Recent reports show that there is a serious problem going on with the oxygen levels at Echo and Rockport water reservoirs. State authorities and namely, the Utah Water Quality Board, decided to take immediate measures in order to reduce nutrient pollution in these reservoirs and thus keep the oxygen levels of the reservoirs' waters in normal parameters. What is important to know is that nutrient … [Read more...]
Utah water bodies facing serious pollution threat from toilet flush
The water bodies including rivers, streams and lakes in the beehive state of Utah is facing serious pollution threat. According to a new, the biggest contributor of pollution in Utah’s water system is not industrial plants or expansive mining operations but the flush of a toilet. The toilet flush system has become the biggest contributor of harmful nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen and … [Read more...]