WATER

Scientists revisiting a puzzling signal from the south pole of Mars have suggested a new potential explanation, and it doesn't bode well for hopes of finding liquid water on the Red Planet.

The city of Ann Arbor has announced a new brand for its three water services departments.

The major water transmission main that has been offline in Metro Detroit since mid-August is up and running again as of Monday.

The troubled water transmission main in Metro Detroit is nearly ready to resume normal operations several weeks after a leak was discovered and forced the main to shut down.

Hurricanes -- like the storm currently making landfall in Florida -- are one of several types of tropical cyclones that occur in oceans and coastal regions.

Hurricane Ian delivered an eerie omen to coastal Florida residents Wednesday morning: Its winds pulled massive amounts of water out of Tampa Bay and other areas.

A repaired water transmission main that services several Metro Detroit communities is now expected to resume normal operations in early October, weeks after its expected resumption, after a leak closed the main in mid-August.

A water main break on West Jefferson Avenue has issued a water shut-off for some Gibraltar residents.

A water main break on West Jefferson Avenue has issued a water shut-off for some Gibraltar residents.

Breaches were made to embankments on the lake but thousands of people remain stranded after floods.

Scammers are targeting people who have helped others in need. It’s a scam that spans from Flint to Jackson, Mississippi. The latest American city involved in a crisis over drinking water.

Repairs of the broken water main causing problems for Metro Detroiters since mid-August are finally complete, but the main still won’t be operational for several weeks.

Preliminary test results are showing low lead levels in drinking water in Imlay City following a major water main break in Metro Detroit.

A boil water advisory was canceled for the city of Novi Thursday morning after testing revealed there is no bacteria present in the water system.

Crews are working Thursday to install parts of a new pipe that are replacing a damaged pipe at the site of a major water main break in Metro Detroit.

Delayed deliveries of a replacement pipe are pushing back the repair timeline of a broken water main that has impacted several Metro Detroit communities for the last few weeks.

Delayed deliveries of a replacement pipe are pushing back the repair timeline of a broken water main that has impacted several Metro Detroit communities for the last few weeks.

A new, replacement pipe piece delivered to the site of a major water main break in Metro Detroit on Thursday was sent back because it “did not meet specifications,” officials report Friday.

A replacement pipe scheduled to be delivered Tuesday to the site of a major water main break in Metro Detroit has been delayed until the end of the week, officials announced Tuesday afternoon.

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A ruling from an appeals court could put the City of Highland Park in a world of hurt. That ruling re-instates a $21 million unpaid water bill, and that’s a number the city of less than ten thousand just can’t afford.

A boil water advisory remains in effect for seven Metro Detroit communities, covering more than 130,000 residents in the region, after a water main break impacted water pressure on Saturday morning -- and it could be weeks before it’s fixed.

WIth more than 100,000 Metro Detroit residents unable to drink the water coming from their faucets, Help Me Hank kicked into action to offer a little bit of help to those who needed it.

Residents in nearly two dozen Metro Detroit communities are being asked to limit their outdoor water usage to help reduce pressure on the regional water system following a major main break last weekend.

A list of water distribution sites for Metro Detroit residents impacted by the major water main break.

If your local health officials issue a boil water advisory, you should use bottled water or boil tap water. This is because a boil water advisory means your community’s water has, or could have, germs that can make you sick.

The city of Madison Heights is experiencing low water pressure amid a major water main break affecting several Metro Detroit communities, but the city is not under a boil water advisory, officials say.

County officials are preparing to distribute water supplies to residents in seven Metro Detroit communities impacted by the boil water advisory that was first issued on Saturday.

Showers and outbreaks of rain will continue throughout the night, and into Wednesday.

A precautionary boil water notice was issued for 7 communities after a water main break caused a loss of pressure Saturday morning.

A precautionary boil water notice was issued for 23 communities after a water main break caused a loss of pressure Saturday morning.

Dry conditions in the UK and Europe are stress on facilities including nuclear, say experts.

The City of Ann Arbor received a $1.38 million MI Clean Water grant for projects to upgrade the city’s drinking water system.

Macomb County officials are concerned that heavy rainfall will cause more erosion at a stormwater drain than runs along I-94, which could potentially take out part of the freeway.

A loss of water pressure has prompted a boil water advisory for a small portion of Brighton Township in Livingston County.

A large mural is part of UMMA's latest exhibition titled "Watershed" on view through Oct. 23.

Happy Lake Superior Day!

