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Coal Waste Contaminates Water in 21 States - August 29, 2010 - allgov.com - A new study, produced by the Environmental Integrity Project, the Sierra Club and Earthjustice, found there are 39 sites in 21 states where groundwater supplies or surface water have become contaminated by the dumping of coal ash from utility companies.

Town Hall on Risk to Water Supply for 12 Million New Yorkers - August 24, 2010 - Public News Service - The Environmental Protection Agency is under orders from Congress to study the impact of natural gas drilling on drinking water supplies, but the EPA is not coming to New York City, where experts say the unfiltered drinking water for 12 million people is threatened by the process called hydraulic fracturing.

People who drank two glasses prior to eating dropped more pounds, study found - August 23, 2010 - Businessweek - Close the diet books and skip the pills. The latest weight-loss trick may be as simple as gulping a couple of glasses of water before you eat.

EPA launches web forum on drinking water quality issues - August 18, 2010 - Water Technology - he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a web-based discussion forum to gather public input on how the agency can improve protection of drinking water.

Michigan residents warned of high arsenic levels in drinking water - August 5, 2010 - Water Technology - The arsenic level in the drinking water in the park is 30 parts per billion (ppb), three times the federal standard of 10 ppb, the article stated.

Report: Warmer Climate Puts Water Supplies At Risk - July 21, 2010 - CBS News - A new report says more than 1,000 counties across the United States are at risk for potential water shortages by mid-century as warmer temperatures deplete supplies and demand for water rises.

Three waterborne diseases cost U.S. $539 million a year - July 14, 2010 - Reuters - The three diseases -- Legionnaires' disease, cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis -- are caused by three very different microbes but what they have in common is they are spread by water, researchers told the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta.

N.J. residents urged to conserve drinking water during drought - July 7, 2010 - The Star-Ledger - The state is not in immediate danger of running out of drinking water, but the drought has put farms at risk.

Monterey area looks to sea for drinking water - July 4, 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle - By the end of 2014, most people on the Monterey Peninsula are likely to fill their glasses with water siphoned from the ocean and stripped of salt.

Millions in Bangladesh exposed to arsenic in drinking water - June 20, 2010 - CNN - A new study published in British medical journal The Lancet says that up to 77 million people in Bangladesh are being exposed to toxic levels of arsenic, potentially taking years or decades off their lives.

EPA Proposes Updating Drinking Water Rule to Better Protect Public Health - June 17, 2010 - EPA News Release - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise a national primary drinking water regulation to achieve greater public health protection against waterborne pathogens in the distribution systems of public water systems.

Nearly 75 Queens kids in hospital after drinking contaminated water at school - June 1, 2010 - The New York Daily News - Dozens of children complained that their stomachs hurt after sipping from water fountains in a new wing at Public School 20 in Flushing, the officials said.

CDC used bad data to judge DC water safety - May 20, 2010 - Associated Press  - Federal health officials knowingly used flawed data in a study that calmed public fears about lead in the District of Columbia's drinking water in 2004, according to a congressional investigation released Thursday.

Tainted nuke plant water reaches major NJ aquifer - May 7, 2010 - Associated Press - Radioactive water that leaked from the nation's oldest nuclear power plant has now reached a major underground aquifer that supplies drinking water to much of southern New Jersey.

NY ruling sets back gas drilling in watersheds - Apr. 23, 2010 - Reuters - New York state imposed new restrictions on shale gas drilling in watersheds for the cities of New York and Syracuse, citing concerns over drinking water safety and prompting victory calls from environmentalists.

The DWRF 2010 Golf Tournament: Orlando, Florida on Sept. 20  - The 2010 DWRF Golf Tournament will take place on Monday, September, 2010 at the Shingle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. We are looking forward to another enjoyable day of golf!