Of Current Interest...
40 Years Later, Cuyahoga River No Longer Burns.
06/01/2009
-- June 22 marks the 40th 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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