Many Michiganders love to spend a warm summer evening out on the water- be it on a boat, lounging on a floaty, or diving off a dock, but what about a floating restaurant? Sounds pretty great right? Well, our Michelle Oliver found a restaurant in Mt. Clemens where you can actually dine on the water! Get ready to Dine in the D at the Octopus Beer Garden on the Clinton River.

The 2022 Toyota Tundra is the ultimate rig for a day of fishing.

With all this hot weather we’ve been having, you’re probably looking for a way to cool off. Well, there’s no better way than to dive on in and enjoy the water! Luckily, there are several local pools, splash pads, and water slides that are perfect for some fun in the sun. We check out the many options at our local Metroparks.

Alien rocky worlds cocooned in hydrogen and helium could prove habitable to life as we know it for billions of years, with key features such as temperate conditions and liquid water, a new study finds

There are several events happening around Metro Detroit that will allow you to get your paddles wet on National Canoe and Kayak Day.

Survivors and bereaved families remember the biggest loss of life in the Falklands War, 40 years on.

On Thursday (June 2), DTE launched an investigation after it appeared that a customer’s identity was stolen to establish new service.

A number of beaches along Michigan’s western coast have been placed under a “high” risk warning this Memorial Day due to dangerous water conditions.

Circle of Blue Journalist Brett Walton investigates the rising cost of water for residents in Southeast Michigan for "Water's True Cost."

Circle of Blue Journalist Brett Walton investigates the rising cost of water for residents in Southeast Michigan for "Water's True Cost."

Experts say the 2020 failure of two dams on a Michigan river was “foreseeable and preventable.”.

Experts say the 2020 failure of two dams on a Michigan river was “foreseeable and preventable.”.

This will be the festival's first time in D.C. after Williams' falling out with Virginia Beach leadership.

To help, Brita Water Care for Daycares will deliver Brita lead-filtering systems to up to 1,500 daycares across the country for free.

If you’re out exploring nature and you find water with an oily sheen on it the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants you to poke it with a stick.

The woman reportedly died in a basement more than 80 years after surviving the city's Nazi occupiers.

Macomb Township has voted to withhold funds that would go toward Great Lakes Water Authority arrearages and put the money in escrow.

Bottled water goes through a long journey before it gets to you, and that process has multiple ethical and environmental impacts.

If you’re anything like me, you love to travel. And after being inside for more than two years, I am absolutely ready to get back out there and visit some of my favorite cities.

Michigan is investing more than $4.7 billion to improve infrastructure, including drinking water upgrades, internet access and fixing roads, bridges and dams.

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is holding a news briefing Wednesday morning to discuss the county’s response to a rate increase approved by the Great Lakes Water Authority.

A Michigan farm’s animal waste practices are threatening to overload nearby bodies of water with harmful bacteria and pathogens, according to the attorney general.

Saturday (March 26) morning, Jason Colthorp received a text from homeowner Petrice Miller-Orear. The text said that the rep from the management company that owns the house next door was now saying permission is not granted, and we were back at square one, so Colthorp got involved once again Monday.

Scott Ferries, 24, died after getting into difficulties at Loch Doon in East Ayrshire.

It started with sewer water backing up into the basement that made life awful for a family in Eastpointe. Turns out that they had a broken pipe in the yard, which a contractor started to fix this week. It’s now been three weeks without water, and things have only gotten worse.

There are new questions surrounding the green ooze site along I-696 in Madison Heights.

Detroit is being awarded nearly $60 million to protect families living in flood-prone neighborhoods. The news is bringing some much-needed help to the city to help prevent this mess.

If you happen to discover dead fish floating at the top of a body of water in Michigan, just know -- it’s a normal spring occurrence.

Experts say there are also big regional variations in the numbers of people receiving support.

Scientists are sampling across all five Great Lakes to figure out what’s happening in one of the world’s largest freshwater systems in winter.

Firefighters have rescued some residents as heavy rain and strong winds sweep Yorkshire.

Water represents cleansing, renewal, and sustenance. It is an ever-present resource that has spiritual and transformative properties. This is what Shirley Woodson’s exhibit, Shield of...

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says it has applied for approval from safety authorities to construct an undersea tunnel and other facilities needed for the planned release of large amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea

Most prefer bottled water, but older Americans are more skeptical.

The Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon has been without clean drinking water for years, the just-passed infrastructure bill promises to fix that.

Frustration is growing in the Canadian city of Iqaluit after fuel contaminated the water supply.

