The News Review:
- FACTBOX-Five facts on recycling sewage into drinking water
- A ward with water treatment plants, struggles for clean water
- `Concentrate on water supply improvement scheme’
- Reyes reiterates call for proper utilization of water resources.(Main…
FACTBOX-Five facts on recycling sewage into drinking water
Reuters AlertNet – Jan 29, 2007
But its 13 million residents joke their water has already been through five people before coming out of the tap, because towns upstream such as Oxford and Reading discharge their treated sewage into the River Thames. WHAT’S THE BENEFIT? – Wastewater has been recycled and used for watering parks and golf courses for decades. Using it to top-up drinking water supplies is seen as the next step to sustain the world’s over-stretched water supplies. ARE THERE ANY DOWN-SIDES? – As well as the psychological "yuck" factor of drinking former sewage, experts say such water purification projects use a lot of energy. There are also environmental issues about disposal of the concentrated salty waste water by-product. BETTER THAN THE REAL THING? – Informal taste surveys have found most people can’t tell the difference between tap, recycled and bottled water. – A 2001 University of Southern Florida study found the microbiological quality of water from a wastewater treatment plant was better than that from the local reservoir…
There are also environmental issues about disposal of the concentrated salty waste water by-product. BETTER THAN THE REAL THING? – Informal taste surveys have found most people can’t tell the difference between tap, recycled and bottled water. – A 2001 University of Southern Florida study found the microbiological quality of water from a wastewater treatment plant was better than that from the local reservoir. – - – - Sources: Australian Academy of Science (www. au); Public Utility Board, Singapore (www.
A ward with water treatment plants, struggles for clean water
Ahmedabad Newsline – Jan 29, 2007
In a way, the ward if full of contrasts. Call it irony of the situation, but the ward that houses one of the two water treatment plants struggles to get clean water supply. And the ward, with the only sewage treatment plant of the city, does not even boast of a proper garbage dumping ground. With the expansion of the city, the scarcely populated ward has become the favourite destination of many agencies and construction firms and the land prices are already going up. But, sadly, nobody is paying attention to meet the requirements of a fast developing area. The ward has a number of civic problems ranging from waterlogging to completely shattered roads- mostly unconstructed.
`Concentrate on water supply improvement scheme’
Hindu – Jan 29, 2007
Gafoor, MLA, has asked Mayor S. Raghurami Reddy and his corporators to concentrate on the next phase of water supply improvement scheme rather than launching a tirade against Opposition parties. Gafoor said that sanction was not final and lot of efforts were to go in before money reached the city. Since a number of towns vie for the scheme, the corporation officials should be alert to find a place for the Kurnool scheme in the first phase.
Reyes reiterates call for proper utilization of water resources.(Main…
highbeam.com – Jan 29, 2007
find Manila Bulletin articles. DE VERA Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes has renewed his call fo…
All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Byline: ELLALYN B. DE VERA Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes has renewed his call for the government and the public to join hands in the proper management of the country’s water supply to prevent a possible water crisis brought about by the over-exploitation of the country’s water resources. Reyes proposed a multi-sectoral approach to the management of sources of water supply rather than focusing on developing new sources. He said the country faces two challenges in water management — providing safe and affordable water supplies for the needs of the present as well as future generations, and maintaining ecological integrity and preserving.