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NWS: Get ready for dangerously cold conditions coming next week
HAPPENING NOW
 Friday, January 17, 2025
Wildfires or floods, good neighbours will always help each other
Interview with President of the King's Privy Council in Canada, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Hon. Harjit Sajjan
CWA CrimeBox
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2013; Case ID# CR_2453 (California)
Retail giant fined $110 million for Clean Water Act violations
3M, MOHAWK HID CHEMICAL DANGERS THAT LED TO HEALTH CRISIS, COUNTY SAYS
‘All the residents of Northwest Georgia effectively have Scotchgard, Stainmaster and Teflon coursing through their veins.’
By Rosie Manins - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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For decades, the corporate makers and users of “forever chemicals” used on carpet produced in Northwest Georgia have hidden the associated dangers, leading to a public health crisis, Murray County alleges in a new lawsuit. In its Dec. 30 complaint, the county takes aim at chemical producers — including 3M, Daikin and DuPont — as well as carpet manufacturers, including Mohawk and Shaw Industries.../more
Hazardous Spill File
 3000 gallons of liquid asphalt released in Lower Hudson Watershed
Rotterdam BWA
AFTER THE CLOSE
 Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Wildfires or floods, good neighbours will always help each other
Interview with President of the King's Privy Council in Canada, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Hon. Harjit Sajjan

3M, MOHAWK HID CHEMICAL DANGERS THAT LED TO HEALTH CRISIS, COUNTY SAYS
‘All the residents of Northwest Georgia effectively have Scotchgard, Stainmaster and Teflon coursing through their veins.’
By Rosie Manins - Atlanta Journal Constitution
With Permission
For decades, the corporate makers and users of “forever chemicals” used on carpet produced in Northwest Georgia have hidden the associated dangers, leading to a public health crisis, Murray County alleges in a new lawsuit. In its Dec. 30 complaint, the county takes aim at chemical producers — including 3M, Daikin and DuPont — as well as carpet manufacturers, including Mohawk and Shaw Industries.../more

50 years of the SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
 Part 3: Inspired to detox

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SIO SILICA IS STAGING A COMEBACK — WITH A PUSH FOR FIRST NATIONS SUPPORT
A recording of a closed-door meeting shows Sio Silica’s latest tack: numerous promises to Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, including millions in equity. Now the community faces ‘a great divide’
By Julia-Simone Rutgers - The Narwhal With permission
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 New proposal to mine silica sand raises questions
 Manitoba draws line on fracking
Could new frack project turn Manitoba's Brokenhead river into a toxic nightmare?

50 years of the SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
 Part 2: Convenience is the chemical cocktail that keeps on giving

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RECENT REPORTS

NWS: Get ready for dangerously cold conditions coming next week
HAPPENING NOW
 Friday, January 17, 2025

Rotterdam BWA
AFTER THE CLOSE
 Thursday, January 16, 2025

Lake effect snow showers for the west, weather spotters activated
AFTER THE CLOSE
 Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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SDWA Profiles

Safe Drinking Water Act
 Drinking Water Facility Profiles
Fultonville BWA

Safe Drinking Water Act
 Drinking Water Facility Profiles
City of Amsterdam BWA

EPA Serious Violators Lists

Drinking Water Facilities List

EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance
 Comparative Analysis of the drinking water facilities compliance in five states

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HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS

NY HAB Tracker
 from NYS DEC and NOAA NCCOS satellite monitoring program
 NYS DEC HABs monitoring program closed for the season

NY HAB Tracker
 from NYS DEC and NOAA NCCOS satellite monitoring program
 Bluegreen confirmed in Swan Lake, reappearing in Otisco Lake

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SPILLS

Hazardous Spill File
 3000 gallons of liquid asphalt released in Lower Hudson Watershed

Hazardous Spill File
 Motor oil released in a traffic accident in the Susquehanna Watershed

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FLOWS

Streamflow Situation
 From the network of river flow monitors of USGS NY Water Science Center

Streamflow Situation
 From the network of river flow monitors of USGS NY Water Science Center
Normal streamflows going into the weekend

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Crime Box

CWA CrimeBox
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2013; Case ID# CR_2453 (California)
Retail giant fined $110 million for Clean Water Act violations

CWA CrimeBox
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_2366 (California)
Metal plating business claims no industrial wastewater, principal sent to prison 2 years for illegal acidic discharge

CWA CrimeBox
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2011; Case ID# CR_2210 (California)
Antioch concrete beam manufacturer fined $3.5 million for high pH discharges

CWA CrimeBox
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2011; Case ID# CR_2162 (California)
Metal plater order to cease operations continues to discharge heavy metals to the public WWTP

CWA CrimeBox
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2011; Case ID# CR_2160 (California)
Wire manufacturer out $1.5 million to cover damage to the public wastewater infrastructure

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