The News Review:

- E-coli bug found in Dublin water supply
- Mahurangi contamination worst of the year
- YEMEN: Rapid urbanisation threatening capital’s water supplies
- Water and staff woes for Kokstad C-Max

E-coli bug found in Dublin water supply
Irish Times – Aug 14, 2007
coli, it was confirmed tonight. Residents in the north Dublin development have been warned to boil drinking water after the discovery of the bacteria in the system. Login or subscribe for more » Choose a Subscription type – required.

Mahurangi contamination worst of the year
Stuff.co.nz – Aug 14, 2007
This will continue until the regional council and the medical officer of health give the Rodney District Council the all clear to resume pumping from the river, which could be this week. The district council is advising people to use water sparingly. The same advice is being given to Wellsford, Snells Beach and Hibiscus Coast water supply users because of the drain on their resources. Mr Carter says the spill is under control and the diesel ‘sheen’ has only reached the upper areas of the estuary. The mangroves and oyster farms further down should be safe from the pollution. “We have had no reports of dead birds and only one dead fish,” he says. The regional council has containment booms across 10 separate sections of the river to stop the pollution getting into the estuary…
Like any catchment, harmful substances find there way into the water, but usually it is on a small scale,” he says. The council says that immediately it was advised of the spill it moved to insulate and protect Warkworth?s water supply. The Warkworth Water Treatment Station was shut down Thursday morning and local residents asked to conserve water until normal supply could be restored. “At present the station is still shut down pending advice from the Ministry of Health that normal operations can resume, although tests show a significant improvement over the last two days, August 11 and 12,” a council spokesperson says.

YEMEN: Rapid urbanisation threatening capital’s water supplies
IRINnews.org – Aug 14, 2007
âWithout water there is no life, making all these other issues secondary. â Nationwide water scarcity Sanaaâs water problems are indicative of those of the nation – only magnified. Yemen faces a chronic imbalance in the population-water resources equation as a result of its increasing population and absolute scarcity of water resources. The National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) estimates that the total renewable freshwater resources for the country are just 2,500 million cubic metres (MCM) a year, of which 1,500 MCM is surface water and 1,000 MCM groundwater. At the same time, however, experts say current demand is 3,200 MCM a year – a gap of 700 MCM. NWRA Deputy Chairman Abdullah Al-Dhari said the average Yemeniâs share of renewable water resources was155 cu…
̢ Nationwide water scarcity Sanaa̢s water problems are indicative of those of the nation Рonly magnified. Yemen faces a chronic imbalance in the population-water resources equation as a result of its increasing population and absolute scarcity of water resources. The National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) estimates that the total renewable freshwater resources for the country are just 2,500 million cubic metres (MCM) a year, of which 1,500 MCM is surface water and 1,000 MCM groundwater. At the same time, however, experts say current demand is 3,200 MCM a year Рa gap of 700 MCM. NWRA Deputy Chairman Abdullah Al-Dhari said the average Yemeni̢s share of renewable water resources was155 cu. per year Рone tenth the average of most Middle Eastern countries and one fiftieth of the world average.

Water and staff woes for Kokstad C-Max
Independent Online – Aug 14, 2007
It was built to house 1 400 of some of the country’s most dangerous prisoners. Bloem said the department was building a third reservoir to increase the amount of water available to the prison. ‘In 2004 water was strictly rationed during a drought’Until the necessary water supply was available, the prison would not be able to operate at full capacity. “It is not only drinking water, but also the problem of sewerage. To have more inmates in there would be a health risk,” he said. Kokstad has been beset with water supply problems during the past three years…
To have more inmates in there would be a health risk,” he said. Kokstad has been beset with water supply problems during the past three years. Earlier this year water was cut off for several days after maintenance staff failed to replace the necessary filters during routine maintenance. In 2004 water was strictly rationed during a drought. ‘This will place additional strain on water supplies’The Kokstad Advertiser reported in July that Kokstad residents had held a meeting to demand that water supply fall under the control of the Greater Kokstad Municipality. Correctional Services spokesperson Manelisi Wolela could not be reached for comment.