Water Treatment

WHERE AND HOW IT IS USED IN MINNESOTA

• Things taken out with water treatment, plastic, antibacterial soap antidepressant,a drug used to treat parkinsons disease and other deadly chemicals in water.
• The St. Croix is badly contaminated because of floods which affects the Twin Cities water supply.

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

• SDWA founded in 1974 and its amendments establishes laws protecting the drinking water used by public water systems. Ensuring the safety of public drinking water. The EPA made water standards:
• Criteria to protect designated uses Antidegradation Requirements to protect high quality waters General Policies to address decide issues.

HOW IT IMPACTS THE ENVIRONMENT

• Wastewater is treated to remove pollutants. Wastewater treatment is a process to purify the water, removing contaminants, making it safe for people and fish to use it again.

CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT DUE TO WATER TREATMENT

• Has cleaned a lot of water making it drinkable.
• Cleaning lakes making it safer for fish because of the water treatment taking the chemicals out.

MOST RECENT NEWS

• 47 million dollar contract
• Going to spend it on technology for research to clean unsafe water.

RESOURCES

• "Pollution Issues." Wastewater Treatment. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.
• "Tetra Tech Bags $47m Contract from US Army Corps of Engineers." Water Technology. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.
• "Water Technology: The Information Source for Water Treatment Professionals." Water Technology Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.