Of Current Interest...

40 Years Later, Cuyahoga River No Longer Burns.

06/01/2009 -- June 22 marks the 40^th anniversary of the most famous fire on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. The 1969 fire was not the first on the Cuyahoga (that was in 1868) or the most fiscally damaging (that was in 1952), but national exposure in a Time magazine article (excerpt) and the Zeitgeist galvanized the environmental movement that led to the passage of the Clean Water Act of 1972 and other environmental legislation. Today groups such as the Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization and Ohio EPA work to ensure the environmental quality of the Cuyahoga, but the river is still an EPA Area of Concern. The Ohio WSC has been involved with many projects in and around the Cuyahoga River watershed including identification of pharmaceuticals and emerging contaminants in the water, research on beach monitoring, and the National Water Quality Assessment Program.

National Drinking Water Week – May 3-9.

05/01/2009 --Only tap water delivers! Do you know where your water comes from and how water is made safe to drink?  Find out about Ohio drinking water and the history of water disinfection. The USGS conducts human-health related research on a range of water quality topics relevant to drinking water. National Drinking Water Week is sponsored by the  American Water Works Association.

Findlay Flood-Warning System Press Conference, April 23, 2009.

04/13/2009 --A new flood-warning system came through with flying colors during the recent floods in Findlay, Ohio. Join us at a press conference at 2:00 pm, April 23, at the Owens Community College, Room 111, 3200 Bright Road, in Findlay, to hear remarks from government officials about the successful efforts put in place to help protect Findlay residents from floods and see a demonstration of the new interactive flood inundation maps (media advisory) (news release, photos of scientists locating high-water marks, and August 2007 flood hydrograph).

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