by Deborah A. Deal, APR | August 12, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, IX Water, Population, Wastewater, Water
With 1.8 billion people suffering for lack of fresh, consumable water – water they can drink, bathe with, carry out domestic chores with, and water their crops – you would think the rest of us would be doing everything we can to clean, recycle, and reuse our...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | August 11, 2020 | Energy, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, IX Water, O & G Produced Wastewater, Population, Wastewater
Globally, 19% of withdrawals from our precious and dwindling freshwater resources are made for industrial purposes. The U.S.A uses over 300 Billion cubic meters per year. Surprisingly, this is twice the amount China withdraws for their industrial operations. Today,1.8...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | July 28, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, O & G Produced Wastewater, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
It’s big, it’s bad, it’s dangerous. It can impact our health and life span. And, you can easily get exposed to it. It’s Benzene – the first in the BTEX family of chemicals – Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene. BTEX compounds...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | July 24, 2020 | IX Water, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
Yay! Another step forward in the fight against hazardous water pollution! On Tuesday, the U.S. House passed the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). While most of the bill is not related to water, it DOES include some good regulation...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | July 17, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, Uncategorized
On Wednesday, the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission announced a new policy to reduce the use of the family of man-made substances known as PFAS. The chemicals, which have plagued the drinking water of large parts of Colorado such as El Paso County, can be...
