The News Review:

- The Chronicle In Education’s Lesson For The Week/081406
- Boil-water order lifted for Rancho Del Campo
- Editorial: Really a no-growth message?
- BGN 500,000 “Siphoned off” from Sofia Water Supply Company
- Floods ravage Vadodara city again

The Chronicle In Education’s Lesson For The Week/081406
Houston Chronicle – Aug 14, 2006
Such systems always take a lot of time, effort, and resources to build. Roadways are another example of this. The route a road will take from one point to another must be carefully mapped out, and how the road will go over or through rough terrain or water features must also be planned in advance. After a road is built, it takes a lot of maintenance to keep it running right. Road workers are constantly filling in potholes and re-painting divider lines, for example…
You turn a handle and water pours out. Easy, right? While it may be easy for you, the consumer, getting the water from its source to your home is a much more difficult task. Lucky for you, engineers have been refining water supply systems for centuries, making water flow at our fingertips. In fact, had they not been able to turn dry regions into wetter ones, the empire would have failed to grow with such prosperity.

Boil-water order lifted for Rancho Del Campo
San Diego Union Tribune – Aug 14, 2006
coli in that community’s water system. coli bacteria in the water supply, according to the DEH. Fewer than 50 homes were affected by the order, which also covered the Railway Museum, Campo Post Office, a church, the Mountain Health Center and the Campo Fire and Rescue Station. S Border Patrol Station, sheriff’s substation, a probation camp and road station were also affected.

Editorial: Really a no-growth message?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription… – Aug 14, 2006
Just saying no to every proposal is not a reasonable option, and unless specific concerns are raised about the wells, there is no reason Waukesha should not continue to pursue that option. The wells would help reduce radium, a dangerous but naturally occurring substance in the city’s drinking water, and would serve as a long-term backup water supply. The concentration of the potentially cancer-causing element is about twice the federal standard, and the city has until December to meet the standard, something officials already have said probably won’t happen. The environmentalists and others who have raised concerns about the wells should not be dismissed out of hand.

BGN 500,000 “Siphoned off” from Sofia Water Supply Company
Sofia News Agency – Aug 14, 2006
The alleged company this time is municipality-owned Water Supply and Sewage. "Sofia-based Water Supply and Sewage company has been drained of more than BGN 500,000 in 2005," municipal counsellors from the Bulgarian Socialist Party announced. The former director of the company Boris Stoitchkov is alleged to have sealed last year shady deals worth over BGN 500,000. Stoitchkov, 30-year-old, was dismissed from his post in March this year but continues to represent the municipality in the company Board of Directors. He denied to have overstepped his powers or to hold stakes in the contracted private companies.

Floods ravage Vadodara city again
Hindu – Aug 14, 2006
Though water supply has partially been restored by the municipal corporation, the quality of water leaves much to be desired. “It can be used only to wash away the mud accumulated in houses and nothing more,” local residents say. The official spokesman said power supply had been restored to over 90 per cent of the city, while about 80,000 of the 1. 20 lakh telephone connections had been restored. Governmental efforts in tackling the flood situation, have, however, come under criticism not only by the Opposition Congress but also from within the ruling BJP.