water quality

Veolia Contract Could Get Public Airing

Rachel Lippmann — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:54:47 +0000

Opponents of a contract that asks Veolia North America to look for efficiencies in the St. Louis city water department could get a public hearing.

Board of Aldermen president Lewis Reed announced today that he’ll ask an aldermanic committee to look into allegations of corporate misbehavior at the company, which is headquartered in France. His request would have to be approved by the entire board.

Concerns Over Veolia Corporate Behavior Delays City Water Contract

Rachel Lippmann — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:29:54 +0000

The city's top elected officials will wait to sign a contract that could help St. Louis save some money in its water division.

Anheuser-Busch Contributes Drinking Water To Hurricane Recovery

Tina Eaton — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:35:54 +0000

Anheuser-Busch is in the process of packaging over one million cans of drinking water for victims of Hurricane Sandy that hit the northeast early this week.

The St. Louis-based company has the ability to easily convert one or more of its beer-production lines to produce drinking water, which is something it has done in the wake of natural disasters since the late 1980s.

EPA releases new online tool for mapping water pollution

Alex King — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:01:15 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a new tool that allows the public to access information about pollutants that are released into local waterways.

The Discharge Monitoring Report Pollutant Loading Tool brings together millions of records and lets users search for and map water pollution.

EPA issues decision on Mo. water quality standards

Véronique LaCapra — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:15:06 +0000

The EPA today issued its decision on Missouri's water quality standards, approving how the state categorized 244 streams, rivers and lakes.

That decision means water bodies newly designated for high contact uses like swimming will need more protection.

Some sewage treatment plants, municipalities and others will need to start treating their wastewater discharges.