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- … Water Sensor Capable Of 24/7 Detection Of Toxins, Bacteria…
- Irsa increases water discharge from dams: Balochistan files complaint
- Water Supply: State Market Index Report Available Now.
- Ofwat to allow Scottish & Southern entry to water sector to stoke…
… Water Sensor Capable Of 24/7 Detection Of Toxins, Bacteria…
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – May 17, 2007
The UWS diagnostic instrumentation package is composed of analytic instruments, pumps, tubes, and small reservoirs to handle minute amounts of fluid. The technology is largely based on Sandia’s well-known µChemLab. Field-deployable detection technologies in the nation’s water supplies have become a high priority in recent years. “Biological monitoring devices are essential to assess the type and extent of contamination in a suspected water security event,” according to an upcoming report by the National Research Council’s Water Science and Technology Board. “A broader range of innovative and developing detection technologies for biological agents, including methods that are field deployable.
Irsa increases water discharge from dams: Balochistan files complaint
Pakistan Dawn – May 17, 2007
So far, three million acre-foot (MAF) of water had escaped downstream Kotri since the start of the current season early last month. An Irsa delegation, led by its chairman, will also conduct a field visit to determine if there were operational problems causing short supplies to Balochistan, or if timely indents were not being conveyed to the Sindh or Sindh was delaying discharges, or water theft or delayed opening of the Guddu Barrage was responsible for the loss. Balochistans complaint against Sindh for short water supplies is not new and surfaces every year, particularly at the times of shortages. The Irsa was, however, more worried over the issue because the issue had arisen despite sufficient supplies. The sources said that despite large releases of water for power generation, the two reservoirs currently stored around 5. 8 MAF on Wednesday against 1. 9 MAF on the same day a year ago.
Water Supply: State Market Index Report Available Now.
Free with registration – Business Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 17, 2007
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Ofwat to allow Scottish & Southern entry to water sector to stoke…
Forbes – May 17, 2007
Ofwat is proposing to grant an ‘inset appointment’ to allow Scottish and Southern Energy Water to supply water and sewerage services to a 935 home development near Salisbury in Wiltshire. The development is currently in Wessex Water’s area of supply, and the new entrant into the market is intended to boost competition. Keith Mason, Ofwat’s Director of Regulatory Finance and Competition, said the move was ‘a good step forward for competition within the water industry’. ‘Scottish and Southern will be a new player in the industry but it already has a good reputation for customer service in the gas and electricity sectors,’ he said. ‘We expect it to bring that expertise to the benefit of water and sewerage customers in this small area.