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Scheme to augment water supply to Tiruttani, Arakonam
Hindu – Jun 15, 2006
5 MLD and Tiruttani (population 41,000) 1. The scheme has been drawn up by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board and sent to the Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation for funding. Scheme for Athipattu One ongoing project that will benefit Tiruvallur district is the water supply scheme for Athipattu, a northern suburb of Chennai, and 72 other habitations. This project, being implemented at a cost of Rs. 15 crore, will provide 1…
Poor groundwater In view of the poor quality of groundwater in the Nerkundram and Pulicat villages, the Board decided to conduct feasibility studies and formulate a project in three months. The works pertaining to the Ammayarkuppam panchayat would be completed this month. The TWAD Board is maintaining 10 combined water supply schemes in the district. Among those who took part in the meeting were K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty and K. Deenabandu, Secretaries of Rural Development and MAWS Departments, and Swaran Singh, TWAD Board Managing Director.

Planned wells fuel water concerns: Loss of supply, effect on lakes…
Free with registration – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 15, 2006
(15-JUN-06) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI). 15–Water supply issues triggered by development have officials in two communities on the edge of the metropolitan area on edge themselves. Chenequa officials have deci.

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Opinion: Viewpoints
Dallas Morning News – Jun 15, 2006
In fact, the North Texas Home Builders Association recently issued a white paper saying its business is threatened by the lack of near-term water solutions. Imagine that ripple effect: No new homes stops tax-base growth, slows retail growth and stalls economic growth in some of the nation’s fastest-growing communities. But with a ready water supply, our region can continue to grow stronger. In 1997, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1, which divided the state into 16 long-term water-planning regions. SB 1 encourages transferring water from areas with an overabundance to the faster-growing regions that need it. With SB 1, the Legislature set forth a fair system to ensure that water-rich areas of Texas are not abused while setting public policy that surplus water should go to areas where it is needed and can benefit everyone. Legislation encouraging water transfer was a bold move…
Legislation encouraging water transfer was a bold move. It created a policy that will enable sound and secure water planning to support the region’s needs, and it will allow for economic growth that expands the tax base and helps all of Texas. Here are just a few reasons water transfer makes good sense: A diverse water supply. The key to any good long-term plan is diversity. Since North Texas does not sit atop a giant aquifer, all of our region’s new water options involve building reservoirs, increasing conservation efforts and purifying runoff from other sources. Allowing water transfer gives our region the ability to add a deep groundwater option to our plan – making our supply more diverse and truly drought-proof. A secure, underground source.