state lawmakers have taken action to address how quickly water issues are reported. A new Virginia law plans to tighten the timeframe for waterworks owners to sound the alarm. Facilities will have ...

Jonathan Seabolt, a citizen who spoke during Tuesday’s meeting, questioned whether West Virginia American Water Company would keep the existing sanitary board employees and not raise rates.

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s Democratic lawmakers are voicing frustration and concern after the Department of Homeland Security canceled a $12 million FEMA grant meant to upgrade Richmond’s ...

Swing back towards us? Dude, you’re not going to last long in that water. Come back over here," a Virginia Beach police officer said in the body camera video. "Right now, why you ran isn’t ...

The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oklahoma, a new study has found. Standing out ...

The Virginia Beach Police Department released body camera footage showing the dramatic rescue of a suspect who had jumped into frigid water earlier this year. Police said the incident happened ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has released its final report detailing the causes behind the Richmond water crisis that left thousands without running water earlier this ...

Kristin Pettway, Executive Director of DRIVE SMART Virginia, said that every moment distracted behind the wheel is a risk that drivers take. They risk their lives and the lives of everyone around ...

XiaoZhi Lim spoke to Cath about the science behind the lab on wheels and the future of water reuse. This interview was edited for length and clarity. What inspired you to put the DPR lab on wheels?

The wheel in the grounds of the Mill on the Fleet last turned in 2010. But that changed on Saturday when it was officially switched back on, with the electricity it generates being used to power ...

The two kinds of wheels, center-vent and circumferential vent, are commonly called " turbines." The water passes through the buckets of the former from the outside to the inside ; through the ...

Water wheels powered trip hammers that were used for paper making, breaking ore, and to process grain. By the 1800s, various designs continued to improve upon each other, and by the 1880s people ...