/tags/water-quality Water Quality en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-22/st-louis-county-council-policies-lead-schools-drinking-water A new law required local school districts to test drinking water for lead. After many did find lead above the state threshold, St. Louis environmental justice advocates are asking for more accountability for remediation. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-22/st-louis-county-council-policies-lead-schools-drinking-water Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-02-27/missouri-lead-school-drinking-water-remediation The statewide effort to clean up drinking water was prompted by a 2022 Missouri law, and more than $27 million has been set aside to fix the problems. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-27/missouri-lead-school-drinking-water-remediation Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-01-12/snowstorms-mean-salty-roads-st-louisans-are-trying-to-protect-local-streams-from-runoff There is a growing effort around St. Louis to adopt new practices to reduce road salt during winter storms. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-12/snowstorms-mean-salty-roads-st-louisans-are-trying-to-protect-local-streams-from-runoff Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2023-10-02/scientists-find-microplastics-in-a-st-louis-cave-that-has-been-closed-to-the-public-for-30-years The St. Louis University team discovered microplastics in water and sediment in a cave that had been mostly closed to humans for 30 years. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-02/scientists-find-microplastics-in-a-st-louis-cave-that-has-been-closed-to-the-public-for-30-years Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2023-02-23/deep-under-st-louis-county-tunnel-is-being-built-to-address-overflowing-sewers In far south St. Louis County, workers are using huge machines to dig a $175 million tunnel. It’s part of a Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District project aimed at preventing sewers from overflowing. That could allow the district to treat all of the region's wastewater and protect the environment. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:28:18 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-02-23/deep-under-st-louis-county-tunnel-is-being-built-to-address-overflowing-sewers Chad Davis /health-science-environment/2022-12-29/drilling-phase-of-the-jefferson-barracks-tunnel-reaches-completion The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has completed the drilling phase of the Jefferson Barracks Tunnel. The seven-foot-diameter pipe will run up to 220 feet underground and about three miles. The entire project is to be completed in 2026. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:07:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-12-29/drilling-phase-of-the-jefferson-barracks-tunnel-reaches-completion Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-11/for-cleaner-water-mizzou-researchers-call-for-updates-to-the-clean-water-act Nonpoint source pollution is the biggest threat to water quality today — but the Clean Water Act isn’t fully capable of tackling it, two Mizzou researchers say. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:36:48 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-11/for-cleaner-water-mizzou-researchers-call-for-updates-to-the-clean-water-act Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2021-12-29/mizzou-researchers-want-the-clean-water-act-to-focus-on-drinking-water A cross-disciplinary study suggests the multiple laws and regulations designed to protect water aren’t working, and a new focus on drinking water can fix that. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:05:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-12-29/mizzou-researchers-want-the-clean-water-act-to-focus-on-drinking-water Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2021-07-25/missouri-has-hundreds-of-thousands-of-lead-pipes-among-the-highest-in-the-u-s The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates there are at least 330,000 lead pipes funneling tap water into Missouri homes and other buildings — the sixth-highest of any state in the nation. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:21:43 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-07-25/missouri-has-hundreds-of-thousands-of-lead-pipes-among-the-highest-in-the-u-s Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-06/missouri-river-offers-abundant-water-supply-even-during-western-drought Missouri American Water Director Timothy Ganz discusses how high demand for water impacts the Missouri River, immediate and long-term threats to the river and what it takes to produce clean drinking water from a waterway with such high turbidity levels. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 21:07:42 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-06/missouri-river-offers-abundant-water-supply-even-during-western-drought Emily Woodbury