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THE LATEST NEWS FOR CALIFORNIA’S DROUGHT
The latest news about California entering its fourth year of drought is that many farmers (and thus everyone in the States who eats produce) will be widely affected. According to a CNBC Agricultural article...
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BRADFORD WITHOUT WATER INSPIRES WOMEN TO SHARE WELL WATER
Due to cold weather in Bradford, PA, a major water main break occurred at The University of Pittsburgh last Tuesday. According to the wgrs.com article on the event, “An estimated 18,000 people have been affected...
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SAFE WATER CHANGES LIVES, AND YOU CAN HELP!
Learn more about The Water Project You can now help provide clean and safe water for people, families, and children in Africa. The Water Project provides wells and other water projects for communities around...
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MAJOR WATER SHORTAGES IN PAKISTAN
According to the minister for water and energy in Pakistan, a man named Khawaja Muhammad Asif, said that Pakistan could be the next “water-starved country.” Because of the current climate changes happening world-wide and particularly...
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BLACK WATER FOR GARDENA RESIDENTS
Residents in Gardena, CA are unhappy and unsatisfied with the smelly black water coming out of their home taps. The Golden State Water Company held a public meeting to address the issue and residents brought...
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CALIFORNIA OIL COMPANIES INJECT WASTE INTO WATER
Even though California received almost no rain in January, which is normally the wettest month of the year, the state is allowing oil companies to dump waste-filled and chemically dangerous water into underground drinkable water...
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BILL GATES’ NEW WATER PROJECT
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making an effort to improve sanitation in the developing world today. The new project or plant, backed by this foundation, is called the Omniprocessor. It was designed to...
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KIDS DRINKING MORE WATER AT SCHOOL
Studies recently found that kids in some New York City public schools drank water almost three times more often after water dispensers were installed near their lunch lines. The author of the study said...
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CALIFORNIA NEEDS 11 TRILLION GALLONS OF WATER
According to a new analysis that was made possible by NASA space and airborne measurements, the state of California will need about 11 trillions gallons of water to recover from its ongoing drought. That’s a...
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TAKE THE 4 LITERS CHALLENGE
Nearly 1 Billion people around the world survive on just 4 liters of water for cooking, cleaning, bathing…for everything. Could you? We recently saw this very inspiring video online about a challenge to raise...
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TRAVELING WITHOUT A FILTER
A few weeks ago my husband and I and our 9 month old baby traveled to Vancouver, BC to visit family and friends. Normally we live in Northern California and have access to delicious...
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10 INTERESTING WATER FACTS
1. Even though the daily recommended amount of water for an adult to drink per day is eight cups, not all of this water must be consumed in the liquid form. Nearly every food...
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DETROIT CITIZENS DENIED ACCESS TO WATER
A piece posted yesterday by Susan Milligan in the US News has provided an update on the water access crisis in Detroit. The title of the post is “Too Powerless to Live, The poorest...
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BOTTLED WATER COMPANY TARGETING KIDS
The wide-spread use of bottled water is a major ecological problem. Now a company is using branding and celebrity endorsement to make bottled water seem cooler to kids. Hopefully most of today’s younger people...
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HOW CAN WE HELP?
How We Can Help You At Friends of Water we provide solutions for a wide variety of customers and their various needs. Below is a list of some specific examples of the solutions we...
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DO WE TAKE OUR WATER FOR GRANTED?
Last week, our family experienced a very short time period without water. Though it was only 20 minutes long, it seemed to completely put our lives on hold. It all began with a water...
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WATER REFLECTIONS
Learning so much about water has caused me to reflect upon my own experiences with water throughout life. As a child I don’t remember drinking water regularly, but I assume my parents gave...
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A NEW FRIEND TO FRIENDS OF WATER
Hello friends, my name is Melody and I am happy to say that I’ve recently started training to help with Friends of Water. This opportunity has been both enjoyable and educational. Although I assumed...
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LEAD COULD BE IN MASON COUNTY WATER HOMES
According to the Mason County Press, there may be lead in some homes in the area, especially if the home has lead pipes. As the article correctly notes, annual testing at the municipality level...
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LEAD IN THE WATER CAN BE INCREASED BY CHLORAMINE
Chloramine is being used more and more widely as an alternative disinfectant to chlorine. It actually consists of chlorine with ammonia added. There are a number of health risks associated with the byproducts of...