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Metropolitan General Manager’s Statement on Colorado River Basin Study
Jeffrey Kightlinger, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, issued the following statement on the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study released today: “The Colorado River Basin study provides the most definitive assessment of vulnerabilities and options to address the projected supply and demand gap that could develop on the river system ...
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Toorale purchase delivers 11.4 billion extra litres of water for the Darling River
The purchase of Toorale station by the New South Wales and Federal governments last September has resulted in an extra 11.4 billion litres of water flowing down the Darling River, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said today. Senator Wong made the comments during an inspection of Toorale Station on the final day of a three-day tour of the northern Murray-Darling Basin. ...
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River water quality in England and Wales improves for 18th consecutive year
Data released by the Environment Agency shows that the quality of water in rivers in England and Wales continues to improve. Figures from the Environment Agency’s annual General Quality Assessment (GQA) show that 76 per cent of English rivers, and 95 per cent of those in Wales, achieved ‘very good’ or ‘good’ status in terms of chemical water quality in 2007, up from 55 and 86 per cent ...
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NRDC: Michael Connor “Excellent Choice” for Interior Deputy
President Obama has announced his intention to nominate Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor as the new Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Sharon Buccino, director of the Land and Wildlife program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, made the following statement: “This is an excellent choice. Michael Connor will bring experience, vision and judgment to ...
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EDF Submits Proposal to Protect Colorado River Flow, Ecosystems, Western Economy
The Bureau of Reclamation today received a proposed set of common-sense solutions to solve the imbalance between supply and demand for water in the Colorado River Basin, where the Bureau projects river flow will decrease by an average of about nine percent over the next 50 years due to climate change. The proposal by Environmental Defense Fund -- which includes ideas by other conservation groups ...
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Tunisia launches first nanotech project
Tunisia has launched the first project applying nanotechnology in the Arab Maghreb region of north western Africa. The project aims to monitor and purify the waters of the Medjerda River, the longest river in Tunisia. Three mobile laboratories will monitor river water, after which data will be analysed at a new research centre. The laboratories will then be mobilised to expand the project to ...
By SciDev.Net
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California farmers offer to give up some water, avoid cuts
A group of California farmers, in a surprising turnaround, is volunteering to give up a fourth of its available water this year, sharing a resource all but guaranteed to them for more than a century. A senior water official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he would decide whether to accept the offer by Friday. The concession by farmers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River delta ...
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West Faces Sobering Water Reality
Hydrologist points to long-term ‘aridification’ rather than temporary ‘drought’ In the United States, Western states have been booming, but they face a challenging water future, a situation that has been vividly illustrated by a recent spate of wild fires. And it’s an expensive problem in other ways. Ted Cooke is general manager of the 336-mile Central Arizona ...
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Mystic River water quality receives a “D” - ongoing efforts, analysis highlight problem areas
At the Mystic River Watershed Association’s 16th annual Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle, EPA and the Mystic River Watershed Association announced the sixth public reporting on the condition of the Mystic River since kicking off a collaborative effort addressing water quality issues in the urban river in 2006. This year, the Mystic River Watershed received a grade of “D” for ...
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Urban water reform report released
A new report by Global Access Partners Urban Water Forum would make a significant contribution to the debate over how best to secure urban water supplies, Parliamentary Secretary for Water, the Hon Dr Mike Kelly, said today. Dr Kelly released the report — Urban Water: A vision for national progress — at Parliament House in Canberra. “The report looks at the particular challenges for urban water ...
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Land use can affect fresh water supplies
New research has shown that supplies of fresh water provided by rivers depend not only on rainfall, but also on the land use within the river catchment. In the Spanish Basque Country, grasslands were found to supply the greatest amount of river water, followed by native woodlands, with exotic woodland plantations providing the least. The researchers also call for more comprehensive analyses of ...
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ACCIONA Agua inaugurates a desal plant that will deliver water to a million Londoners
The Beckton plant will run on renewables. The facility was built at an investment of €320 million. HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, today officially opened the ACCIONA Agua-built Beckton (London, UK) desalination plant. The facility, which will deliver water to a million Londoners, was built by ACCIONA"s water division in a Temporary Joint Venture with Interserve and was commissioned ...
By Acciona Agua
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Better integration of temporary rivers into the Water Framework Directive
Improvements to EU water policy have been proposed in a recent study, to help ensure that temporary rivers and streams in the Mediterranean are adequately protected in line with the goals of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The researchers suggest new classifications for river types, and highlight the importance of distinguishing between natural and human-derived causes of intermittent water ...
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Ohio River`s huge algae bloom a warning for water suppliers
A toxic algae outbreak that snaked more than 600 miles down the Ohio River past four states is forcing water utilities to reassess the threat from harmful algal blooms that are popping up increasingly around the nation. Treatment plant operators and researchers along the river were surprised by the large bloom and said it should be a warning to cities that get their water supply from lakes, ...
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Vitens and NX Filtration start pilot for testing IJssel river water as potential source for drinking water
Vitens, the largest drinking water utility in the Netherlands, is starting a pilot program with NX Filtration, the global provider of breakthrough direct nanofiltration (dNF) technology for pure and affordable water. In the pilot program, Vitens will use NX Filtration’s dNF membrane technology to produce drinking or industrial process water from the Dutch IJssel river. The pilot program of ...
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Northamptonshire river work will benefit people and wildlife
An exciting project is underway to improve a Northamptonshire river for people and wildlife. The Environment Agency is working with four other organisations on the £48,000 project to improve habitats on the river Nene at Duston Mill on the southern outskirts of Northampton. Work will include altering the channel to improve habitats and create more diverse flows that will benefit fish, ...
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Summer river flows could more than halve by 2050, says UK environment agency
New research released by the Environment Agency suggests river flows could drop drastically by 2050 as climate change puts increasing stress on the water environment and wildlife across England and Wales. The Environment Agency has produced a series of maps showing future monthly changes in river flow across England and Wales - a first for the UK. The research is crucial in helping to plan for ...
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Dams and climate change threaten the Niger River wetlands
The combined impacts of new infrastructure schemes and a warmer climate will cause extremely low water levels in the West Sahelian Niger River, impacting the millions downstream and the wider economy. Extremely low water levels in the Niger River are expected to become a regular phenomenon. Wetlands International will present the latest figures based on research with partners. The organisation ...
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Climate change will have `mixed` effect on Asian rivers
Two of Asia"s "water towers", the Brahmaputra and Indus river basins, are likely to be severely affected by climate change while others will be less affected and could even benefit, research on Asia"s rivers shows. One-fifth of the world"s population is dependent on water from the Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges, Yangtze and Yellow rivers — often referred to as Asia"s water towers — which ...
By SciDev.Net
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Turning surface water in Thailand into clean drinking water
A new sustainable water treatment system from Grundfos is designed to turn river water and surface water into drinking water for the residents in 15 Thai villages. The project is funded by the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency of Thailand, which focuses on implementing efficient and sustainable solutions in remote areas. Insufficient access to clean water in rural areas ...
By Grundfos
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