The News Review:

- South Mumbai reservoir low on water
- Residents weigh in on water plant
- Mumbai taps to run dry on Dec 27

South Mumbai reservoir low on water
Times of India – Dec 23, 2006
The reservoir, which has acapacity of 240 mld, supplies water to A ward (Fort, Churchgate, Colaba, NarimanPoint), C ward (Marine Lines, Girgaum) and D ward (Marine Drive, Malabar Hill,Napean Sea road, Peddar road and Nana Chowk). While the water shortage hasaffected residents of all these areas, the worst hit are those living in oldbuildings that do not have suction tanks for storing water. The water cut wasmost acute in November first week when the shortage was as high as 75 mld oncertain days. “We have beensurviving on two tankers of water a day and the only answer we get from the BMCis that there is no level at Malabar Hill,” said Ajay Multani, who stays nearRadio Club at Colaba. “Initially we required only one or two tankers a week…
Privatetankers charge Rs 750 for thesame. “The problem started inOctober when a major three-metre diameter water pipeline burst at Thane whichtook about a week to restore. This was followed by another burst at Shivaji Parkin Mahim and power fluctuation at the Pise-Panjrapur water treatment plant. Thescarcity is now being felt by the eastern and western suburbs too,” said S SChauvan assistant engineer (water works) for A-ward. Treated water is pumped tothe master balancing reservoirs at Bhandup and Yewai from where it is suppliedto Mumbai through the 28 service reservoirs located all over. From there, waterflows by gravity. The Malabar Hill reservoir, being at the southern-most end ofthe water supply system, is always the worst hit by a water-shortage.

Residents weigh in on water plant
St. Petersburg Times – Dec 23, 2006
53-million gallons of potable water per day from Pinellas County. Oldsmar does own, maintain and operate its own water distribution system and has a pump station and storage facility for the water it receives. The proposed treatment plant would use a reverse osmosis system to treat brackish water from an unused supply. The plant is scheduled to be running by 2009. Council member Jim Ronecker encouraged the council to survey residents through the city's Web site, www.

Mumbai taps to run dry on Dec 27
Times of India – Dec 23, 2006
The totalstoppage in supply from 10 am on Wednesday to 10 am the next day is necessitatedby the ongoing work to install pipelines to augment water supply. Citizens have been advised tostore enough water for the day from the previous day’ssupply. Once work is complete,supply to Mumbai will increase from the present 3,150 mld (million litres daily) to 3,350 mld. That is, byJanuary-end, the city will get an additional 200 mld under the Mumbai III Awater supply project, work on which is currentlyon. The water cut is essentialas newly-laid pipelines have to be connected to the existing water mains thatferry water to the city.