http://www.drinktap.org/ After a year that saw historic drought in their region, the Texas State Parks and Wildlife Department has issued a Drought Survival Kit. http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58403 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:51:02 GMT As we've mentioned once or twice, water operators are an essential part of the water supply chain, and their numbers are expected to dwindle over the next few years as many of them head into retirement. So how is the water community working together to train the next generation of operators? http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58393 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:38:38 GMT Do you currently run an environmental program that improves the water supplies in your community? Would you like additional funding for your program? Do you live in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Tennessee? Then head over to American Water's website and fill-out a grant application! The deadline is March 10th, so there's no time to waste! http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58375 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:39 GMT The deadline for all AWWA scholarships was this past Tuesday, and the word has clearly gotten out. We received well over 300 applications for various awards, which is nearly double the number of applications we've seen in past years. http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58336 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:36:13 GMT Reader's Digest has posted a story on the the 10 Jobs Americans Can't Live Without. Located at number 2 on the list? Water and wastewater operators. http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58318 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:09:51 GMT Just in case you missed this USA Today article in yesterday's paper, AWWA's own Alan Roberson was quoted in a discussion about water reuse. You may not realize it, but we are all drinking reused water everyday as this finite resource recycles itself over and over again. http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58301 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:02:02 GMT When students in Rhonda Phillips' 10th grade class in Lumsden, Saskatchewan were tasked with helping their school become more environmentally friendly they turned to their school water fountains. http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58282 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:55:49 GMT According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention is calling for a change in the definition of lead poisoning to start at blood levels of 5 microgm/dL. The current definition starts at blood levels of 10 microgm/dL, which means that the new blood level needed to be considered "poisonous" would be half of the current definition. http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58271 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:24:16 GMT The Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs" is going behind the scenes at the water utility in Moorhead, MN and working to maintain a water softening basin used for providing drinking water to its customers. Be sure to check your local listings for the air time. http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58231 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:22:26 GMT It's official - the materials for Drinking Water Week 2012 are up and available for download! http://www.awwa.org/Drinktap/BlogPost.cfm?ItemNumber=58107 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMT