The News Review:
- Commission Studying Future Water Supply
- Govt denies neglecting safety of Galway water supplies
- Drop in the ocean
- Kurnool to get steady water supply
- Rs350m set aside for water supply schemes in Chakwal
Commission Studying Future Water Supply
Washington Post – Mar 29, 2007
Favola (D), an Arlington County Board member who is chairman of the regional commission. “It is also significant that the entire region has come together on this project rather than developing individual plans. “The study, scheduled to be completed in 2011, will gather information on many issues, including conditions of water resources, use, projected supply and demand, and contingency plans to deal with droughts and shortages. Regional utility companies will also participate in the study, the commission said. Doug Pickford, director of environmental programs for the commission, said the study was mandated by the General Assembly in response to the severe drought conditions in the region from 1999 to 2002. The study will take into consideration the two major water sources for Northern Virginia, the Potomac River and the Occoquan Reservoir, and will include groundwater resources for wells in rural areas in Loudoun and Prince William counties. Nearly 90 percent of the Washington region’s water comes from the Potomac River, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Govt denies neglecting safety of Galway water supplies
Belfast Telegraph – Mar 29, 2007
The Mayor of Galway is calling on the Minister for the Environment to help the local authorities improve water treatment facilities following the contamination of the local supply with the cryptosporidium parasite. He says the existing facilities are outdated and need to be replaced as a matter of urgency. However, Rural Affairs Minister Eamon O Cuiv said today that €21. 5m had already been made available to Galway City Council since 2002 for water treatment services. He said the onus was on the city council to explain why it had failed to utilise these funds. Post a comment Limit: 500 charactersView all comments that have been posted about this article.
Drop in the ocean
Al-Ahram Weekly – Mar 29, 2007
With a population growth rate among the highest in the world, consumption of water increases at a faster rate than can be replenished naturally. In a region critically short on water, this depletion has been compounded by domestic pollution which has contributed to the deterioration of usable resources and a general decline in the quality of available water. By year 2025, renewable water supplies in almost all countries of the region will fall below 700 cubic metres per capita. Despite some scope for greater efficiency in water use and recycling in the region, there is simply not enough water for expanding irrigated agriculture to meet the region’s rising food needs. For example, over-exploitation of ground water for irrigation is a major concern for most countries in the Arabian Peninsula, the West Bank and Gaza. Along some coastal areas, this ground water has resulted in excessive water intrusion from the sea into ground water aquifers. Naturally, scarcity of water in the Arab region could create tension and political instability, such as water conflicts between Turkey, Syria over water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; and Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine over the Jordan River and others including underground water.
Kurnool to get steady water supply
Hindu – Mar 29, 2007
Keeping in view the contamination problem last year in the KC Canal, the municipal authorities have collected samples from the Sunkesula reservoir on the Tungabhadra and sent them for chemical examination. Last year, a large quantity of fish died due to water contamination rendering the water unfit for human consumption. According to experts, the unexpected growth of algae caused depletion of oxygen level causing the death of fish. According to another argument, fishermen applied chemicals to cause anaesthetic effect on fish for easy catch.
Rs350m set aside for water supply schemes in Chakwal
Pakistan Dawn – Mar 29, 2007
com ———- –>Rs350m set aside for water supply schemes in ChakwalCHAKWAL, March 28: Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Sardar Hassan Akhtar Moakal said on Wednesday that the government was spending billions of rupees on different schemes to provide all basic amenities of life to the people of the far-flung areas. He was talking to the newsmen after inspecting various water supply schemes of the district. Briefing the minister about water supply schemes, Executive Engineer (XEN) Public Health Chaudhry Zahid said that work on 43 different water supply schemes were underway and 80 per cent work have been completed so far. He said the government has allocated Rs350 million for these water supply schemes. On the occasion, the provincial minister said that Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was taking keen interest in and making hectic efforts to provide all basic necessities of life to the people of the area…
com ———- –>Rs350m set aside for water supply schemes in ChakwalCHAKWAL, March 28: Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Sardar Hassan Akhtar Moakal said on Wednesday that the government was spending billions of rupees on different schemes to provide all basic amenities of life to the people of the far-flung areas. He was talking to the newsmen after inspecting various water supply schemes of the district. Briefing the minister about water supply schemes, Executive Engineer (XEN) Public Health Chaudhry Zahid said that work on 43 different water supply schemes were underway and 80 per cent work have been completed so far. He said the government has allocated Rs350 million for these water supply schemes. On the occasion, the provincial minister said that Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was taking keen interest in and making hectic efforts to provide all basic necessities of life to the people of the area. com Banner Code ————– –>.