HydroSolutions celebrates 20-years in business | 2019 Montana Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year January 6, 2020 PRE-INCA CANAL SYSTEM USES HILLSIDES AS SPONGES TO STORE WATER To prepare for a drier future on Peru’s western coast, researchers are turning to techniques of the past. November 27, 2019 LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE CASES SOAR AGAIN, SET NEW RECORD America’s deadliest waterborne disease is becoming more pronounced. The number of reported cases of legionellosis, an umbrella term for two illnesses caused by Legionella bacteria, climbed by 33 percent last year, to 9,933 cases, according to data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of reported cases in 2017 was 7,458. The milder of the two ailments caused by the bacteria is Pontiac fever, which is akin to the flu. The vast majority of the cases, however, are Legionnaires’ disease, a severe respiratory illness that resembles pneumonia and kills about one in 11 people it infects. The illnesses, which are not contagious, are spread by inhaling mist contaminated with the bacteria. Rooftop cooling towers, hot tubs, showers, and ornamental fountains are among the sources of water vapor linked to disease transmission. October 22, 2019 NEW ENGLAND EXPERTS: PFAS POLLUTION IS EXTRAORDINARILY WIDESPREAD AND CAUSING INCREASING CONCERN WESTFORD, Mass. – Polar bears. Pizza boxes. Breast milk. Stain-resistant carpeting. These seemingly unrelated things do have something in common: the hazardous chemical compounds known as PFAS. Facts about PFAS contamination were highlighted at a recent regional workshop that drew experts from all across New England to discuss these “forever chemicals.” More than 100 state regulators, consultants, medical experts, water district officials and environmental activists concerned about how to deal with the growing problem of PFAS attended the conference. September 3, 2019 LEGISLATION NEEDED TO PHASE OUT PFAS AND CLEAN UP WATER SUPPLY CONTAMINATION, GROUP SAYS PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — PFAS contamination is now affecting communities surrounding military bases across the country. And last week, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro urged congressional leaders to support federal legislation to phase out PFAS and remediate the harm the toxic chemicals have caused. August 22, 2019 EPA RELEASES DRAFT GROUNDWATER CLEAN-UP GUIDELINES FOR PFAS SUBSTANCES Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of chemicals used since the 1940s, have recently emerged as a contaminant of concern in surface water groundwater due to their persistence and potential to cause adverse human health effects. As a result of this new awareness, the EPA has released draft groundwater clean-up guidelines for public comment. As part of HydroSolutions’ mission to provide our clients with the highest level of technical expertise, our remediation experts will be following these developments in PFAS groundwater remediation standards closely. July 25, 2019 USDA PROPOSES BOLD MOVES TO IMPROVE FOREST, GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) released proposed changes to modernize how the agency complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed updates would not only give the Forest Service the tools and flexibility to manage the land and tackle critical challenges like wildfire, insects, and disease but also improve service to the American people. July 9, 2019 BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL COALITION INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO FULLY FUND THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND “Permanently reauthorizing LWCF was an important step, but now we need to finish the job and ensure that the funds intended to create parks and protect open spaces actually get utilized for those purposes. Our bipartisan bill is a win for taxpayers, good governance and future generations of Americans.” June 24, 2019 12 YEAR OLD BOY BUILDS MASSIVE LEGO MODEL REPRESENTING THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE "Learn about problems and try to fix them," Silas said. "If you want to make the world a better place then look at what is happening that's making it wrong and if you are doing that, change it." June 24, 2019 FIRE STUDY SHOWS LANDSCAPES SUCH AS BITTERROOTS' SAPPHIRE RANGE TOO HOT, DRY TO RESTORE TREES “The drier aspects aren’t coming back, especially on north-facing slopes,” said Kim Davis, a UM landscape ecologist and lead investigator on the study. “It’s not soil sterilization. Other vegetation like grasses are re-sprouting. It’s too warm. There’s not enough moisture for the trees.” June 5, 2019 AS IT ENTERS ITS 40TH YEAR, THE FUTURE OF THE MONTANA WATER COURT IS UNCLEAR The Montana Water Court was created by the 1979 Legislature to facilitate and expedite