The News Review:

- Giardia found in Sydney water supplies
- Algae threatens water supply for millions in Yunnan
- Water rationing looms large over Bangalore city
- Charlotte approves line to Punta Gorda County and water authority…
- Power firms probe desalination

Giardia found in Sydney water supplies
The Australian – Jun 27, 2007
The canal runs from the southern dams in the Illawarra into Sydney’s Prospect Reservoir. The bugs are believed to have been washed into the upper canal from the heavy rainfalls over recent weeks. It is expected that Sydney Water will immediately cut the supply from these canals to ensure the bugs do not enter Sydney’s main drinking water supply. Yesterday, the State Government alerted Sydneysiders that Warragamba dam had been contaminated with two massive plumes of dirty water in what authorities say are similar circumstances to events that led to the 1998 Giardia contamination. However, they insisted that no bugs had been found in this water – the main supply. Water will still be drawn from here. In July 1998, routine water testing identified cryptosporidium cysts and giardia cysts at high levels, leading authorities to issue a warning for residents to boil water…
"(But) its important to stress as strongly as possible that there is no threat whatsoever to Sydney’s water supplies. ” The Sydney Catchment Authority has already been forced to change where it takes water from at Warragamba to avoid the dirty water entering the system and being delivered to Prospect Reservoir where Sydney’s drinking water supply is filtered and delivered to homes via the water mains. The privately run filtration plant has been put on alert to upgrade it treatment in case any dirty water reaches the plant. module-content –>. article –> Story Tools.

Algae threatens water supply for millions in Yunnan
Taipei Times – Jun 27, 2007
“The Dianchi Lake now looks like green paint,” said a press officer with the government bureau in charge of the lake who would only give his surname, Zhao. The massive freshwater lake lies near Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. Zhao said the outbreak began last month and was thought to be caused by hot weather. However, he also said the lake has been badly polluted by industries and sewage discharge in recent years.

Water rationing looms large over Bangalore city
Hindu – Jun 27, 2007
For example, if a customer is allocated 1,000 kilo litres of water a month and consumes it earlier, then we want to be able to cut water supply. ” Electronic water meters with the ability to regulate consumption will be installed.

Charlotte approves line to Punta Gorda County and water authority…
Free with registration – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 27, 2007
The change will not have an immediate effect on city rates but should help pay for future improvements to the city’s water system. A pipeline will benefit county and city water customers during emergencies by allowing each utility to draw from the other if one is damaged. Charlotte’s water supply was interrupted during Hurricane Charley in 2004. “I think this is a bold,.

Power firms probe desalination
The Age – Jun 27, 2007
The water recycling scheme would involve building two130-kilometre pipelines to the Latrobe Valley. The Government hassaid the project will cost $2 billion to $3 billion, but industrysources say this could blow out to as much as $5 billion. Last month The Age revealed that Latrobe power companieshad been forced into the unprecedented move of buying emergencywater supplies over the internet. The drought had left them short of water to run theirgenerators, which supply 85 per cent of Victoria’s electricity. Water is an essential part of the electricity generationprocess. The Latrobe power industry uses about 140 billion litres ayear, equal to about 35 per cent of Melbourne’s entire annual waterconsumption. The price of electricity nationwide has soared due to thedrought, and continued water shortages could lead to powercuts.