Water Supply Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/water-supply/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:56:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.2 https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png Water Supply Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/water-supply/ 32 32 114651131 Clean Water Forever Campaign Launched https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2023/12/clean-water-forever-campaign-launched/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:56:16 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=45418 December 18, 2023 | Blog Post
This fall, Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) launched our Clean Water Forever campaign to sound the alarm about the emergency facing our rivers, lakes, and groundwater.

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]]> 45418 ILLINOIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS & DAYCARES MUST TEST WATER FOR LEAD https://prairierivers.org/uncategorized/2017/01/illinois-elementary-schools-daycares-must-test-water-lead/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:36:30 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=28163 Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Initiated by Environmental Groups When the drinking water crisis and scandal in Flint, Michigan was exposed last winter, environmental groups in Illinois decided we needed to take action to discover potential lead water contamination problems at home.  To that end, we banded together and started drafting a bill. In hindsight, the […]

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]]> 28163 EPA gives Mahomet Aquifer sole-source designation https://prairierivers.org/articles/2015/03/epa-gives-mahomet-aquifer-sole-source-designation/ Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:13:16 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=17687 Our main source of drinking water in Central Illinois is now better protected. The EPA gives Mahomet Aquifer sole-source designation. Well done to all leaders and citizens who helped achieve this.

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]]> 17687 Mahomet Aquifer Bills in Progress https://prairierivers.org/articles/2015/03/mahomet-aquifer-bills-in-progress/ Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:58:51 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=17662 Representative Ammons and Senator Bennett introduce bills to protect Mahomet Aquifer We are excited that freshmen lawmakers Representative Carol Ammons and Senator Scott Bennett have introduced bills to protect the Mahomet Aquifer from pollution. Specifically, materials containing high levels of PCBs and manufactured gas plant waste would be prohibited in landfills located above the aquifer. […]

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]]> 17662 Victory! Grassroots Group Halts Coal Mine https://prairierivers.org/articles/2015/01/victory-grassroots-group-halts-coal-mine/ Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:24:11 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=17591 Canton-area residents celebrated yesterday after winning an eight-year battle to halt the proposed North Canton coal strip mine – successfully protecting Fulton County communities and their right to clean water. On January 16th Capital Resources Development Company, LLC asked the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Illinois DNR) to withdraw its permit application for the mine, […]

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