Water Pricing - Circle of Blue
WEBJun 18, 2019 · Circle of Blue’s annual survey of water rates in 30 U.S. cities found the slowest rate of increase since the survey began in 2010. Reporter Brett Walton discusses financial trends that affect water bills for tens of millions of U.S. households. Circle of Blue. Speaking Of Water – The Price of Water 2019 – Brett Walton. 1.8K.
Team Members - Circle of Blue
WEBKeith manages story development for Circle of Blue. As senior editor and chief correspondent for our Global Choke Point project, Keith has reported on the intensifying confrontation between water, food, and energy from six continents. Keith holds a BA from Haverford College, and he is a nationally known journalist, online communications specialist, and environmental policy expert.
Flint Water Crisis - Circle of Blue
WEBFlint Water Crisis - Circle of Blue. In April 2014, an ill-fated decision to switch water sources triggered a series of governance and infrastructure failures that contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan’s seventh largest city, with high levels of lead. For residents of Flint, whose concerns about water quality went unaddressed for ...
Water Scarcity in India - Circle of Blue
WEBDec 4, 2018 · The country that pumps more groundwater than any other has reached a water supply and food safety reckoning that threatens to upend political and economic stability, and long-term public health. In this special report, building on years of on-the-ground coverage, Circle of Blue reveals how a nation …
EPA Report Identifies Hot Spots for Hazardous Spills Into Drinking ...
WEBMar 25, 2021 · The report examined spills that were reported to the National Response Center, a clearinghouse, between 2010 and 2019. The report includes spills that occurred in waters used as a drinking water source for community water systems serving more than 1,000 customers. For systems using surface water, the “zone of …
The Next Urban Water Crisis? Inadequate Data Clouds the Forecast
WEBAug 15, 2019 · It’s also about infrastructure, politics, wealth, and demand. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue. In Chennai and Harare today, millions of Indians and Zimbabweans find themselves short of water. History, unfortunately, is repeating. São Paulo, in 2014, nearly drained its main reservoir as officials sluggishly responded to a drought.
Infographic: Average U.S. Household Water Use and Bills, 2015-16
WEBMay 18, 2016 · The interactive chart below shows average household water use and average monthly drinking water bills for the 30 U.S. cities in Circle of Blue’s annual water pricing survey. Point the cursor at a city to see its data. The red dots represent water use and the blue bars show the average monthly bill. …
HotSpots H2O: New UN Report Details Global Progress ... - Circle …
WEBJun 24, 2019 · A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) finds that 2.2 billion people, more than a quarter of the global population, live far below contemporary standards for safe water and sanitation.
The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates, Usage in 30 U.S ...
WEBApr 26, 2010 · The effect of the crossing trends is less severe in Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee, where municipal water is supplied by the lakes and prices range from $24.12 to $28.36. “The reason why rates are so low in the Great Lakes region is proximity to abundant water,” said Nick Schroeck, executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law ...
Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms - Circle of Blue
WEBSep 8, 2022 · By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue Photographs by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue. September 8, 2022 First of a six-part series. TOLEDO — Just as Great Lakes scientists anticipated, the first blue-green swirls of a mammoth toxic algae bloom surfaced in mid-July in the nearshore waters of Lake Erie, between Monroe, Michigan, and this Ohio port city of 275,000.