the statewide adjudication of over 219,000 state of Montana water rights and Indian and Federal reserved water rights claims. The Water Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the adjudication of any and all water rights claims. The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) Water Adjudication Bureau assists the Montana Water Court in the adjudication of all claims to pre-July 1, 1973 water rights. The Bureau examines all claims pursuant to Supreme Court rules and provides a summary report to the Water Court on each of the 85 basins in the state. May 28, 2019 EPA RELEASES DRAFT GROUNDWATER CLEAN-UP GUIDELINES FOR PFAS SUBSTANCES Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of chemicals used since the 1940s, have recently emerged as a contaminant of concern in surface water groundwater due to their persistence and potential to cause adverse human health effects. As a result of this new awareness, the EPA has released draft groundwater clean-up guidelines for public comment. As part of HydroSolutions’ mission to provide our clients with the highest level of technical expertise, our remediation experts will be following these developments in PFAS groundwater remediation standards closely. May 17, 2019 POPULATION INCREASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE POINT TO FUTURE WATER SHORTAGES IN THE U.S. Climate change plus population growth are setting the stage for water shortages in parts of the U.S. long before the end of the century, according to a new study in the AGU journal Earth’s Future. March 14, 2019 RISING TEMPERATURES REDUCE COLORADO RIVER FLOW Hotter conditions have played a much greater role in reducing flow during the ongoing Millennium Drought than in a mid-20th century drought. February 12, 2019 MUSSEL INFESTATION COULD COST MONTANA $234 MILLION ANNUALLY “Invasive mussels can devastate aquatic ecosystems, clog water intake pipes and delivery systems, cover boat launches and beaches, and impact any economic sector dependent on water,” Christiaens said. “They pose a major threat to Montana’s environment, economy, recreation, and human health." September 24, 2018 MILLIONS MORE AMERICANS FACE FLOOD RISKS THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT In a fresh look at flood risk, a new model estimates that more Americans live in at-risk areas surrounding small flood-prone streams. FEMA mapping currently covers only about 60% of the conterminous United States and may not represent headwater areas and smaller floodplains. August 13, 2018 PROTECT YOUR GROUNDWATER DAY - SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 Protect Your Groundwater Day (#PYGWD), sponsored by the National Groundwater Association, is an opportunity to raise awareness about the responsible development and management of groundwater resources. On Protect Your Groundwater Day, NGWA encourages members of the public, business, industry, and government agencies to become “Groundwater Protectors” by taking steps to conserve and protect groundwater resources. June 14, 2018 FRACKING: WHERE DOES THE WATER GO? We all hear about hydraulic fracturing (fracking) injecting large volumes of water under extremely high pressures, miles deep, to create the little cracks that enable oil and/or gas to flow. But perhaps you’ve wondered where all that water actually goes. No really—you must have wondered, right, maybe before you fall asleep or in the middle of the night? Here is a study from the journal Groundwater that attempts to answer that puzzling question. June 6, 2018 NASA SCIENTISTS EMBARK ON SNOWEX PROJECT TO IMPROVE REMOTE SENSING OF SNOW WATER CONTENT A NASA-led scientific research project supported by NASA’s Terrestrial Hydrology Program has undertaken a study to improve remote sensing of snow-water equivalent, particularly in forested watersheds. The first part of the study involved extensive field work to collect data for the evaluation of various remote sensing techniques, with the ultimate aim of designing a remote sensing space mission. April 16, 2018 USGS RELEASES WEB-BASED GROUNDWATER MODEL VISUALIZATION TOOL The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new web-based groundwater visualization tool called GWWebFlow. The tool is designed to help those without specialized groundwater modeling knowledge visualize inputs and outputs of MODFLOW groundwater models. March 12, 2018 MOISTURE HIDDEN IN ROCKS ENABLE FOREST SURVIAL IN DROUGHT Research conducted by the University of Texas at Austin and University of California, Berkeley has found that underground layers of rock can hold significant amounts of water to serve as vital reservoirs for trees, especially in times of drought. Older Posts HYDROSOLUTIONS INC, 303 CLARKE STREET, HELENA, MT, 59601, UNITED STATES406-443-6169INFO@HYDROSI.COM BILLINGS OFFICE HELENA OFFICE HydroSolutions © 2015 CLIENT LOG IN