WATER INDUSTRY WIRE NEWS
Bangalore city facing acute drinking water shortage
May 17, 2013
Bangalore, May 17 -- This high tech and garden city is facing acute shortage of water and in the event of delay in the onset of wouth west monsoon, the authorities may resort to rationing of water. |
NACo Thanks House, Senate Members for Introducing Logging Roads Runoff Bill
May 17, 2013
The National Association of Counties issued the following news release:The National Association of Counties (NACo) today applauded introduction of bipartisan legislation that would reaffirm that forest roads runoff should be regulated as nonpoint ...
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Global Water Reports Director Election Results
May 17, 2013
PHOENIX, May 16, 2013 /CNW/ - GWR Global Water Resources Corp. (TSX: GWR), today announced that the nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular, dated April 10, 2013, for the 2013 Annual of Shareholders (the "Meeting") were elected as Dir...
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Punjab to reorganise rural water supply, sanitation schemes
May 17, 2013
Chandigarh, May 17 -- The Punjab government has launched an ambitious project to reorganise the rural water supply and sanitation schemes aiming at covering entire rural population of 166 million people under drinking water and sanitation programmes.
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Electric Utilities Top List of U.S. Toxic Water PollutersaEuros?
May 17, 2013
Food & Water Watch issued the following news release:The Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, Ferro Corporation, American Electric Power, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Southern Company top the list of the most hazardous polluters of U.S....
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Our water in BC is a finite resource we need to protect-- everyday actions matter
May 17, 2013
BC Water & Waste Association aims to build awareness with Drinking Water Week May 20-26 VANCOUVER, May 16, 2013 /CNW/ - The people who keep your water clean and safe BC Water & Waste Association together with the Province of BC and ...
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The Alabama Department of Environmental Management Issues Notice of Application for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for Discharge Into Waters of the State of Alabama and Request for Comments
May 17, 2013
Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued the following public notice:PUBLIC NOTICE - 605NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT FOR DISCHARGE INTO WATERS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND REQUEST FOR...
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Interior Department Bows to Oil and Gas Industry Pressure, Weakens Fracking Rules
May 17, 2013
Earthjustice issued the following news release:The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed an updated set of rules governing hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," on public lands today. The controversial oil and g...
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AASHTO Salutes Senate Passage of the Water Resources Development Act
May 17, 2013
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation issued the following news release:The Senate today approved the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, a comprehensive bill that provides for the conservation and development of the na...
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Jamestown Students Will Stencil Storm Drains to Remind Residents of the Importance of Protecting Water Quality
May 17, 2013
The North Dakota Department of Health issued the following news release:On May 17, 2013, Jamestown Middle School students will spray paint "Keep it Clean - Drains to River" messages on storm drains in Jamestown, according to Jim Collins Jr., Envir...
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