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Sacha Montgomery, village clerk and water operator, announced the village had been repairing flush valves when a line break occured. Residents were without water most of Monday, Aug. 3. To see more information, click here  

If you’ve got bottled water in the fridge or pantry, you might want to check if it’s included in a recent recall of several brands under the Niagara umbrella, after the company issued a voluntary recall for all spring water products produced from its Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities between June 10-18. Click here to view entire […]

Traces of medicine are not only hard to remove from wastewater, some have even higher levels after the water is cleaned, a US study has found. To view full article, click here.

The Virginia Department of Health, the Scott County Health Department and the Town of Nickelsville, Va. issued a notice Thursday to customers of the Town of Nickelsville Waterworks, asking residents to boil their tap water or drink bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes until further notice. To view full article, click here.

Two days after a ruptured pipeline leaked an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil off the California shore, wildlife — including pelicans — have been found coated in oil with one bird found dead on the beach. To view full article, click here.

Drought, and the resulting shortage of melting snow, is driving the historic water shortages across much of the American West. Click here to view an interactive map of decline in snowpack, and how it affects the water supply, in California. Our Berkey Lights and Travel Berkeys are available for purchase in California. To purchase a […]

ARVIN, California — Californians who grumble about not being able to water their lawns every day during the fourth year of a historic drought should swing by this small town in southern Kern County. Drought or no drought, residents of this rural community can’t drink water from the tap and can’t even use it for […]

Some Burleson residents should boil their water before consuming after a water main break compromised a company’s water supply. To view more information, please click here.

HOPEWELL, Va. — Homes and businesses had water again after a long 20 hours in Hopewell, though water pressure was low, and a precautionary boil advisory has been issued; cleanup of the Appamatox continued still. Click here to read full article.

U.S. West Coast ports will resume full operations from Saturday evening after a tentative labor deal was reached between a dockworkers union and a group of shippers, easing months of disruptions to trans-Pacific trade that have hit businesses from automakers to meat exports. To view this article, click here.