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1/8/2025
WT Staff
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January 8, 2025 1053 am EST
EPA's Toxic Release Inventory rolls out a new online resource for students
Today, EPA launched “TRI in the Classroom,” a new online resource designed for Grades 8 - 12. Students will learn to navigate the database of chemical waste reports from federal and industrial facilities in the USA. Teach your class to retrieve details on the toxics released in the manufacture of the essential goods we rely on every day, from clothing to cars to pharmaceutical drugs. Students can apply their new skills to investigate potential health impacts from toxics, comparing local public health and environmental impacts with other communities in the US. Educators will find ready to use classroom materials, including an intro presentation, video and worksheets. Environmental Justice and green chemistry are among the topics covered.
Beyond the classroom, EPA provides resources for community members, researchers, advocacy organizations, businesses, the press, and Tribal, federal, state, and local government officials.
Visit the TRI Classroom, here.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
A drinking water distribution system reported serving twenty or more connections in McIntosh County is under review for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. A complaint received by Georgia Environmental Protection Division indicates sediment and odor in the tap water distributed to homes in a Townsend area development. The water supply is reported as groundwater wells. The matter is under investigation by state authorities. More to follow.
See how Georgia's drinking water facilities SDWA compliance compares to Ohio, New York, Louisiana and California, here.
Streamflow Situation from the network of river monitors of the USGS throughout the watersheds of Georgia
Consistently normal streamflows statewide with no extreme highs or lows midweek. A handful of below normal flows appears in the southwest, Lower Chattachoochee and Flint watersheds just ahead of Lake Seminole.
The drought map has acquired some new territory overnight, the Lower Flint River watershed rated below normal from Early to Seminole Counties. St. Mary's River watershed remains below normal, impacting Charlton County in the Satilla-Altamaha basin.
Fair, 31 degrees at Warner Robins Air Force Base, a sunny day expected, high 49. Fair and 40 degrees at Hunter US Army Airfield near Savannah, sunny down south with an expected daytime high 53.
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