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Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene

NC Health News

The document, created in 2017 , explored ways of ensuring the financial stability of water utilities. He is an engineering professor at North Carolina State University who focuses on sanitation systems.

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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources

KFF Health News

Greg Kester, director of renewable resource programs at the California Association of Sanitation Agencies, said there are benefits to using biosolids as fertilizer, including improved soil health, increased crop yields, reduced irrigation needs, and carbon sequestration. “Spread the poop somewhere else, away from us.”

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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources

HEALTHBEAT

Greg Kester, director of renewable resource programs at the California Association of Sanitation Agencies, said there are benefits to using biosolids as fertilizer, including improved soil health, increased crop yields, reduced irrigation needs, and carbon sequestration. Spread the poop somewhere else, away from us.