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New app for Apple devices gives Canadians access to health and safety information on the go

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700
Health & Safety Watch helps Canadians stay informed of updates, warnings and advisories in real-time, including restaurant inspection dataTORONTO, May 24, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, Health & Safety Watch introduced ...
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County Health Department Will Hold Best-Tasting Drinking Water Contest At Fulton Memorial Day Event

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:42:33 -0700
The Oswego County Health Department will hold its 22nd annual best-tasting drinking water contest May 26, at the Fulton Memorial Day Salute. Visitors will vote for their favorite samples of drinking water from municipal systems in Oswego County. Continue reading →
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Kingston receives Trackle Pond water treatment loan

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:20:39 -0700
Kingston was awarded a $4.6 million loan for a Trackle Pond water treatment facility, as part of nearly $418 million in loans to fund 90 wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects, from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection State Revolving Fund.
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RS Lining Systems Receives NSF-61 Certification For Its Drinking Water Main Cured-In-Place-Pipe Renewal System

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:20:40 -0700
Epoxy-based, RS BlueLine® can repair water mains and transmission lines up to 42 inches in diameter.Cary, NC (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 RS BlueLine® the world’s premier cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) system for pressure pipe rehabilitation has received certification to NSF/ANSI 61: Drinking Water System Components-Health Effects, by NSF International. Joanne Carroll, Senior Vice President of RS Lining ...
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Improved but Not Always Safe: Despite Global Efforts, More Than 1 Billion People Likely at Risk for Lack of Clean Water

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:11:30 -0700
This spring the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated the early completion the 2015 development goal of bringing improved drinking water to an additional two billion people since 1990. [More]
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Despite Global Efforts, Nearly 1 Billion People Likely At Risk For Lack Of Clean Water

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:08:19 -0700
This spring the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated the early completion of the 2015 development goal of bringing improved drinking water to an additional two billion people since 1990.
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Water Awareness Month focuses on increasing local supply

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:50:06 -0700
May is Water Awareness Month, a time when we seek to increase the public's knowledge of the importance of water to human health, our region's economy and the environment.But most may not know that their water supplies come from elsewhere. The Santa...
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Environmental programs may lose millions in state belt-tightening

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:26:38 -0700
TALLAHASSEE - Jacksonville inspectors handed out 349 citations last year for petroleum storage systems that were not up to par. Of those, 74 were classified as “significant” or “the greatest threat or potential for harm to drinking water and/or surface water,” according to an email sent from James Richardson, the administrator of Jacksonville’s Environmental Protection Board, to board members ...
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Health Department going green

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:08:06 -0700
It was a tour like no other.
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VIHA advises against St. Mary Lake swimming

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:42:44 -0700
VIHA officials are recommending people not swim in St. Mary Lake as a result of elevated microcystin levels.
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