The News Review:

- Water supply hit in Salem city
- Government urged to order release of water into dam
- City Agrees to a Bigger RoleIn Its Upstate Water System
- Water treatment plant hit by fire
- Making water available for all
- UltraStrip’s Tactical Water Filtration Truck to Benefit City of…

Water supply hit in Salem city
Hindu – Mar 14, 2006
Goutham

SALEM:

Water supply to several parts of the city was affected on Monday following a major leak in the main pipeline of the Mettur-Salem-Attur Combined Water Supply Scheme. The supply would be fully restored after five days, said the official sources. Earthmovers deployed

A major leak occurred in the pipeline on Sarada College Road here on Monday morning. The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board officials had stopped the pumping operations in Mettur to attend the leakage. The civic workers and the TWAD officials had already started the earthwork… The supply would be fully restored after five days, said the official sources. Earthmovers deployed

A major leak occurred in the pipeline on Sarada College Road here on Monday morning. The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board officials had stopped the pumping operations in Mettur to attend the leakage. The civic workers and the TWAD officials had already started the earthwork. An earthmover was deployed to assist them. The reason for the leakage was yet to be identified. Water supply to the following areas in the city has been affected: Sooramangalam, Narajothipatti, Hasthampatti, Ammapet, Dadhagapatti, Guhai, Erumapalayam and Annathanapatti areas.

Government urged to order release of water into dam
Hindu – Mar 14, 2006
Giving details on the condition of the standing summer crops in the command areas of the TLBC, it has suggested that the Government release six tmcft of water to extend water supply in the TLBC for a fortnight. The issue is likely to come up for discussion at the Tungabhadra Irrigation Consultative Committee (ICC) meeting slated to be held at Bangalore on Wednesday. The ICC, at a meeting in November, decided to suspend water supply in the TLBC by March 31 after taking into account the storage level in the reservoir. On Monday, the water level at the Tungabhadra reservoir was 1,594. 57 ft with storage of about 14. Of which, 10 tmcft of water is available for TLBC, which would suffice to maintain water supply in the canal till March-end… Pressure

In the prevailing storage conditions, the authorities may not able to extend water supply in the TLBC beyond March. But there is pressure from ayacutdars to extend water supply in the TLBC till April 15. The issue came up for discussion here during the recent visit of Minister for Water Resources K. Eshwarappa, when the district units of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress submitted memorandums to him urging him to extend water supply into the TLBC till April 15. Dharna

A meeting of ayacutdars was held recently at Sindhanur town in which Sindhanur MLA Hampangouda Badarly threatened to stage a dharna if the Government failed to respond to the demand of the ayacutdars. In a letter to the State Government, he said that standing crops on over 1.

City Agrees to a Bigger RoleIn Its Upstate Water System
New York Times – Mar 14, 2006
After a meeting with local officials concerned about the safety of the citys 80-year-old Gilboa Dam, Daniel L. Doctoroff, the deputy mayor for economic development, said the city would rebuild the dam and install new flood gates and valves that could be used to lower the level of the Schoharie Reservoir, the northernmost of the citys upstate reservoirs.

Water treatment plant hit by fire
BBC News – Mar 14, 2006
The fire at the facility on Manor Road, Wantage, on Tuesday caused serious disruption for motorists as the A338 was closed in both directions. The Environment Agency has reassured residents that no chemicals have leaked into local water supplies. Thames Water said residents would now receiving their water from an alternative station. The cause of the fire, which was tackled by 30 firefighters, is not yet known but it is not thought to be suspicious… The fire at the facility on Manor Road, Wantage, on Tuesday caused serious disruption for motorists as the A338 was closed in both directions. The Environment Agency has reassured residents that no chemicals have leaked into local water supplies. Thames Water said residents would now receiving their water from an alternative station. The cause of the fire, which was tackled by 30 firefighters, is not yet known but it is not thought to be suspicious.

Making water available for all
Taipei Times – Mar 14, 2006
In some countries, new water infrastructure may mean canals, pumping stations and levees. Other nations might need deeper reservoirs, more modern filtration plants or improved water transport schemes. These can all potentially be designed to improve and expand water supplies for power generation, irrigation, and household and industrial use, while providing security against droughts and protection from floods. The key to successfully increasing investment in water infrastructure is an equal increase of investment in water institutions. Badly managed infrastructure will do little to improve peoples’ health or support economic growth, so water development and water management must go hand in hand. Water infrastructure can and must be developed in parallel with sound institutions, good governance, attention to the environment and an equitable sharing of costs and benefits. A water investment policy that reduces the vulnerability of the poor and offers basic water security for all will require customized planning and an effective partnership of donor countries, developing country governments, the private sector and local communities.

UltraStrip’s Tactical Water Filtration Truck to Benefit City of…
Free with registration – PR Newswire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 14, 2006
The innovative design is based on Ecosphere’s experience gained filtering water for the City of Waveland after Katrina. Waveland Mayor Tommy Longo asked Ecosphere to provide his community with clean water for drinking, bathing, cooking, and cleaning purposes as the City suffered catastrophic damage to its water supply system from Katrina’s 40-foot waves and 150 mph winds. UltraStrip’s Mobile Emergency Filtration System operated successfully for six weeks in Waveland until the community was able to rebuild its water supply system.