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Story Archives of 'drinking water'Groundbreaking for Largest Stimulus-Funded Water ProjectBy Amy Quinton on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.Officials in Seabrook, New Hampshire broke ground today on construction of a new drinking water treatment plant. Five million dollars in federal stimulus funds are helping to pay for the project. As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, it’s the largest amount of Recovery Act funds any town in the state has received to improve drinking water. Does our drinking water contain birth control chemicals?By EarthTalk on Sunday, June 7, 2009.
EarthTalkTM Protecting New Hampshire’s WaterBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.This month the Department of Environmental Services is wrapping up a series of public hearings around the Granite State on how best to manage our water resources, a key component of New Hampshire’s natural beauty and a cornerstone of its tourism industry. DES has come up with a new set of recommendations on how to maintain the health of the state’s waters, including improvements to dams, better protection for private wells, and a solution to the nagging problem of storm water runoff. We'll look at the state of our water resources and the plans to protect them. Guests
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Like Money for WaterBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.DES has awarded about $58 million for drinking and waste water treatment plant projects. See the list here. 1,4 Dioxane Found in Some Plaistow Residents' Drinking WaterBy Amy Quinton on Sunday, April 5, 2009.New Hampshire environmental officials have found a new and potentially dangerous contaminant at the Beede Waste Oil site in Plaistow. The contaminant – known as 1,4 dioxane– has leaked from the Beede superfund site into more than a dozen residents’ drinking water. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports. Communities Compete For Stimulus Funding for Drinking Water and Clean Water ProjectsBy Amy Quinton on Sunday, March 22, 2009.The federal stimulus money heading to New Hampshire includes more than 56 million dollars to improve the state's drinking water and wastewater treatment. The Department of Environmental Services recently ranked 565 applications for water projects coming from more than 125 communities. The public can now weigh in on the projects before a final decision on stimulus funding is made. As New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports, the situation puts communities in stiff competition with each other. And substantial environmental problems are at stake. Voters Cautious About Stimulus DollarsBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.There might be millions of federal stimulus dollars running around but residents in one town weren’t ready to count those chickens before they hatch. I’m Jon Greenberg with this town meeting minute. Stimulus Package to Help State's Environmental Services DepartmentBy Amy Quinton on Thursday, February 19, 2009.Across the country, state and local governments are scrambling to figure out how much of the nearly 800 billion dollar federal stimulus package is coming their way. Some of the funds will be coming in the way of grants, some based on formulas determined by need and population. In New Hampshire, the Department of Environmental Services is expected to receive about 63 million dollars. New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton spoke with Harry Stewart from the Department's water division. The Future of New Hampshire’s WaterBy Laura Knoy on Friday, January 2, 2009.As New Hampshire grows we’re learning more about the hazards facing water quantity, quality and infrastructure and are exploring new ways to combat them. Hydrologists, environmentalist, inventors, and water groups are working hard on this effort, thinking up new technologies, new ideas and new plans so we’ll have enough clean potable water for our future. We conclude our series by exploring the future of our state’s drinking water and what some in the state are doing about it. We'll also get an update on the storms that hit New Hampshire yesterday. This program was originally broadcast July 25, 2008 Guests
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The Quality of Our Water in New HampshireBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, January 1, 2009.Right now most of New Hampshire’s drinking water sources are well protected, but in the future we may need to draw from rivers and lakes that suffer from storm water pollution, run-off problems and the hazards of development. In the next installment of our series on drinking water we look at the quality of our drinking water, threats to water quality and how they're cleaned up before reaching our tap. This program was originally broadcast on July 24, 2008 Guests
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