The News Review:

- From Tewkesbury to Oxford, the week that water ruined the lives of…
- Mine spill cuts water supply in China
- … in Fresno: Policymakers discuss the need to preserve delta…
- Water supply normal, residents happy

From Tewkesbury to Oxford, the week that water ruined the lives of…
The Independent – Independent – Jul 28, 2007
And then on Thursday a father and son, overcome by fumes as they battled to pump out their beloved rugby club. In Cheltenham, home to 110,000 people, normal life was grinding to a halt by Monday. With the main water treatment plant knocked out, local people were told they will have no fresh water supplies for the next two weeks. Blue bowsers were springing up on street corners and long queues formed as people filled up any vessel at their disposal. (The clever ones said they had managed to fill their baths before the pipes ran dry. ) The more stupid members of the community were vandalising the bowsers, turning on the taps and allowing the precious water to gush away uselessly. By night, the centres of Cheltenham and neighbouring Gloucester and Stroud were ghost towns.

Mine spill cuts water supply in China
USA Today – Jul 28, 2007
It reported that more than 39,000 cubic yards of lead-zinc residue were washed into the river after a drain collapsed at the private Zhongtai Mining Corp. China’s waterways are dangerously polluted after decades of rapid economic growth and lax enforcement of pollution controls. In 2005, water supplies in Lengshuijiang were cut for part of a day when a fertilizer maker accidentally spilled 130 cubic yards of ammonia nitrate into the river. A chemical plant accident that year spewed tons of toxic nitrobenzene and other chemicals into north China’s Songhua river, forcing authorities to temporarily cut off water to millions of people. In April, 150,000 villagers in southern China lost water access after authorities found high levels of lead and other heavy metals in the Honghe river in Guangxi province. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

… in Fresno: Policymakers discuss the need to preserve delta…
Free with registration – Fresno Bee – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jul 28, 2007
28–With apologies to Mark Twain, whiskey’s for drinking and water’s for saving. That could have been the theme for a meeting in Fresno on Friday that drew top water policy officials from across the state for a discussion of the importance of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The delta is the crossroads of California’s water, the meeting place of its two longest rivers and a significant source of water for 23 million Californians and 3 million acres of agriculture. Ways to preserve its benefits were at the center of Friday’s Delta Vision Workshop sponsored by the Water Education Foundation and.

Water supply normal, residents happy
Fiji Times – Jul 28, 2007
He said rainfall over the past couple of days had seen an improvement in the reservoir level. However, continuous rainfall is needed to normalise water supply in the affected areas. Mr Tubui said some areas in Lami and Tamavua may face disruptions to their water supply as major work was carried out on one of the Waimanu pumps. Residents said there were no disruptions in the supply although the pressure was low. Mr Tubui said the work would start at 10am yesterday and was expected to be completed at 10pm tomorrow resulting in low pressure or no water supply during these days. Areas affected include Delainavesi, Nadonumai, upper Lami, Wailoku, Savura and Veisari.