Sentences with phrase «drinking water supplies due»

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«The Washington, D.C. City Council yesterday passed a resolution opposing hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling for natural gas in the George Washington National Forest due to concerns that such development might contaminate drinking water supplies.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today called upon the New York State Canal Corp. to take pro-active steps to reduce the amount of water flowing out of Hinckley Reservoir due to the extremely low water level in the reservoir, which serves as the major drinking water source for the Utica region and also supplies water to the Erie Canal.

A 2003 study by the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that due to a combination of pollution and deteriorating equipment and pipes, the public water supplies in 19 of America's largest cities delivered drinking water that contained contaminant levels exceeding EPA limits (either legal limits or unenforceable suggested limits) and may pose health risks to some residents.

The Delaware estuary is unfortunately a perfect example of how higher sea levels due to warmer global temperatures will endanger water supplies for millions of people — around 15 million in this particular area.According to Blue Living Ideas, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary has completed a study on the impacts higher sea levels will have on drinking water, as well as tidal wetlands and shellfish.