water supply News
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New private water supply regulations impact on well rehabilitation
The new Private Water Supplies Regulations, which came into force on January 1 last year, brings increased regulation and scrutiny to private water supplies. Importantly they restrict the products or substances that can be used where water is abstracted for human consumption. The new regulations require that only products or substances that would be permitted under Regulation 31 of the Water ...
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Bauer Resources drills deep wells for the German Armed Forces in Gao
Drinking water is an extremely scarce commodity in the desert city of Gao in the landlocked country of Mali in West Africa. Although the city is located on the River Niger, for ten months of the year the rainfall received is less than the evaporation rate. The German Armed Forces are currently deployed here as part of the UN’s MINUSMA mission.In order to ensure continuous water supply at the ...
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FIBALON® polymer fiber filter successfully certified
The unique FIBALON® technology achieves the highest demands of the National Public Health Centre and the National Service for Public Health in Hungary. The innovative polymer fiber filter FIBALON® has been successfully registered for the public and private sector of bath water and bath water supply as well as FIBALON® has become state-of-the-art. The Hungarian authorities are pioneers ...
By FIBALON GmbH
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Arizona`s First Ever Statewide Study Projecting Water Use Praised by Conservation Group
The first ever statewide report projecting Arizona's water supplies and demands over the next century is a key first step to "ensure that physical limits to water supplies don't limit Arizona's economic prosperity or the legacy of its natural resources," according to Environmental Defense Fund. "This is the kind of forward-looking process that is needed for Arizona to ensure that it has ...
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Improving lives with new water supply in Town Bank, New Jersey
Town Bank located in New Jersey, is a bay shore community in Southern Cape May County. It offers affordable homes near the water which are generally bought by people who have retired from New York and Philadelphia that want to settle down in a calming and pleasant environment. Despite the beautiful location, tranquil setting and affordable prices the houses are very difficult to sell for one ...
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Groundwater Solutions: Innovating to Address Emerging Issues for Groundwater Resources – August 8-9th, 2017
Westbay, along with distributor, Earth Data Northeast, will be exhibiting at the NGWA “Groundwater Solutions: Innovating to Address Emerging Issues for Groundwater Resources” symposium on August 8 – 9th, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. The Symposium will identify real solutions to large dilute groundwater plumes, emerging contaminants in groundwater, and other constituents that ...
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H2O backs clean water project in Nepal
This year, we are once again supporting the non-profit organisation Viva con Agua with a Christmas donation. The organisation builds and maintains water supply systems, enabling a constant supply of water, particularly to schools, public spaces and health centres. This time, we’re sending the donation to the Chitwan region in Nepal. This predominantly rural region is located southwest of ...
By H2O GmbH
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Increasing water supplies - reuse of treated wastewater
Reusing wastewater, particularly for agricultural purposes, plays an increasingly important part in water management, particularly in areas of low rainfall. A recent study of the Apulia region in southern Italy shows that wastewater can be used to meet agricultural water needs. The Apulian water agency (AQP) runs the largest aqueduct system in Europe, importing water from neighbouring regions and ...
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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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Study finds contaminants in California public-water supplies
Nearly one-fifth of the raw groundwater used for public drinking water systems in California contains excessive levels of potentially toxic contaminants, according to a decade-long U.S. Geological Survey study that provides one of the first comprehensive looks at the health of California's public water supply and groundwater. One of the surprises in the study of 11,000 public supply wells ...
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Boil order lifted in Macy, Neb.
EPA Region 7 has directed the Omaha Macy Public Water System, located on the Omaha Tribe Reservation in Thurston County, Neb., to lift a boil order in Macy, Neb., which had been in effect since July 13, 2010. Water sampling results have shown adequate levels of chlorination protection and the absence of disease-causing bacteria sufficient for EPA to advise the public water supply to lift the ...
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Check your Bottled Water Supply Now, as Hurricane Season Begins
Alexandria, VA – The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) recommends that consumers, with the 2019 Hurricane Season just beginning, act now to revisit their emergency preparedness kits and check their supply of bottled water. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) advises that commercially purchased bottled water is the safest, most reliable drinking water in the event of ...
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Boresaver Ultra C Pro Wins Official Approval
Geoquip Water Solutions, specialist supplier to water related industries, announces that BoreSaver Ultra C Pro, the enhanced treatment that completely removes iron oxide deposits found in wells, bores, pipes and pumps, has now been approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989 for use in potable water applications. Specially ...
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New York City Launches Programs to Protect its Water Supply
Wary of more big storms washing out towns and churning up debris around its distant reservoirs, New York City will buy homes and businesses in flood zones and reduce local hazards. The one-two punch of tropical storms Irene and Lee in late summer 2011 has prompted an additional $70 million of spending by the city to combat flood hazards. Though not universally embraced among the rural upstate ...
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Boresaver, the Ground-breaking Water Cleaning Treatment, Receives NSF Approval
Boresaver Ultra C, the ground-breaking water cleaning treatment used in over fourteen countries worldwide, has now won NSF approval. Tested and Certified by NSF International, the Public Health & Safety Company in America, Boresaver has been Certified under ANSI/NSF Standard 60 for use in potable water supplies. Boresaver is a biodegradable, environmentally friendly and powerful cleaning ...
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ProMinent opens subsidiary in Colombia
To continue expansion on the target markets of Latin America, the ProMinent group opened a new subsidiary in Colombia in June 2013. Previously the company's subsidiaries in Argentina, Brazil and Chile, and agencies in 12 other Latin American countries had provided customer proximity, service and availability for the area. Mr. Jorge Yanez heads up the Colombian subsidiary in Bogotá. A ...
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Micronesia secures assistance to provide steady and safe water supply
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are laying the groundwork for secure and safe water supply to residents of the capital of Chuuk, one of four of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction is extending a $980,000 grant for the project, to be managed by FSM’s Department of Transport, Communications and Infrastructure. The grant will support water ...
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The Vista Ridge Consortium, led by Abengoa, to increase the water supply of San Antonio, TX.
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environmental sectors, has been selected to lead an unprecedented water project for the City of San Antonio. Abengoa and its team members BlueWater, Pape-Dawson Engineers, CP&Y, Garney Construction and R.W. Harden under the Vista Ridge Consortium ...
By Abengoa
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$144,000 grant to construct well in Pemiscot County, Mo. (MO)
EPA has awarded $144,000 to the Consolidated Public Water District #1 of Pemiscot County, Mo. The funds will be used to construct a new water supply well near Hayti, Mo. The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “It’s always a pleasure to help provide safe, reliable and affordable water to Missouri communities. These ...
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Boresaver IronKleen Liquid (IKL Pro) Receives Official Approval
Geoquip Water Solutions, specialist supplier to water related industries, has announced that IKL Pro, the solution for calcium carbonate residues in the comprehensive Boresaver range, has now been approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989 for use in potable water applications. Specially formulated as a combination chemical solution ...
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