Wendy, Where Does Our Wastewater Go?

Wendy, Where Does Our Wastewater Go? PDF

Author: Torri Epperson

Publisher: Wendy's Wonderful World of Wat

Published: 2021-02-22

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780578756493

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Wendy, Where Does Our Wastewater Go? takes students on a fun and informative tour of the wastewater treatment process at their local plant. Wendy and her companions learn where wastewater goes and how it is treated in Washington, DC. This book is aimed at elementary school students, ages 6 - 12 but can be eye-opening to an array of students and parents, too. Educators can use this resource to add a new twist to environmental holidays as well as inform students about how to expand their pollution reduction goals to the collection system and overall health of their local waterways.

Drinking Water: the District of Columbia and Communities Nationwide Face Serious Challenges in Their Efforts to Safeguard Water Supplies

Drinking Water: the District of Columbia and Communities Nationwide Face Serious Challenges in Their Efforts to Safeguard Water Supplies PDF

Author: John B. Stephenson

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-07

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1437903886

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The discovery in 2004 of lead contam. in D.C.¿s drinking water resulted in an admin. order between the EPA and D.C.¿s Water and Sewer Authority (WASA), requiring WASA to take a number of corrective actions. WASA also took longer-term measures, incl. a $400 million program to replace 35,000 lead service lines. Water utilities nationwide are under increasing pressure to make significant investments to upgrade aging and deteriorating infrastructures, improve security, serve a growing pop¿n., and meet new regulatory require. This testimony discusses: WASA¿s efforts to address lead contam. in light of its other pressing water infrastructure needs; and the extent to which WASA¿s challenges are indicative of those facing water utilities nationwide. Illus.

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