The News Review:
- Planning water supply for home
- Researchers worry about algae toxins in water supply.(A SECTION)
- Mojave river pipeline project: PVC pressure pipe plays cost-saving…
- Seawater desalination gains momentum in California: many Californian…
Planning water supply for home
Hindu – Oct 1, 2006
CERTAIN ASPECTS have to be kept in mind while planning the water supply and sewage disposal set-up for a residential building. The first step, of course, would be to assess the water required for daily consumption and storage. In case of residential buildings, approximately 135 litres of water is required per head per day. Laying the line Here are some tips that can be kept in mind while laying the water pipeline: Ensure that there is no contamination of water supply…
In case of residential buildings, approximately 135 litres of water is required per head per day. Laying the line Here are some tips that can be kept in mind while laying the water pipeline: Ensure that there is no contamination of water supply. Ensure that they are not laid very close to each other. Avert back flow from any appliance towards the source of supply. Joints in pipes should be leak-proof and tested under pressure.
Researchers worry about algae toxins in water supply.(A SECTION)
Free with registration – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 1, 2006
(A SECTION) –> COPYRIGHT 2006 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Byline: CATHY ZOLLO H-T SCIENCE WRITER SARASOTA — Toxin-emitting blue-green algae blooms in Florida’s fresh water prompted scientists and public health experts to call for research to understand how they can protect people from what could be a looming health threat. They don’t know if the toxins reach drinking water sources or if they survive treatment, said researchers at a Florida Department of Health gathering to share study results from a three-year, $3 million Centers for Disease Control grant. The scientists do know that the toxins cause a.
Mojave river pipeline project: PVC pressure pipe plays cost-saving…
Free with registration – Underground Construction – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 1, 2006
Comprised of residential communities, manufacturing industries, retail trades, recreational facilities, and assorted government and military establishments, its population growth rate has exceeded 35 percent per decade since 1960 and an additional 65 percent increase is expected by the year 2020. Water networking Perhaps like no other area in the United States, the availability of water is the most critical issue facing growing municipalities in southern California. The history of this state is replete with concerns over water supplies and many of the state’s undertakings are related to conveying water to its drier, populous regions. The California Aqueduct, a 450-mile long north-to-south concrete-lined aqueduct with capacities up to 650 million gallons per day, is but one example of what’s involved in meeting the water needs of the drier parts of the state. The Aqueduct and its subsidiary components are frequently upgraded to provide greater capacity, storage and additional branches to accommodate growth in southern California, where the potential for water shortages is almost always a major concern. The Mojave Water Agency (MWA) is one of 29 California public water agencies and one of several such agencies within San Bernardino County. Under the auspices of the California Department of Water Resources, MWA’s primary task is to manage water resources within an area encompassing about 4,900-square miles of the High Desert Country near the Nevada border…
The Aqueduct and its subsidiary components are frequently upgraded to provide greater capacity, storage and additional branches to accommodate growth in southern California, where the potential for water shortages is almost always a major concern. The Mojave Water Agency (MWA) is one of 29 California public water agencies and one of several such agencies within San Bernardino County. Under the auspices of the California Department of Water Resources, MWA’s primary task is to manage water resources within an area encompassing about 4,900-square miles of the High Desert Country near the Nevada border.
Seawater desalination gains momentum in California: many Californian…
Free with registration – Water and Waste Water International – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 1, 2006
In recognition that relying only on traditional water supply sources, conservation and reuse may not be sustainable in the long term, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has charted a new course for exploration of seawater and brackish water desalination as an alternative water supply source for the state. In November 2002, California voters passed legislation (Proposition 50), which authorized the DWR to administer a US$ 50 million desalination grant program aimed to assist water utilities statewide in the implementation of brackish water and seawater desalination projects. The first round of this program was carried out in 2005 by awarding US$ 24. 75 million to 24 different desalination projects. The second round of the DWR program awarded another US$ 21…
In recognition that relying only on traditional water supply sources, conservation and reuse may not be sustainable in the long term, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has charted a new course for exploration of seawater and brackish water desalination as an alternative water supply source for the state. In November 2002, California voters passed legislation (Proposition 50), which authorized the DWR to administer a US$ 50 million desalination grant program aimed to assist water utilities statewide in the implementation of brackish water and seawater desalination projects. The first round of this program was carried out in 2005 by awarding US$ 24. 75 million to 24 different desalination projects. The second round of the DWR program awarded another US$ 21.