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- HeraldTribune.com – Guest columnist – guest columnist – HeraldTribune….
- Alternate day water supply from today
- Water scarcity hits town panchayats

HeraldTribune.com – Guest columnist – guest columnist – HeraldTribune….
Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Apr 28, 2007
The economic and environmental health of our region depends on this sustainability. Over the last 15 years we have enhanced water conservation, increased use of reclaimed water, developed alternative water supplies, and created additional storage capacity. For instance, the Tampa Bay region’s water resources would be in far worse shape if not for Tampa Bay Water’s development of the 15 billion-gallon C. “Bill” Young Reservoir. One of the keys to ensuring a sustainable water supply is vigorous planning. Local governments decide how they want their communities to grow…
“Bill” Young Reservoir. One of the keys to ensuring a sustainable water supply is vigorous planning. Local governments decide how they want their communities to grow. The better the information they have, the more informed their decisions can be. The water-management district provides comments to local governments through a variety of processes, including reviews of comprehensive plans and developments of regional impact. The district’s regional water-supply plan identifies projected water needs and potential water supply sources.

Alternate day water supply from today
Hindu – Apr 28, 2007
Mudhol told The Hindu here on Friday that the city has been divided into two for supplying drinking water and each of these would be provided water supply on alternate days from Saturday. The decision to switch to the alternate day water supply system follows the commissioning of the Rs. 45-crore new pipeline from the Saradgi Barrage across the Bhima to the filter bed on the outskirts of the city on Friday. Executive Engineer of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB) Younis Pasha said that as per the decision taken on Thursday, the KUWS&DB disconnected water supply in the old pipeline from Kotnur Intermediary Pumping Station in the morning and started pumping raw water from the Saradgi Barrage in the new pipeline up to the filter bed. Mudhol said that water started gushing out onto the filter bed from the new pipeline at 3…
The decision to switch to the alternate day water supply system follows the commissioning of the Rs. 45-crore new pipeline from the Saradgi Barrage across the Bhima to the filter bed on the outskirts of the city on Friday. Executive Engineer of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB) Younis Pasha said that as per the decision taken on Thursday, the KUWS&DB disconnected water supply in the old pipeline from Kotnur Intermediary Pumping Station in the morning and started pumping raw water from the Saradgi Barrage in the new pipeline up to the filter bed. Mudhol said that water started gushing out onto the filter bed from the new pipeline at 3.

Water scarcity hits town panchayats
Hindu – Apr 28, 2007
Sugumar, president of Thorappadi town panchayat, said that out of the five infiltration wells, three had already gone dry, and the water supply obtained from the remaining two wells had to be divided between the two town panchayats. Therefore, the frequency of water supply has been reduced. The six-lakh-litre overhead tank (OHT) at the Thorappadi town panchayat could be filled only once in four days, and this water had to be supplied to all the areas by turns. With the result, the panchayat was able to supply water to each area only once in seven to 10 days. Potable water Mr. Sugumar said that out of the two wells dug in the Thorappadi irrigation lake by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, only one well had potable water…
Therefore, the frequency of water supply has been reduced. The six-lakh-litre overhead tank (OHT) at the Thorappadi town panchayat could be filled only once in four days, and this water had to be supplied to all the areas by turns. With the result, the panchayat was able to supply water to each area only once in seven to 10 days. Potable water Mr. Sugumar said that out of the two wells dug in the Thorappadi irrigation lake by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, only one well had potable water. Samples of the water had been sent to the TWAD Board for testing. Once the TWAD Board gave clearance, the well water would be pumped to the OHT to augment the supply to the areas.