DRINKING WATER
VIDEO: Flood limits rural drinking water in Pembina County 
Full water service was restored Wednesday to nearly 2,500 people in extreme northeastern North Dakota after a washout along a county ditch carved a giant ravine and threatened a rural water line that serves the Pembina County communities of Leroy, Neche, Pembina and Joliette, N.D.
By Kevin Bonham , May 01, 2013
Report: Minnesota drinking water mostly safe
Minnesota health officials said most drinking water from municipal systems in the state is safe.
By Associated Press , May 04, 2011
EPA's study into oil industry's fracking process includes North Dakota
Federal authorities plan to continue taking a hard look at the oil industry practice of hydraulic fracturing, a technology that is key to North Dakota’s booming oil development.
By Chuck Haga , February 10, 2011
George Freeman, Grand Forks, letter: Refuting the Devils Lake water-quality myth
I have searched the Internet and found that no municipality uses the water of the Sheyenne River for drinking except for Valley City, N.D., which will use it in an emergency; and only Grand Forks, Drayton, N.D., and Morris, Man., use water of the Red River.
By George Freeman , January 15, 2011
Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health
Among the goals is a "zero tolerance policy" toward future invasions by foreign species, including the Asian carp, a huge, ravenous fish that has overrun portions of the Mississippi River system and is threatening to enter Lake Michigan. Others include cleanup of the region's most heavily polluted sites, restoring wetlands and other crucial habitat, and improving water quality in shallow areas.
By John Flesher , February 22, 2010
New programs assist in disposal of discarded medications
Researchers have long been finding residues from pharmaceuticals and personal care products in our lakes and rivers. Some of them are endocrine disruptors and can cause fish to develop both male and female characteristics.
By Stephanie Hemphill , February 07, 2010
N.D. change would let more sulfate into the Sheyenne River
Part of the Sheyenne River that has been used to drain floodwaters from Devils Lake would have too much sulfate to be used for municipal drinking water under rules the state Health Department is proposing.
By Dale Wetzel , January 02, 2010
AROUND THE REGION: NDSU cheaters list? ... Two charged in neglect case ... Man faces sex charges ... more
Some faculty at North Dakota State University want to create a list of students found guilty of cheating. Faculty who support the idea said they have no way of knowing if a student they are dealing with has a history of cheating elsewhere on campus. Nearly two-thirds of faculty who participated in a recent poll said they want NDSU to establish a registry for academic dishonesty.
By Associated Press , December 13, 2009
West Fargo officials say water is safe
Water tests in West Fargo show no trace of E-coli.
By Fargo Forum , September 24, 2009
Manufacturers release tons of pharmaceuticals into U.S. water supplies
U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water _ contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.
By Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza and Justin Pritchard , April 20, 2009
Fargo, Moorhead work to protect good water from bad
The bad water is rising from the swollen Red River. The good water is flowing through the cities' drinking water and sewage treatment plants, and officials say protecting the good water from the bad is their top concern. Fargo and Moorhead need only to look to their northern neighbors in Grand Forks - and the great 1997 Flood -- to see the nasty outcome if the city's water infrastructure fails.
By Patrick Condon and Nate Jenkins , March 30, 2009
Devils Lake water source project likely getting money, Dorgan says
North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan says Congress is expected to approve the final piece of funding for a new water source for the city of Devils Lake. Dorgan says the last $1.6 million is in an energy and water bill that should be approved soon, so it can be signed shortly after the Obama administration takes office in January.
December 03, 2008
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