Water Filtration
July 18, 2009--Do you know where your water comes from? (Grand Junction Sentinel)
When you turn on your faucet, do you ever wonder where your water came from? Depending on where that faucet is located in the Grand Valley, the source could be a few different places.
- Aquifer
- Blue River
- Cabin Reservoir
- Clifton Water District
- Colorado
- Colorado River
- Coon Creek
- Cottonwood Creek
- Domestic Water
- Domestic Well
- Eagle River
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Groundwater
- Juniata Reservoir
- Kannah Creek Basin
- Kruzen Springs
- Mesa Creek
- Plateau Creek
- Press Clippings
- Purdy Mesa Reservoir
- Rapid Creek
- Rapid Creek Jerry Creek Reservoir
- Roaring Fork River
- Ute Water Conservancy District
- Water Filtration
- Water Storage
- Water Supply
- Water Treatment Plant
- Watershed
July 16, 2009--Water project nears final work (Cortez Journal)
The first phase in a project to expand a Montezuma Water Co. water treatment plant is 90 percent complete. The project, which began roughly one year ago, is expanding the plant.
February 13, 2009--Is Alamosa in hot water again? (Alamosa Valley Courier)
Nearly a year after Alamosa experienced a water-related salmonella outbreak, some water users are still concerned about the quality of the liquid coming out of their taps.
October 22, 2008--City water nearly arsenic free (Alamosa Valley Courier)
Alamosa’s water is now chlorinated and virtually arsenic free thanks to the city’s new water treatment facility that hosted a grand opening on Wednesday.
October 11, 2008--Bottled water versus tap: Which is safer to drink? (L.A. Times)
"Bottled water isn't any safer or purer than what comes out of the tap," says Dr. Sarah Janssen, science fellow with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco, which conducted an extensive analysis of bottled water back in 1999.
September 15, 2008--Water purification down the nanotubes (Environmental News Network)
Nanotechnology could be the answer to ensuring a safe supply of drinking water for regions of the world stricken by periodic drought or where water contamination is rife.
August 20, 2008--Unease grows about pollutants present in public water supply (Pueblo Chieftain)
Concerned about the cost of bottled water - and its environmental consequences - many people are turning back to tap water to quench their thirst. But as evidence mounts of contaminants in public systems, unease about the water supply is growing.
June 19, 2008--Keeping the water pure is suddenly in demand (New York Times)
Water has always been an issue in California. But drought conditions, not to mention worries about continued supplies of clean water, are turning water into a growth industry in California and elsewhere.
