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Journalists welcome to apply for WASH Media Awards
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) welcome entries for the fourth edition of the WASH Media Awards. This competition is open to journalists who publish or broadcast original investigative stories and reports on water supply, sanitation or hygiene (WASH) related issues and their impact on individual and country ...
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South East Water’s Supply Resilience Under Investigation
Utility company South East Water supplies drinking water to 2.2 million people around the south-east of England, keeping the taps flowing across Berkshire, Hampshire, kent, Surrey and Sussex… but it seems that its business practices are being called into question, with Ofwat just launching an investigation into the efficiency of its water supply system. An enforcement case has just been ...
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California American Water Withdraws Support for Regional Desalination Project Alliance
California American Water announced today that it has withdrawn its support of the three-party agreements behind the Regional Desalination Project that the company had proposed with Marina Coast Water District and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency in response to State imposed limitations on the Monterey Peninsula’s water supply. “Desalination will ...
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Contamination concern grows over private water supplies
Water supply specialists are urging farmers to monitor their private water supply for possible contamination now that flood waters have receded. Flood water in a private water supply can cause increased susceptibility to iron related bacteria as well as stimulate bacterial activity if it is already present. Iron bacteria is one of the most common contamination problems in private water supplies ...
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NRDC: California Tackles Wasteful Outdoor Watering
The State Water Resources Control Board today voted to adopt mandatory emergency drought measures to curtail wasteful uses of water outdoors and help safeguard our future water supply. The new statewide rules require city utilities to report monthly water production data and to activate local drought plans that limit landscape irrigation. Specific wasteful outdoor watering practices would be ...
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EPA Says State Monitoring of Water Supplies Is Lax
Agency points to emergency supplies as particular concern LISLE, Ill., -- A new report from the inspector general of the U.S. EPA on the lack of sufficient monitoring of water supplies provides more reason for Americans to consider using "final barrier" technology in their homes, according to the Water Quality Association. The EPA is stating that state officials need to conduct more rigorous ...
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Irish EPA issues report on drinking water quality
On January 24th the EPA released Provision and Quality of Drinking Water in Ireland: A Report for the Years 2006 – 2007. The report was based on the results of over 220,000 individual analyses of drinking water samples. This was the first report since the EPA was given new powers under the EC Drinking Water Regulations. These provide a greater level of consumer protection by requiring public ...
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Illness increasing in central Asia due to poor quality drinking water - report
Despite significant efforts to improve access to safe water and sanitation, a new report co-authored by an expert at The University of Nottingham, argues that much more needs to be done. A major survey in Kazakhstan found that, despite meeting the UN definition of what constitutes safe water, a large number of people reported suffering from illnesses like hepatitis and gastroenteritis. A key ...
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Navy Agrees to Fixes to Public Water Supply at DC Military Base
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed a Safe Drinking Water Act administrative consent order with the U.S. Navy, and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) to take corrective action protecting the public water supply at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, a combined Navy-Air Force facility in Washington, D.C. The order requires the Navy and WSSC to submit and implement a plan to ...
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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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Gaza’s water supply in danger of collapse, warns UN report
The Gaza Strip’s underground water system is in serious danger of collapse after recent conflict compounded years of overuse and contamination, a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today warns. The UNEP report on the environmental condition of Gaza following Israel’s military operation in the region in late 2008 calls for the aquifer – supplying 1.5 million ...
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Conservation Key as Climate Change Curtails Western Water
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 12, 2007 (ENS) – The drought now parching Western states is a taste of things to come, finds a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council that assesses the effects of global warming on water supplies in the West. Drastic steps can be avoided if water managers begin preparing now, the report says. 'Global warming will make it harder for farms and cities ...
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NPL gives evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee
he Environmental Audit Committee examines how government policies and programmes will affect the environment and sustainable development. It is made up of prominent MPs from each of the major political parties. Jane was joined by Tony Grayling and Mark Ellis Jones of the Environment Agency. The session aimed to address the following points: The risk from fracking operations in the UK, ...
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Pöyry assists in reducing non-revenue water in Kenya
PÖYRY PLC Press release 11 August 2011 at 11.00 a.m.Pöyry's Water & Environment business group has been awarded a EUR 1.1 million contract for a non-revenue water supply project by the Coastal Water Service Board, funded by the International Development Association (IDA) under the Water and Sanitation Service Improvement Project. The assignment is for a period of 18 months ...
By Pöyry PLC
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PFAS Detected in More U.S. Communities than previously thought
A new report this week from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) revealed that per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS) have contaminated our drinking water supply much more than officials believed. The EWG commissioned a set of lab tests that found traces of PFAS in the drinking water of numerous cities, including major metropolitan areas such as Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans. This means ...
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Investors seek stronger disclosure by U.S. Water Providers
Tighter water supplies. Aging infrastructure. Uncertain water demand. Climate change. U.S. water providers are facing unprecedented challenges, including more vulnerable water supplies, declining revenue and growing environmental pressures. Investors who finance the projects that keep the water flowing - by purchasing bonds that pay for pipelines, treatment plants and other key infrastructure - ...
By Ceres
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ACWA Issues Statement on Delta Stewardship Council`s Draft EIR
Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Executive Director Timothy Quinn issued the following statement today on the release of a draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the Delta Stewardship Council's Delta Plan. "Based on our preliminary read, we continue to have major concerns with the approach the Delta Stewardship Council is taking with its Delta Plan and the environmental ...
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Risk of sanitation and water supply services slipping behind: Additional and targeted resources required
While access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) has considerably improved globally, services coverage could slip behind if adequate resources are not secured to sustain routine operations, warns the 2012 UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water – or “GLAAS” – released today by WHO and UN-Water. The report calls for additional and more ...
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Water infrastructure, supply top list of concerns in 2014 AWWA State of the Water Industry Report
The state of water and wastewater infrastructure is the top current issue facing water professionals and those they serve, according to the American Water Works Association’s 2014 State of the Water Industry Report, with long-term water supply second on the list. The AWWA State of the Water Industry Report captures the most pressing water issues as expressed by more than 1,700 North ...
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AWWA symposium showcases how potable reuse is `coming of age`
Water managers, federal and state regulators and public health experts will convene in Long Beach, Calif., Jan. 25-27, at the first International Symposium on Potable Reuse to discuss advanced technologies that purify wastewater and ultimately turn it into high quality drinking water. The event is hosted by the American Water Works Association, the world’s largest association of water ...
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