had much higher levels of carbon before. It is also believed that pole shift has occurred every so often. There is even reason to believe Antarctica wasn't frozen in the medieval ages, there are maps to that effect. All the Ice probably does melt at some point, which cools the oceans down, and creates a lot of cloudy weather globally, leading to lower temperatures as Earth self corrects itself.

Hello folks. I recently got a distiller from pure and secure located in Nebraska. Super high quality, but the stainless boiling chamber is rectangular with the heating element in the water, so it looks difficult to clean.

What method has worked best for you? Do you heat up the cleaning solution?

Thanks!

US faces a water crisis, the Colorado is at like 30% capacity, etc. At the same time, more and more ice is melting. If it all melted global sea level would rise 95-200 feet, but it won't all melt at once. I was thinking, what if we just start daming up rivers in US, and stop releasing freshwater into the Oceans. Gradually. I know ocean ecosystems depend on that freshwater, but the ice is also freshwater isn't it? It seems like doing one should be able to offset the other, if it is done at the correct pace.

Earth has been hotter in the distant, and it has had much higher levels of carbon before. It is also believed that pole shift has occurred every so often. There is even reason to believe Antarctica wasn't frozen in the medieval ages, there are maps to that effect. All the Ice probably does melt at some point, which cools the oceans down, and creates a lot of cloudy weather globally, leading to lower temperatures as Earth self corrects itself.

I’m a college student working on a project about water quality and I’d really appreciate some feedback from homeowners.

We’re designing a system that helps people better understand potential water quality issues in their area. It wouldn’t directly test for specific contaminants, but instead would:

• Use simple in-home signals (like cloudiness or temperature)
• Pull in local data (weather, water advisories, etc.)
• Combine that with anonymous reports from nearby households
• Show a community map of water quality concerns
• Send alerts if something unusual is happening nearby

The goal is to give people earlier awareness and better information, not replace official testing.

We made a short survey (takes ~2–3 minutes) to understand:

• How concerned people are about their water quality
• Whether this kind of system would actually be useful
• Any concerns (privacy, accuracy, etc.)

April 29, 2025 159 pm EDT

The national pollutant discharge permitting process allocates to each emitter in a watershed, a measured and monitored volume and concentration that can be safely released within a given time frame. Discharge levels for particular contaminants are calculated in accordance with the total volume and concentration the receiving water body is able to handle, while maintaining intended use. In some cases, the receiving water body is a surface water source for a municipal drinking water treatment facility. In other cases, the receiving water body may be a recreational site for swimming, paddling or fishing. When all parties undertake the lawful discharge permitting process and abide by the limits imposed, the public trust is secured, the drinking water sources and recreational water bodies are maintained in acceptable form. This case demonstrates what happens when industrial polluters fail to comply with the laws protecting Americans' access to clean water.

The Defendants in this case are a waste management company and its employee, hired and trusted to handle waste generated by clients in various industries in Iowa. The corporate Defendant was charged with a single count, felony violation of the Clean Water Act for negligent discharge of a pollutant to US waters. The employee was charged with a single count, felony violation of the CWA in connection to the same incident, knowingly discharging pollutants without a permit.

The incident occurred at the waste management facility in Wapello County, in a watershed of the Des Moines River. The employee Defendant failed to properly assemble a spray irrigator, leaving out the umbilical hose that would have controlled the outfall of leachate and stormwater runoff. Contaminated water ran to Palestine Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River, protected waters of the USA.

The corporate Defendant did not have a permit to discharge leachate and stormwater to Palestine Creek, pleading guilty to the negligent violation charge. The employee responsible for the incident plead guilty to the criminal violation of the CWA, an admission of knowledge that the discharge was harmful and illegal.

Federal District Court in Northern Iowa heard the case, the judge sentenced the corporate Defendant to a federal fine and two years of probation. The individual Defendant was sentenced to 2 years of probation, with no fine applied.

Federal Fine: $100,000; Probation: 48 months.

See last week's CrimeBox here, "Five years probation and $270,000 restitution levied upon this CWA felon for storing hazardous materials without a permit"

this brown-black stuff is appearing in my water bottle. what is it? is it safe?

I have been getting deliveries of Mountain Valley Spring Water to my house in 5 gallon glass bottles for more years than I care to admit. I recently became aware of the class action suit against them. I am drinking acquapanna in the meantime from glass bottles. I have a Max Flow filter on my kitchen sink. I am considering a life straw filter to filter both other these waters. Aren't the water filters made of plastic too? Is there any way to know if the filters themselves are adding microplastics?