RJ get 1,300 crore for drinking water
( Bureaucracy Today, May 22, 2012)
New Delhi, May 22 -- The Centre has sanctioned the highest allocation of Rs 1,300 crore to Rajasthan and the arid state would get top priority in various central schemes for provision of drinking ...
Mid Coast Water seeks comment to 4 year plan
( ABC Regional News (Australia), May 22, 2012)
MidCoast Water is planning to complete four water recycling schemes this year, and will spend $100 million on water projects over the next 4 years.
Water treatment plant revamp on track
( ABC Regional News (Australia), May 22, 2012)
Upgrades to the water treatment plant in Edenhope are due to be finished by early July. Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water is connecting the plant to a new bore field along Scrubby Lake Road and says it ...
Capital water supply down to only 46pc
( Daily Times (PK), May 22, 2012)
ISLAMABAD, May 22 -- The Federal capital is facing an acute shortage of some 98 million gallons of water per day. Its daily requirement is 180 million gallons. Some of the city's sectors have lost ...
Odor Control Facilities Testing
(Targeted News Service, Targeted News Service, May 21, 2012)
The city of Olympia issued the following news release: Starting Wednesday, May 23, the City of Olympia will be testing the odor and corrosion control facilities installed for the new wastewater ...
Water prices to rise by a quarter from July
( ABC Premium News (Australia), May 21, 2012)
Water prices in South Australian will rise by 25 per cent from July in order for the State Government to meet the cost of the desalination plant. The decision means that water prices will have jumped ...
HARVESTING RAINWATER FOR SUMMER USE
( US State News, May 21, 2012)
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 21 -- The City of Bellingham issued the following news release: Lawn and landscape watering strains the City's treated water supply each summer. Collecting rainwater for summer ...
Dale Hekhuis and Doug Wilhelm: Rein in Cal Am
(By DALE HEKHUIS and DOUG WILHELM Guest commentary, Monterey County Herald (California), May 21, 2012)
Peninsula water ratepayers have much to chew on: Cal Am's proposal for a new water project and Cal Am's filings to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on the costs of its failed ...
State Keen to End Mumbwa Water Blues
( The Times of Zambia (Ndola), May 21, 2012)
LOCAL Government and Housing Deputy Minister Steven Masumba has said the Government is aware of the water and sanitation challenges Mumbwa District faces and he has assured that the area will get a ...
Humboldt Bay water district working on drinking water system improvements
(The Times-Standard, Eureka Times Standard (California), May 21, 2012)
The heart of the Humboldt Bay domestic drinking water system, the Ranney Collectors, just received an overhaul, and work on one of its major pipelines on the Samoa Peninsula is about to begin.
El Paso residents urged to cut water use for 2 weeks
(by Aileen B. Flores \ El Paso Times, Las Cruces Sun-News (New Mexico), May 21, 2012)
Drought conditions in El Paso are critical and expected to worsen, officials are warning. On Sunday, El Paso Water Utilities called on residents to voluntarily preserve water for the next two weeks ...
Water Initiative Renews Hope for Kaunda Square Residents
(Sylvester Mwale, The Times of Zambia (Ndola), May 21, 2012)
THE common and widely held view that water is life is set to lose its meaning unless the K3 billion water network rehabilitation project in Lusaka's Kaunda Square meets its objectives of improving ...
Rajasthan: Massive fund for potable water
( Samay Live, May 21, 2012)
The Centre has sanctioned the highest allocation of Rs 1,300 crore to Rajasthan for provision of drinking water, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. "While the budget for provision of drinking ...
Coming soon, 'blue rating' water standards for industry
( Indo-Asian News Service, May 20, 2012)
New Delhi, May 20 -- India is set to become the first country in the world to come up with "blue ratings" - on the lines of green ratings for eco-friendly ventures - for increasing management of ...
Above-Limit Formaldehyde Found at Tokyo Govt-Run Water Facility
( Jiji Press Ticker Service, May 20, 2012)
Formaldehyde exceeding the state-set limit has been discovered at a water-purifying facility that supplies tap water to Tokyo citizens, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Sunday. Water supplies ...
Business contracts
( El Paso Times (Texas), May 20, 2012)
Texas The El Paso Water Utilities is requesting bids for professional management services c active adult retirement community. Bid No: RFQ 43-12. July 16; Pre-Bid meeting at 10 a.m. June 18. ...
Wisconsin environmental reviews down in Walker's first year
(By Lee Bergquist Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota), May 19, 2012)
Environmental inspections by the state Department of Natural Resources dropped sharply during the first year of Gov. Scott Walker's administration. Inspections declined in most categories that affect ...
(Update 2) Formaldehyde Pollution Disrupts Water Supplies in Eastern Japan
( Jiji Press Ticker Service, May 19, 2012)
The discovery of formaldehyde exceeding the government-set limit in water has caused suspensions of some water-purifying facilities in the Kanto eastern Japan region by Saturday, disrupting water ...
Rwf900 Million Water Project Launched in Nyaruguru
(Jean Pierre Bucyensenge, The New Times (Kigali), May 19, 2012)
Residents of Nyaruguru District are set to benefit from a Rwf 900 million water project that mainly targets rural sectors that was launched on Thursday. The four-year project is set to ease access to ...
Give voters a say
( San Bernardino County Sun (California), May 19, 2012)
The recent submissions by Rialto City Councilman Ed Scott (May 10) and City Administrator Mike Story (May 9) are excellent examples of the misinformation campaign being waged by the city's political ...
Formaldehyde Pollution Hits 3 Eastern Japan Water Facilities
( Jiji Press Ticker Service, May 19, 2012)
Water intakes were suspended Friday at a total of three water-purifying facilities in the two eastern Japan prefectures of Saitama and Chiba following the discovery of formaldehyde exceeding the ...
