 | | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved on September 4 to restrict most residential evictions. Some House Democrats would like to see the agency take similar action prohibiting water shutoffs. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons user Dejan Krsmanovic |
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| Two Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform asked the federal government’s top public health agency to suspend water service disconnections nationwide as a means of slowing the spread of Covid-19.
To protect public health, Reps. Harley Rouda of California and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan want the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to use its authority under the Public Health Service Act to prohibit water utilities from shutting off service to customers who are behind on their bills. |
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The Mullen Fire, which has spread through more than 147,000 acres of Colorado and Wyoming forest in the past two weeks, reached the southern edge of the main drinking water source for Cheyenne, the Wyoming capital. Protection of Rob Roy Reservoir is a major priority, city officials say. |
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What's Up With Water - October 5, 2020
For the news you need to start the week, tune into “What’s Up With Water” fresh on Monday’s on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and SoundCloud.
This week's episode features coverage on Egypt, where a national initiative for more efficient irrigation practices is already bearing fruit.
Additional international coverage looks at a UN human rights expert, who is calling on Columbian officials to cut mining pollution during the pandemic.
For news in the United States, the Army Corps of Engineers gave a contested long-distance natural gas pipeline permission to cross streams.
Additional coverage from the U.S. looks at New Hampshire, where a severe drought is causing hundreds of household water wells to go dry, especially in the financially vulnerable northern region of the state. You can listen to the latest edition of What's Up With Water, as well as all past editions, by downloading the podcasts on iTunes, following Circle of Blue on Spotify, following on iHeart Radio, and subscribing on SoundCloud. |
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 | | A resident of Detroit displays a past-due water bill. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue |
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| Many utilities will not disconnect water during the coronavirus emergency. But residents are still required to pay their bills when it’s over. |
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