Giving Small Water Systems a Free Check Up  {4/23/2008}
EPA is rolling out an important management tool for small drinking water and wastewater systems. At the National Rural Water Association Rally, Administrator Stephen L. Johnson announced the availability of Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS). This user-friendly computer-based program assists owners and operators in developing and using plans for maintaining their systems and providing service to their customers.

Water bottles hazardous to your health?  {4/23/2008}
Can hard water bottles be hazardous to your health? That topic is being debated by industry groups and environmental activists after studies showed bottles with the chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, can cause neural and behavioral problems in children and can cause prostate or breast cancer. Canada is even moving to ban products with BPA.

EPA Increases Transparency of Regulatory Development  {4/23/2008}
EPA is making federal environmental regulation more transparent by providing on-line information as soon as the agency begins the development of a new rule.

Man thrown by exploding toilet   {4/23/2008}
A Johnson City, N.Y., man says he was thrown against the wall in his son's home after the toilet he was using erupted. The man noticed steam coming from the toilet, and it exploded shortly thereafter.

Dying town believes bottled water business will bring renewed life   {4/23/2008}
The lumber mill closed five years ago, and so many families have moved out that the town can no longer even field a high school football team. But McCloud is hoping to turn things around after striking a deal with Nestle in 2003 under which the Swiss company would build the nation's largest water-bottling plant to tap three of the many springs on the mountainside and bottle up to 521 million gallons of water a year. However, the plan isn’t sitting too well with environmentalists and even some residents.

Flushing bride? Toilet paper gown wins contest   {4/23/2008}
Bride Vicky Heir showed off her white wedding gown to the crowd on Victoria Street in Christchurch, New Zealand. The dress featured a baby-doll-style bodice, delicate shoulder straps and a form-hugging skirt. It looked much like the typical wedding dresses you might find in any store, but this wasn't a typical dress. It was made entirely of toilet paper.

Army Corps and EPA Improve Wetland and Stream Mitigation   {4/2/2008}
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a new rule to clarify how to provide compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to the nation's wetlands and streams.

EPA Asset Management program to be piloted in 7 states  {4/2/2008}
Eighteen small utilities in 7 states have volunteered to pilot EPA’s new asset management software, CUPSS.

Town coping with water system contaminated by Salmonella   {4/2/2008}
In Alamosa, Colorado, officials started pumping heavy doses of chlorine to clean the water system after Salmonella began to sicken the residents. But such heavy doses made the water unusable for anything but flushing toilets.

Man tries to write check on toilet paper  {4/2/2008}
A man disputing his water bill tried to write a check on material he felt was appropriate for the situation – 2-ply toilet paper. Floral print toilet paper at that. City officials, however, refused to accept the check.

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