The News Review:

- Contaminants found in water supply.
- Industry escaping water scrutiny, says Kennett
- Water bans for ‘repeat offenders’
- Authorities may buy water for Bothwall
- Centre clears Rs.114-crore water scheme

Contaminants found in water supply.
Free with registration – News & Observer – AccessMyLibrary.com – Dec 30, 2006
30–KNIGHTDALE — A private water company has detected radioactive contaminants in one or more wells serving the Ashley Hills North subdivision. The contamination is not dangerous enough — ov.

Industry escaping water scrutiny, says Kennett
The Age – Dec 30, 2006
4 per cent,” he said. “I don’t think we need a lecture from the former government, Ithink we’ve got a pretty good story to tell. Mr Bracks rejected claims that industry took the lion’s share ofVictoria’s water supply. “Most of the water used in Victoria, about 70 per cent of it, isactually used by our farmers converting water into milk, usingwater for crops, using water for stone fruit and other supplieswhich are going for export around the world,” he said. Householders are believed to use less than 10 per cent ofVictoria’s water. Two Gippsland companies, Australian Paper and EnergyBrix,yesterday agreed to switch their use of drinking water to recycledwater — a move that would preserve enough drinking water tosupply Melbourne for about four summer days.

Water bans for ‘repeat offenders’
The Age – Dec 30, 2006
didn’t knowthey were doing the wrong thing,” South East Water spokesman LukeEnright said. “It will be for repeat offenders that are deliberatelybreaking restrictions, having no regard for restrictions atall. “It applies to business and local government as well, so iflocal governments are observed watering a sports ground they’re notmeant to or watering at the wrong times, we will definitely beapplying the same penalties. Mr Enright said water could be cut to a trickle— enough to cook with, but not sufficient forshowering. “Having water supply reduced to a trickle for a number of daysshould be a strong deterrent for people thinking they can get awaywith (breaking the rules)…
“It applies to business and local government as well, so iflocal governments are observed watering a sports ground they’re notmeant to or watering at the wrong times, we will definitely beapplying the same penalties. Mr Enright said water could be cut to a trickle— enough to cook with, but not sufficient forshowering. “Having water supply reduced to a trickle for a number of daysshould be a strong deterrent for people thinking they can get awaywith (breaking the rules). “Most people do the right thing, but there are now strongerpenalties which authorities will have no choice but toenforce. Mr Bracks said more water inspectors would be hired to policethe restrictions and repeat offenders would be punished. “The water inspectors will be enforcing water rules and waterrestrictions and they will be assessing and monitoring water use,”he told reporters in Morwell, south-east of Melbourne. “They will give warnings, they will give fines, they will haverepeat arrangements so that people can improve and change and ifthey don’t.

Authorities may buy water for Bothwall
abc.net.au – Dec 30, 2006
The commission is releasing around 13 megalitres from a water storage facility. The Government says the Water Act makes it illegal to release any more water from Lake Crescent or Lake Sorrell. The other sources of water for the town, the rivers which feed the Clyde River, have dried up. However, the Minister for Water David Llewellyn says the town will have water…
The other sources of water for the town, the rivers which feed the Clyde River, have dried up. However, the Minister for Water David Llewellyn says the town will have water. “Certainly town water supply is guaranteed,” he said. Henry Edgell is a farmer in the area and says the new water management plan is too rigid. “It certainly doesn’t fit the situation we’re in, so the plan is badly flawed in that respect,” he said. Mr Edgell says the water being released from storage may only last a few days.

Centre clears Rs.114-crore water scheme
Hindu – Dec 30, 2006
But, with a number of multi-storeyed apartments and rising population, the corporation felt that only the new scheme could bail it out of trouble. The Commissioner said the scheme would take off soon. The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board had initially set an implementation period of 36 months. It had said that a new intake well should be dug at the Pilloor Dam, 69 km north of the city. As the corporation did not want the project to take more than three years to complete, it decided that the existing intake well could be used and the pumping facility upgraded. This would help complete the scheme in 18 months, the Commissioner said. Originally, the Pilloor Phase-II scheme and revamp of the Siruvani scheme were planned at Rs.