WTOH - WATERTODAY OHIO

June 30, 2022

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WATERSHEDS
With the Flow Ohio – Watershed Report for the Week of June 27 to July 3, 2022
Previous Reports

NANO PLASTICS
Trust your municipal sand filtration water treatment process, the standard technology removes nano-plastics: Swiss Study
Interview with Ralf Kaegi, Ph.D., Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland

CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change in your town, how to mitigate its effects, where to start, and the software to figure it out
Interview with Atkins Global, SNC-Lavalin Climate Team advising FEMA

TOXIC ALGAE
Identifying toxic blue-green algae species through mass spectrometry
Interview with Dr. Aneika Leney, Ph.D., Biological Mass Spectrometry, UK

WASTEWATER
Canadian company, SciCorp, wins first prize for innovative and transformative wastewater technology
Interview with Derk Maat, SciCorp

WT WOMEN
Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography detect vast amounts of groundwater beneath Antarctic ice.
Interview with Chloe Gustafson, Lead Author

CITY WATER
DAYTON DRINKING WATER
A Groundwater guardian community- Dayton's groundwater protection program has received 25 awards

CINCINNATI DRINKING WATER
The City's two water treatment plants earn national recognition for water quality excellence

DESALINATION
No filters or high pressure pumps
Researchers build portable and energy efficient desalination
Interview with Junghyo Yoon, Ph.D. and Bruce Crawford, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT

CITY WATER
CINCINNATI DRINKING WATER
The City's two water treatment plants earn national recognition for water quality excellence

GROUNDWATER
Decades in the making, Ohio launches DRASTIC, a groundwater assessment tool for aquifer planning
Interview with James Raab, Ohio Department of Natural Resources

WT WOMEN
Cathy Bernardino Bailey a.k.a. FLOW (First Lady of Water)
Executive Director of the Greater Cincinnati Water Works

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WATERSHED DATA
Complete data on Ohio watersheds, rivers, streams, reservoirs, regulators and community water systems. ➤

STREAMFLOW
The USGS Network of Streamflow Monitors: A 24/7 Flood Warning System
Interview with Thomas Harris, Chief, Hydrologic Networks USGS, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana Water Science Centre.
Streamflow Matters
Interview With John Massen, Public Relations, Ohio Coastguard

DRINKING WATER
Ohio Drinking Water systems & Sources
In Ohio, around 4,800 public water systems serve approximately 11 million people daily. ➤

AQUIFERS
Ohio citizens fight to protect their only source of water
Genetically engineered salmon farm threatens Michindoh Aquifer

INFRASTRUCTURE
ASCE Report card: Ohio rated C-
Ohio roadways and bridges carry the third highest freight volume in the U.S., and accommodate the sixth most vehicle miles travelled, making the state an essential tool in the national economy.

LEAD PIPES
'Get the Lead Out' report: Ohio rated F
1,200 tests in Cleveland schools showed lead over 15 ppb, and 40 out of 54 schools tested in Cincinnati showed some level of lead.

Lead pipes are widespread and used in every state Ohio ranks second in number of lead pipes.

How to Get the Lead out
Interview with MIT researchers working on a new way of getting lead out of water.

HARMFUL ALGAE
HABS in Lake Erie
Tile drainage exacerbating HAB severity in Western Lake Erie basin

CHROMIUM-6
EWG Report - ‘Erin Brockovich’ Chemical Taints Tap Water Of 251 Million Americans

WTwire

Search is on for money-saving
way to detect lead water lines in the ground; Parma Heights pipe farm to be test site

cleveland.com

'We're all in this together' - Great Lakes Water Quality Board Leads Manure Nutrient Management Collaborative

International Joint Commission

EPA sets new water advisories for PFAS, $1B in funding

WaterWorld

Invasive species bogging down tourism at Indian Lake

Spectrum News 1

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