From Popcorn to Phosphorus, Threats to Water Quality Discussed at Conference | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

From popcorn to phosphorus, threats to water quality discussed at conference | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

FAYETTEVILLE-- Until recently, microwave popcorn was among the threats to drinking water, a scientific conference in Fayetteville was told Tuesday.

Urgent need for mandatory registration of private drinking water supplies - EPA

Concerns have been raised that many private supplies are not registered, despite serving schools, nursing homes, sports clubs and self-catering accommodation.

Some rural drinking water supplies are potential public health risk due to ‘gap’ in law

Rural drinking water supplies that are a potential public health risk are escaping detection because there is no ­requirement to register them with monitoring bodies.

Environment watchdog recommends mandating registration of private drinking water supplies

Unregistered supplies serving schools, nursing homes, sports clubs and self-catering accommodation may pose health risk, notes EPA

Call for private water supplies to be registered amid growing health concerns

The Environmental Protection Agency says there is an urgent need for all private drinking water supplies to be registered amid growing health concerns. It comes as the EPA revealed that the number of private group schemes failing to meet the E. coli standard almost doubled last year compared to two years previously. The environmental watchdog said that the total number of small private supplies remains unknown as there is no legal obligation to …

There is an urgent need for mandatory registration of private drinking water supplies in Ireland, says EPA - Water Magazine

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today released its Drinking Water Quality in Private Group Schemes and Small Private Supplies 2024 report, highlighting a number of concerns regarding private drinking water supplies in Ireland. Currently, over 370 private group schemes supply drinking water to 193,000 people across rural communities in Ireland. In addition, many businesses and public facilities supply water from their own private we…