There were variations in the chemical composition of the deposits, indicating the replacement of boilers for heating water and a renewal of water pipes in the infrastructure of Pompeii, particularly during the time period when modifications were being made to the Republican baths. The results for the Republican baths' heated pools, for instance, showed clear contamination from human activity, specifically human waste (sweat, sebum, urine, or bathing oil), which suggests the water wasn't changed regularly.
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Emergency repairs at an L.A. Department of Water and Power pump station left approximately 9,200 households in Granada Hills and Porter Ranch without water. A valve failure during repairs halted water flow from a 10-million-gallon tank to local pipes.
"More than 13,000 acres of fertile land had already been converted... We are rooted in agriculture... Solar energy has a role in our region's future, but it cannot come at the cost of our farmland."
Thames Water has confirmed the incident in Plender Street this afternoon (July 6). As a result of the incident, tap water flow has been impacted, with some properties experiencing low water pressure or no water at all.
Golden mussels like to stick to hard surfaces - like those pipes and pumps - and that has state officials concerned. They're going to grow, they're going to settle out, attach onto the walls, and then begin forming those colonies.