/tags/water-contamination Water Contamination en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:03:26 GMT /news/2025-03-19/tourism-increases-pressure-on-wastewater-plant Biological processes at city wastewater treatment plant impacted by tourism swings. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Suzie Romig and then read The Steamboat Pilot story at the link below. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:03:26 GMT /news/2025-03-19/tourism-increases-pressure-on-wastewater-plant Suzie Romig, The Steamboat Pilot /news/2024-11-07/denver-water-is-halfway-through-replacing-lead-pipes-why-didnt-this-happen-sooner Denver Water has found nearly 65,000 lead service lines in the city and is halfway through replacing them. New federal laws and financial help will speed this process up. But what is taking so long? Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-07/denver-water-is-halfway-through-replacing-lead-pipes-why-didnt-this-happen-sooner Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2023-11-26/indigenous-resilience-center-puts-tribes-first-in-several-water-solutions-projects Leaders from the Indigenous Resilience Center shared at the One Water Summit about their efforts to work with tribal communities on water audits, filtration systems, and other solutions. Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-11-26/indigenous-resilience-center-puts-tribes-first-in-several-water-solutions-projects Emma VandenEinde /2023-11-03/idaho-satellites-scientists-harmful-algal-blooms Harmful algal blooms are a major issue in water bodies across our region, and can be toxic to humans and animals. Some scientists have started using satellites to keep a better eye on them. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:50:51 GMT /2023-11-03/idaho-satellites-scientists-harmful-algal-blooms Murphy Woodhouse /regional-news/2023-06-18/pfas-chomping-bacteria-kill-some-forever-chemicals-scientists-say There’s a lot of concern about PFAS chemicals that have seeped into waterways in the Mountain West. But some researchers are finding that bacteria can help clean them up. Sun, 18 Jun 2023 12:02:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-06-18/pfas-chomping-bacteria-kill-some-forever-chemicals-scientists-say Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2023-06-01/as-water-levels-drop-the-risk-of-arsenic-rises As the West grapples with a megadrought, its driest spell in at least 1,200 years, rising levels of arsenic — a known carcinogen — in Colorado’s San Luis Valley offer clues to what the future may hold. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:10:24 GMT /regional-news/2023-06-01/as-water-levels-drop-the-risk-of-arsenic-rises Melissa Bailey, KFF Health News /regional-news/2023-04-05/researchers-work-to-quantify-the-navajo-nations-water-woes-one-household-at-a-time The Diné Household Water Survey, a first-of-its-kind two-year project led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, aims to accurately quantify the number of households without access to safe drinking water. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:44:58 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-05/researchers-work-to-quantify-the-navajo-nations-water-woes-one-household-at-a-time Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2023-04-01/lead-contamination-report-card-gives-mountain-west-states-failing-grades An environmental group recently released its grades for how states are handling lead contamination in school drinking water – and half of the states in the Mountain West states are failing. Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-01/lead-contamination-report-card-gives-mountain-west-states-failing-grades Emma VandenEinde