WATER INDUSTRY WIRE NEWS

NYSDEC STORMWATER ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE TOMPKINS COUNTY STORMWATER COALITION NOW AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW, COMMENT

May 18, 2013

ITHACA, N.Y., May 16 -- Tompkins County issued the following press release:

The annual report for Tompkins County's Stormwater Coalition is now available for review and comment.

Rosebery Water Alert

May 18, 2013 Bureau of Meteorology, The Government of Australia has issued the following press release:Residents in part of the Rosebery township* have been advised not to drink or cook with their household water after routine testing detected lead contaminat...

Croatia's ViK Rijeka plans 13 mln euro water supply, wastewater tender in Q2 - EBRD

May 18, 2013 ZAGREB (Croatia), May 17 (SeeNews) - The Croatian water utility serving the town of Rijeka, Vodovod i Kanalizacija Rijeka (ViK Rijeka), will invite bids soon for a 13 million euro ($17 million) contract for the reconstruction of a water supply net...

Utah facing costly water pollution problem

May 18, 2013 SALT LAKE CITY ? Utah is staring at a $1.2 billion-dollar water pollution problem that state regulators say is the most severe issue they have confronted since the federal Clean Water Act was passed more than 40 years ago. The culprits are phosph...

City's water supply disinfection method to change temporarily

May 18, 2013

SAN ANGELO, Texas - The City of San Angelo's Water Utilities Department will temporarily change the method of disinfection used in its public water supply.

Making Wash Work in Burkina Faso's Cities

May 18, 2013 Earlier this year Denis Ouedraogo, a tailor living in the Tampouy neighbourhood just north of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, connected his mud-walled home to the water network for the first time. "Even without electricity, having enough water...

Thailand: TRIS Rating Affirms Company Rating of "EASTW" at "A+/Stable"

May 18, 2013 TRIS Rating has affirmed the company rating of Eastern Water Resources Development and Management PLC (EASTW) at A+ with stable outlook. The rating reflects EASTW's strengths as the sole raw water provider with a comprehensive pipeline network in ...

Former Manger of Milford Water Company Found Guilty, Sentenced for Tampering with Drinking Water Samples

May 18, 2013 The Massachusetts Attorney General issued the following news release:The former manager of the Milford Water Company (MWC) has been found guilty and sentenced for tampering with drinking water samples during a boil-water order and for making false...

Water Board sets up monitoring cell in all districts

May 18, 2013 KARACHI, May 19 -- Karachi Water & Sewerage Board has established a Monitoring Cell on emergency basis to monitor water supply to the citizens of Karachi. Water Board officers of all five districts have been directed to collect water samples f...

Irrigation district approves water-export deal to San Joaquin farmers

May 18, 2013 ANDERSON - The Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District board unanimously approved a deal Wednesday night to sell as much as 3,500 acre-feet of its Sacramento River water to San Joaquin Valley farmers, stressing the urgency of a cash infusion to in...