The News Review:
- Asia in for water crisis: study
- Water Supply OK After Teen Break-In After Bragging At School, 2 Boys…
- Heated debate over water supply
- EDITORIAL: No water panic: County revising plans as population…
- Scheme to improve water supply in Thrissur
- Clarifying inaccuracies over Tarpon’s water plans
- Easley wants water money.
Asia in for water crisis: study
Pakistan Dawn – Mar 29, 2006
In the tropical and sub-tropical regions, rainfall and river runoffs occur in large amounts during very short periods, such as during the monsoon season in Asia. Hence water is not available for regular human use unless it is stored in natural or man-made reservoirs, aquifers or tanks. By contrast in the temperate zone river basins, adequate water resources are distributed fairly evenly throughout the year. Most of the fresh water (68. 7 per cent) is in the form of snow and ice and almost all of it is particularly inaccessible in the polar icecaps. 1 per cent of fresh water in lakes, reservoirs and rivers is only 0… The second option is water conservation that requires community participation to avoid excessive waste of drinking water used in toilets, utensil washing, market food factories, laboratories, religious activities, drains, showers, garden watering, car washing and similar activities. There is also a need to check the underground leakage of water in supply lines. Other steps could be metering of water supplies, water-efficient surveys for inspection of leaky plumbing, offering advice with water-efficient fixtures and low-flow showerheads etc. Water for irrigation could be saved by lowering the delta for irrigation (level of water in the furrows), watering of alternate furrows, and by adopting new watering options and practices such as by sprinklers and trickle irrigation schemes. Yet another option is recycling of waste water, specifically domestic. South Africa is currently augmenting its water supply by reuse of 4. 6 cubic kilometer per year of its municipal and industrial waste water, adding about eight per cent to its water resources.
Water Supply OK After Teen Break-In After Bragging At School, 2 Boys…
CBS News – Mar 29, 2006
Blackstone’s nearly 9,000 residents and dozens of homes in neighboring Smithfield, R. , had been under a water ban after the break-in Monday. Authorities said the facility’s alarm system had been cut, the water tank tampered with and a container with a strange odor left behind.
Heated debate over water supply
Hindu – Mar 29, 2006
Some of the councillors from the Congress offered to quit their posts if the municipal administration failed to attend to the drinking water needs in different parts of the town. Councillors of the Congress and the Telugu Desam voiced concern over the scarcity conditions being experienced in the town. Ruling CPI(M) members also wanted special measures to augment water supply. Karnati Krishna of the TDP said water supply should be streamlined. The supply being given in odd hours was causing inconvenience to residents. Prasad (Congress) said the water problem was acute in his locality (ward no.
EDITORIAL: No water panic: County revising plans as population…
Free with registration – Bradenton Herald – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 29, 2006
We’re not running out of water. We’re just using it faster than anticipated as more people hear about the great life we have in Manatee County and decide to move here. A Herald story last week headlined “Manatee’s water supply inadequate” caused some readers, especially those who dislike growth, to point fingers of blame and warn about the dire consequences of too-rapid growth. Manatee County has long had plans to expand existing water resources and develop new ones, assures county water… We’re just using it faster than anticipated as more people hear about the great life we have in Manatee County and decide to move here. A Herald story last week headlined “Manatee’s water supply inadequate” caused some readers, especially those who dislike growth, to point fingers of blame and warn about the dire consequences of too-rapid growth. Manatee County has long had plans to expand existing water resources and develop new ones, assures county water.
Scheme to improve water supply in Thrissur
Hindu – Mar 29, 2006
Bindu introduced the budget. The budget proposals include laying a third pipeline from Peechi to Thrissur to improve drinking water supply, development of main junctions such as Chettiangadi, Kokkala, West Fort and East Fort, renovation of public markets and Thrissur bus station, construction of comfort stations at the main centres, introduction of water compressor vehicle system to clean drains, setting up of a biogas plant at Sakthan Nagar, modernisation of the abattoir at Kuriachira, improvement of parking facilities along the Swaraj Round and implementation of new schemes to generate employment for women. The main roads would be rubberised and garbage disposal streamlined. A Sunday market would be set up to help wayside vendors, the Deputy Mayor said. Rajan Pallan, councillor and member of the Opposition, staged a walkout alleging that the budget presentation and the Mayor’s speech violated the election code of conduct. “Detailed explanation of schemes violates the code of conduct.
Clarifying inaccuracies over Tarpon’s water plans
St. Petersburg Times – Mar 29, 2006
The article stated that there is a $1-million difference between the estimate included in the original 2004 report and a more recent estimate provided by our rate consultant, Burton and Associates. Stein failed to include personnel costs from the 2004 report that made the actual estimated operating costs of the proposed water treatment plant $1,503,750. This 2004 estimate was based on an average of 5-million gallons a day produced annually, with occasional peaks of 6. When a similar case was analyzed by our rate consultant in 2006, the estimate was $1,532,337, a difference of less than 2 percent. It was also stated in the article and the editorial of March 22 that the City Commission approved a $40,700 contract last summer with consultant Golder Associates to help secure permits.
Easley wants water money.
Free with registration – News & Observer – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 29, 2006
And Marc Basnight, leader of the state Senate, said he favors requiring the state to test private wells and wants to discuss using more money to regulate public water systems. “I don’t want to build a bureaucracy, but I want to see that we have safe water to drink,” said Basnight, a Manteo Democrat. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources wants money to hire more people for its Public Water Supply Section and to help counties start construction inspection programs for private wells.