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How wildfires can have a devastating, long-term impact on nearby water supplies

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Paul Hantiuk · CBC Radio · Posted: Jun 24, 2023 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 24

Monica Emelko arrived in Fort McMurray, Alta., in June 2016 to help study the impact of the wildfires. She says the devastation to people's homes and lives she witnessed changed her as a person. 

We've Pumped So Much Groundwater That We've Nudged The Earth's Spin

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By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere, humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) east between 1993 and 2010 alone, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, AGU’s journal for short-format, high-impact research with implications spanning the Earth and space sciences.

Video Series: Process Control Technical Assistance for Small Mechanical WWTPs

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Geared toward plant owners and operators of smaller systems with flow of less than 1 million gallons per day
Mar 6, 2023

A four-part video series available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focuses on improving CWA-NPDES permit compliance at Small Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Systems (WWTPs).

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