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- New water treatment plant to come up in Dhapa
- Leakage in pipeline disrupts water supply
- … may soon share water supplies, rides: Planners want to see a…
- Bonds won’t protect state’s water supply
- Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest

New water treatment plant to come up in Dhapa
Ahmedabad Newsline – Aug 26, 2006
The bill to this effect was passed in the House on Thursday. Mrinal Mondol, member, mayor-in-council of the water supply department in Kolkata Municipal Corporation, said: This new project will be connected with the existing pumping station in Mullickghat. Water supply to the new plant will come from the station in Mullickghat. Once set up, this new water treatment plant will be capable of providing 30 million gallons of water per day to the people of Kolkata.

Leakage in pipeline disrupts water supply
Hindu – Aug 26, 2006
Goutham SALEM: Water supply to Arisipalayam and a few other areas in the city was disrupted on Friday following a major leakage in the distribution pipeline in the Permanur Road. Repair works A major leakage occurred in the distribution pipeline carrying water from Srirangapalayam overhead water tank to Arisipalayam, Saminathapuram, Alrajpillai Street, Thammannan Road, Omalur main road, Lee bazaar and Sooramangalam areas. The Salem Corporation suspended the water supply and immediately undertook the repair works in the pipeline. According to the civic officials, a team of officials from the engineering section had been despatched to attend the leakage. An earthmover was pressed into service to speed up the works…
Goutham SALEM: Water supply to Arisipalayam and a few other areas in the city was disrupted on Friday following a major leakage in the distribution pipeline in the Permanur Road. Repair works A major leakage occurred in the distribution pipeline carrying water from Srirangapalayam overhead water tank to Arisipalayam, Saminathapuram, Alrajpillai Street, Thammannan Road, Omalur main road, Lee bazaar and Sooramangalam areas. The Salem Corporation suspended the water supply and immediately undertook the repair works in the pipeline. According to the civic officials, a team of officials from the engineering section had been despatched to attend the leakage. An earthmover was pressed into service to speed up the works. “We are attending the leakage on war-footing and will complete the work on Friday night. The water supply in the pipeline will be restored on August 26,” civic officials said.

… may soon share water supplies, rides: Planners want to see a…
Free with registration – Roanoke Times – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 26, 2006
26–FAIRLAWN — Planners in the New River Valley are taking early steps to make sure the region does not run out of water or gasoline. The New River Valley Planning District Commission voted Thursday night to approve a water-sharing agreement and to support a ride-share program. The water agreement would create backup water supplies.

Bonds won’t protect state’s water supply
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin – Aug 26, 2006
Soils susceptible to liquefaction are present both beneath and within many levees. UC Davis watershed scientist Jeffrey Mount estimated a high probability of an earthquake, levee break and subsequent flooding in the next 50 years. The State Department of Water Resources scenario is topped by an earthquake-triggered, multiple-levee failure. Additionally, chronic subsidence brings into question the wisdom of continued cultivation of Delta islands. In light of that and the previous failure of levees on clear days without seismic aid, spending money to bolster levees that protect Delta farms from floods is unreasonable. The billions of dollars voters will be asked to approve to shore up levees would be better spent on reconfiguration of the water delivery system that will reduce the chance of disruption during a natural disaster.

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest
Dallas Morning News – Aug 26, 2006
Those lakes, which make up 98 percent of the state’s stored capacity and that serve scores of municipalities, are collectively 74 percent full, according to the board’s most recent report in late July. Statewide levels were down 4 percent from a month earlier and 10 percent from July 2005. “If this drought continues, we’re in a whole lot of trouble,” said Barney Austin, director of the board’s surface water resources division. Texas had the 20th driest January-to-July period since 1895, with an average rainfall of 12. 6 inches down from the normal of 16. 2 inches, the National Weather Service said. Since January 2005, the statewide average rainfall deficit is 9.