May 6th, 2022

This Week's Highlights: Information on proposed silica mine near Hawn State Park, new Missouri law to require schools test for lead, a state law ban on turf in Nevada, a new portable desalinization unit, water crisis at Lake Mead and Lake Powell, Drinking Water Week, NOAA drought conditions map, Missouri American Water grant for hydration stations, and how the Missouri Stream Team Program is helping at the James River

MISSOURI
Missouri Stream Team Program helps at James River
Missouri Stream Team Program helps with cleanup, data collection at James River
KY3

Speakers Spell Out Silica Dangers
Speakers Spell Out Silica Dangers
Ste. Genevieve Herald

May 1-7 is Drinking Water Week
Celebrate Drinking Water Week May 1-7
Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Schools Must Test for Lead
Missouri Senate overwhelmingly approves bill requiring schools test, filter water for lead
St. Louis Public Radio

NOAA Makes it Easy to See Drought Conditions in State
Current U.S. Drought Monitor Conditions for Missouri
National Integrated Drought Information System 

Ditch Plastic Bottles: Grants for Hydration Stations
Missouri American Water Announces New Hydration Station Grant Program to Expand Access to Clean Drinking Water
Business Wire

Jeff City Water Treatment Plant to Get Upgrade
Missouri American Water Company awarded $11.2 million to help upgrade the Jefferson City water treatment plant
ABC 17 News

NATIONAL
Lake Mead Intake Valves Exposed
'Problems everywhere': Water so low in massive reservoir that an intake valve is now exposed
USA Today

Lake Powell’s Water Crisis & Energy Crisis Linked
Lake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West’s megadrought: Water or electricity
CNN.com

State Law Bans Turf Lawns
Is That an Outlaw Lawn? Las Vegas Has a New Approach to Saving Water
New York Times

Portable Desalination Unit Runs on Small Solar Panel
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
Science Daily

Spring Flood Outlook 2022
Spring Flood Outlook 2022: Higher Risk in Ohio Valley, Red River Valley; Lower Risk in Plains
Weather Underground