The News Review:

- Recycling comments muddy the water
- Work on third water tunnel to begin
- Officials Fear Spread of Invasive Mussel
- EPA orders public water supply systems in northeast Louisiana into…

Recycling comments muddy the water
NEWS.com.au – Aug 10, 2007
The comments were reported in the Leongatha Star newspaper. It said Mr Seaborne told the meeting the Government should mix 10 per cent recycled water into fresh water to stretch Melbourne’s water supplies. He told the 100-strong crowd he could not understand why the Government could not direct recycled water from the Eastern Treatment Plant at Carrum into the Cardinia Reservoir. "We need to change the Government’s view about mixing recycled water with our drinking water. I hope I don’t get into trouble but the government policy is to sit back and wait," he reportedly told the meeting. Mr Seaborne also told an audience member who asked if Melbourne should be on stage 4 water restrictions: "I won’t argue with that. " A spokesman for new Water Minister Tim Holding said Mr Selbourne’s views "do not represent Government policy"…
" A spokesman for new Water Minister Tim Holding said Mr Selbourne’s views "do not represent Government policy". "The Victorian Government has ruled out Victorians drinking recycled water," spokesman Luke Enright said. "We are committed to boosting Victoria’s water supplies through a $4. 9 billion infrastructure program, including a new desalination plant and the replacement and improvement of state water infrastructure. "The Department of Sustainability and Environment is implementing our water strategy including the desalination plant, which will help to boost Melbourne’s water supplies by 50 per cent. " An engineer with expertise directing large projects, Mr Seaborne was appointed head of the $157 million synchrotron project in 2001. He previously worked for the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.

Work on third water tunnel to begin
Times of India – Aug 10, 2007
This is the third major tunnel tobe constructed after the Veravali reservoir (Andheri East) to Yari Road (AndheriWest) and the Malabar Hill-Cross Maidan watertunnels. The work order wasissued on Wednesday to Hindustan Construction Company, civic officials said,adding that the project will cost Rs 316 crore. The tunnel will replace the oldUpper Vaitarna and Vaitarna mains in this section and will improve the watersupply to Vakola, Mahim, Dadar and even Malabar Hill. The tunnel will be laidunderground by digging a shaft 90-feet deep and then laying the tunnelhorizontally using the tunnel boringtechnology. “The tunnel will beconnected to the already existing Ruparel-Dr E Moses Road tunnel that supplieswater to Malabar Hill,” said P Charankar, chief engineer, water supply projects. It will be completed around 2012 and will supply 1,100 million litresdaily. The project has beensubmitted for part-financing to the Centre under the Jawaharlal Nehru NationalUrban Renewal Mission but is yet to receive the central govermmentâsapproval.

Officials Fear Spread of Invasive Mussel
FOX News – Aug 10, 2007
The thumb-sized quagga mussels, which can clog pipes and gum up waterworks, have already been discovered in lakes Mead, Havasu and Mojave on the Colorado River and in two major aqueducts that supply water to Southern California and Arizona. Officials announced this week that they had also found tiny quagga larvae in Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border, although no adults have yet been found. Most interior lakes have staved off infestations _ for the time being. Quagga mussels, close cousins of the better known zebra mussels, are almost impossible to totally exterminate. The small clam-like creatures damage local aquatic life and can cause millions of dollars in damage to water facilities…
They also damage marinas and boat motors. The big fear is that the mussels will infiltrate canals and pipelines feeding the Southwest’s vast system of reservoirs and water treatment plants, sending maintenance costs skyrocketing. And, already, the mollusks are making water treatment managers squirm. (Story continues below).

EPA orders public water supply systems in northeast Louisiana into…
epa.gov – Aug 10, 2007
The public water systems subject to these orders are the Love Estates Water System, Cottonland Mobile Home Estates Water System, Charmingdale Subdivision Water System, Pine Bayou Water System, Lakeview Estates Subdivision Water System, and the Suburban North Subdivision Water System, all in the Monroe, Louisiana, area. “We rely on a safe and abundant water supply for the health of our families and our communities,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. “Public water supply systems are the first line of defense in providing clean and safe drinking water. When those systems experience problems, immediate actions will be taken to return them to compliance. ” In July 2007, staff from the EPA Region 6 Public Water Supply Enforcement Team, along with staff from the Water Quality Protection Division and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH), inspected these water systems…
“We rely on a safe and abundant water supply for the health of our families and our communities,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. “Public water supply systems are the first line of defense in providing clean and safe drinking water. When those systems experience problems, immediate actions will be taken to return them to compliance. ” In July 2007, staff from the EPA Region 6 Public Water Supply Enforcement Team, along with staff from the Water Quality Protection Division and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH), inspected these water systems. Numerous operations and maintenance violations were found requiring immediate compliance action. These violations included improper storage of chlorine gas, insufficient chlorine residuals, unplugged abandoned wells, lack of a source of emergency electrical power, and no site security, among others.