The News Review:

- Nestle’s Water Unit Springs a Leak as Activists Block New Wells
- People face water scarcity
- Ceres fumes at tight water supply sprinkling away.
- NABARD sanctions Rs 22.94 cr to HP for drinking water supply

Nestle’s Water Unit Springs a Leak as Activists Block New Wells
Bloomberg – Jul 25, 2006
water market, according tobeverage consultant Zenith International. “The moment you inject a commercial aspect into somethingpeople consider to be nature's gift, then there are going to bechallenges,'' says Jason Holway, an analyst at Bath, England-based Zenith. “If you look at water resources as a whole, theyare under pressure. '' The boom in spring water consumption over the past decadehas forced Nestle, the world's largest food producer, to searchout new sources across the U. In response, environmentalistsare demanding that Nestle Waters, the Swiss company's bottled-water unit, pay more for access to water supplies and guaranteethat the public resources will be protected from overuse. Bottled water sales are growing 10 percent annually,according to Zenith…
'' The boom in spring water consumption over the past decadehas forced Nestle, the world's largest food producer, to searchout new sources across the U. In response, environmentalistsare demanding that Nestle Waters, the Swiss company's bottled-water unit, pay more for access to water supplies and guaranteethat the public resources will be protected from overuse. Bottled water sales are growing 10 percent annually,according to Zenith. `Recipe for Disaster' “Think of an aquifer as a giant milkshake glass and thinkof each well as a straw in the glass,'' says Robert Glennon, aprofessor of law and public policy at the University of Arizonawho studies water resources. “What most states permit is anunlimited number of straws, and that's a recipe for disaster. '' Nestle Waters' sales rose by 9.

People face water scarcity
Hindu – Jul 25, 2006
Residents of several wards particularly those residing in Ward No. 10, 11, 12 and 13 are the worst-hit due to inadequate supply. They pointed out the supply for an hour, effected only on alternate days, was too meagre to meet the requirements. A retired teacher, L…
Chiru said that the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board had initiated a proposal for setting up an overhead tank at Kamarajapuram. Identification of source with potable water was a major problem in the area. As a temporary measure, water would be supplied through lorries in the affected wards in the town, he said.

Ceres fumes at tight water supply sprinkling away.
Free with registration – Modesto Bee – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jul 25, 2006
(25-JUL-06) Modesto Bee (Modesto, CA). 25–CERES — Scorching heat is stretching the city’s tight water supply despite nine months of preparation aimed at keeping taps flowing through the summer.

NABARD sanctions Rs 22.94 cr to HP for drinking water supply
Free with registration – PTI – The Press Trust of India Ltd – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jul 25, 2006
, PTI – The Press Trust of India Ltd. 94 cr to HP for drinking water supply Shimla, July 25 (PTI) NABARD has sanctioned a loan of Rs 22. 94 crore to Himachal Pradesh for 19 rural drinking water supply schemes, rai.