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Craft beer has boomed over the last 15 years. But brewing it takes a lot of water: a seven-to-one ratio on average, according to the Brewer’s Association. More efficient breweries typically use less.
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COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise all across the United States, with experts saying it's being driven largely by the emergence of a new dominate strain.
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An annual report compiled by the Idaho Conservation League shows that while some facilities have improved from past years, over half of Idaho’s wastewater treatment plants had at least one violation of the Clean Water Act in 2022.
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The Interior Department recently announced $180 million in new funding for large-scale water recycling programs. The money is available for local agencies looking to reuse wastewater, which officials say will make a big difference for western communities dealing with drought.
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Though historic snowfall eased drought conditions, threats of extended dry periods don’t let up in the arid West. That’s why water managers are working on creating sustainable water supplies, including turning the water that flushes down people’s toilets into drinking water from their taps.
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When COVID-19 hit Idaho three years ago officials were looking for ways to determine how hard the virus was hitting cities like Boise. It was May of 2020 when the City of Boise started analyzing its wastewater for the virus, because people can shed the virus in wastewater before they get sick. This became a useful tool for many trying to track and treat the illness.
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As the water in the Colorado river continues to diminish experts are looking to reuse wastewater.
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Wastewater data from 10 Idaho counties tracking the coronavirus are now available in one place.
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Several cities have tested local wastewater for COVID-19 since early on in the pandemic. Now, Idaho Health and Welfare plans to give more communities the opportunity for that testing by partnering with labs at state universities.
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One of the biggest unknowns about coronavirus is how it spreads within a community, especially with asymptomatic carriers and minimal testing…