BENTON HARBOR, MI — Michigan health officials are advising Benton Harbor residents to use bottled water for drinking, cooking, teeth brushing and mixing baby formula due to elevated levels of lead showing up in tap water testing. “Protecting the health and safety of Benton Harbor residents is a top priority,” said Elizabeth Hertel, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) director. Edward Pinkney, a community faith leader and president of the grassroots Benton Harbor Community Water Council, in response to Wednesday’s bottled water recommendation. The bottled water recommendation is based on “a few homes having high lead levels in their water sample,” Sutfin wrote. “We will continue to monitor this situation and take any actions necessary to protect the residents of Benton Harbor.

The waters of the Mediterranean were stirred up by storms and high winds.

The mobile water treatment machine can clean 4,000 gallons of water per minute.

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Harmful algal bloom advisories have been issued for two locations in Muskegon County. The advisories impact Fisherman’s Landing on Muskegon Lake in Muskegon and the North Muskegon Water Sports Park, also on Muskegon Lake, the City of Muskegon reported on Facebook Friday afternoon, Sept. 3. Skin contact with water containing harmful algae can cause rashes, hives, or skin blisters as well as runny eyes and noses or asthma-like symptoms, according to EGLE. Swallowing water with harmful algae can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, numbness, headaches, dizziness, or difficulty breathing. Dogs should be thoroughly rinsed off or bathed with fresh water after contact with water that may contain algae, even if it’s not toxic algae.

Skegness, Ingoldmells, Sutton-on-Sea and Mablethorpe beaches have no lifeguards, the RNLI says.

Once the water finally started retreating, Cordle went outside to survey the damage to the 10 acres where they’ve lived for more than a decade. The bridge over the creek and into their property had been washed sideways by the swells, trapping them on the farm. Just-purchased bales of hay had been swept downstream, leaving them short on animal feed. Fences across the property had been destroyed.

Water temperature forecast for western Michigan shoreline from Monday, August 2 to Wednesday, August 4The water temperature forecast shows cold water again tomorrow at Michigan’s popular beaches of southern Lake Michigan. Here’s the water temperature forecast to Thursday, showing the warmer water coming back toward shore. Surface water temperature forecast for August 5, 2021The surface water temperatures should warm back into the 70s by Thursday and stay there into the weekend. Holland water temperature forecast to August 7 (green line)Muskegon should also have much warmer water by Thursday, and lasting into the weekend. Ludington water temperature forecast to August 7 (green line)So some excellent beach weather is coming, and warmer water temperatures.

The night the rains came, all Yu Ruiping could do was huddle at her market stall

The scientists are starting storms by zapping clouds with electricity.

Even if you don’t live in an area with mandatory conservation measures, cutting back on your use can save water, energy and money.

Kim Avis tried to evade justice by fleeing Scotland then faking his death at one of California's most dangerous beaches.

The current manatee die-off could top 1,000 by year’s end, experts say, threatening to reverse the fragile recovery the species has made in recent decades.

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MI – A popular state park along Lake Michigan is set to reopen. Fisherman’s Island State Park is set to fully reopen after high water and storm damage that caused the partial closure of its main access road and campsites 36-80. The DNR now says that conditions have improved and the park road has been repaired. As a result, the day-use area, located along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Charlevoix County, will open to vehicles Friday, June 11. Fisherman’s Island State Park boasts more than six miles of unspoiled Lake Michigan shoreline, and the south end is designated as primitive.

MUSKEGON, MI -- The body of a 69-year-old Norton Shores man was discovered in water near the Muskegon Lake channel, not far from the USS Silversides submarine museum. Someone called 911 about 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 and reported seeing a body in the water. Police and rescuers responded to the 3500 block of Fulton Avenue, along the Muskegon Lake shoreline, and found a person unresponsive in the water. Authorities identified the person as a 69-year-old Norton Shores man. Anyone with information about the incident can call the Muskegon Police Department as 231-724-6750 or Silent Observer at 231-722-7463.

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There is about 2 to 3 inches of liquid water “trapped” in all the snowfall the area has experienced in the past few weeks, according to recent core samples taken by the weather service. A good meteorology rule of thumb is 10 to 13 inches of snow is about a solid inch of liquid water, said meteorologist Lee Carlaw of the Chicago area office of the weather service.

Americans spend $1.5 billion a year on carbonated water, and it's available in a growing range of flavors and sweetness options. Nutrition experts say some of these choices are better for you than others. CBS News' Don Champion reports.

Amid a historic drought, a new report reveals California homeowners cut their water use by less than three percent in February. But Terri Okita found one community that's already learning to live without water.

Just add water: Powdered alcohol may hit the shelves soon The federal government has approved "palcohol," a freeze-dried alcohol powder you can use with water to mix up cocktails.

Depleting the water Lesley Stahl reports on disturbing new evidence that our planet's groundwater is being pumped out much faster than it can be replenished.