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Houston City Council approves ordinance to provide protections against contaminated groundwater on northeast side

Posted on November 17, 2022 · A Municipal Setting Designation was approved for five acres of land near the Pleasantville area, meaning contaminated groundwater there cannot be used as potable water.

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Houston’s Sewers Could Soon Get A Multibillion-Dollar Upgrade

Posted on March 11, 2019 · The EPA has been working with the City of Houston to finalize a plan to reduce contamination.

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Troubled By Flint Water Crisis, 11-Year-Old Girl Invents Lead-Detecting Device

Posted on October 20, 2017 · The Colorado seventh-grader was unimpressed by the options her parents had to test water in their home. So she created a sensor-based device using chemically treated carbon nanotubes to do it faster

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City of Houston

Houston City Council approves ordinance to provide protections against contaminated groundwater on northeast side

City of Houston

Houston’s Sewers Could Soon Get A Multibillion-Dollar Upgrade

News

Troubled By Flint Water Crisis, 11-Year-Old Girl Invents Lead-Detecting Device

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