The Quench Weekly Water Top 10 recaps the week’s top stories on drinking water issues. Come back each week for the latest news!

• Yay! New Federal Budget Proposes Money For Fracking Research – A proposed $14 million will support research to asses the potential impacts of fracking.

• Boo! EPA Proposes Cuts In Funding For Testing At Beaches  - The EPA’s budget request, sent in earlier in the week, aims to cut $10 million from coastal and Great Lake states. The money would have been used to test the water and make sure it’s safe for swimmers.

• Dirty Waters Run Deep – This just in, it may take decades–yes decades–for Vermont to clean up phosphorus-fed toxic algae blooms in Lake Champlain.

• Georgia Swimmers Still Breathe Easy – Despite the federal funding cut that will roll back federal beach water testing, the state of Georgia will continue to monitor its beaches for gastrointestinal illnesses.

• Minnesota Citizens Speak Their Minds About Water – Minnesota’s Department of Health just released a new report exploring the public’s most common preconceptions about drinking water and contaminants. One big public misconception: well water is much safer than municipal tap.

• The Leaky Wheel Gets The Grease – Three leaky hydrants in the village of Westchester are symptoms of the village’s aging water system, but this time the problem is being dealt with straightaway with long overdue maintenance procedures.

• Boil Your Water, Lynchburg – Due to nine water mains breaking, over two hundred homes are under a boil water advisory.

• Oklahoma’s Water Worries – It’s not natural forces that are jeopardizing the small town of Edmond’s water supplies, it’s people dumping trash. Items found so far include a refrigerator, 55-gallon drums and trash.

• Water Improvement Plans Don’t Cut It – After submitting an unsatisfactory plan to clean up its water quality standards, the EPA mandated a “pollution diet” for Maryland and 5 other states.

• Idaho vs. Greater Yellowstone – The Greater Yellowstone Coalition filed a suit the other day against the state of Idaho, challenging the state’s weak water regulations.