The News Review:
- Las Vegas growth depends on water supply
- Project eases water scarcity in north Karnataka
- Study predicts Dublin water crisis
- Hearing a step for water rules.
Las Vegas growth depends on water supply
Independent Online – Aug 22, 2007
A “No Fishing” sign perhaps 600 hundred metres from the shrinking lake and a ring of white magnesium deposits marks the high water level like a giant, half-full bath tub that has dropped more than 30 metres in seven years. The dramatic desiccation amid a multi-year Western drought highlights the difficult situation facing Las Vegas, one of America’s fastest growing cities, whose economic future depends on the continued supply of water. “Las Vegas is growing too fast for its water resources, not, unfortunately, unlike many other Western cities,” said Peter Gleick, co-founder of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California. “Las Vegas is a special case for two reasons: it is growing very rapidly and the second is they are really constrained on water supply. Built in a desert, Las Vegas has long seemed an unlikely place for a major American city. Yet the Las Vegas region is booming: Its population is 1. 9 million, up nearly 50 percent since 1999, amid an expanding tourism and casino business.
Project eases water scarcity in north Karnataka
Hindu – Aug 22, 2007
57 crore to the project. As many as 1,935 drinking water supply schemes and 1,069 road and drain works have been implemented by spending Rs. 68 crore as on June, 2007. With the execution of the schemes, the availability of drinking water in the villages has been enhanced from 30 litres per capita per day (LPCD) to 55 LPCD in the five-year period. Besides village sanitation, JNP has improved sanitation facilities in 2,000 primary and higher primary schools…
The installation of disinfection units in water tanks, adoption of quality parameters and introduction of dual system water supplies (for drinking and other purposes) has reduced waterborne diseases in habitations by nearly 50 per cent. The village water sanitation committees (VWSCs) have been given water quality testing kits to check drinking water quality regularly, according to JNP Director Shambu Dayal Meena. The implementation of multi-village water supply schemes for tapping water from streams in Belgaum, Bijapur and Haveri districts increased LPCD from 30 to 70. Each scheme covers five or six panchayats and its cost ranges from Rs. Retired engineers have been appointed as consultants for inspection of quality.
Study predicts Dublin water crisis
rte.ie – Aug 22, 2007
Dr John Sweeney from the Irish Climate and Research Unit at NUI Maynooth says that as the city’s population grows close to 2 million there will be a demand for an extra 300m litres of water per day. Speaking on RT Radio’s Morning Ireland, Dr Sweeney said the demand is currently at 500m litres per day but even that demand may not be met within 20 to 30 years. Advertisement Despite the recent period of heavy rain, rivers, which are the source for much of the Irish water supply, are just not able to keep up with the demand. Researchers say that climate change is exacerbating problems and that the growth of population is adding to demands on the supply. Dr Sweeney says that an alternative water supply has to be found to offset the problem. Possible solutions include desalination of sea water from Dublin Bay as well as finding a ground water source or an alternative surface water supply for the capital.
Hearing a step for water rules.
Free with registration – Contra Costa Times – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 22, 2007
| Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) (August, 2007). 22–FRESNO — The federal judge presiding over hearings this week that could have dramatic implications for California’s water supply said Tuesday that he has no intention.