The News Review:
- E. coli still present in Swords area water
- News | San Diego Mussels’ invasion spreads in county
- No place for favouritism in hurricane mop-up
E. coli still present in Swords area water
rte.ie – Aug 29, 2007
coli, almost a fortnight after it was thought the problem had been eliminated. Tests carried out on Monday show that low levels of the bacteria are present in the water in the Knocksedan Estate in Swords. A notice to boil water, which was issued earlier this month when the problem was first identified, remains in place. Advertisement The system has been flushed and chlorinated a number of times but the most recent tests show the bacteria is still present in the water supply…
Advertisement The system has been flushed and chlorinated a number of times but the most recent tests show the bacteria is still present in the water supply. Fingal County Council has said the contamination occurred within 1km of the estate but the exact cause has not yet been identified. Elsewhere, the HSE West has ruled out the public water supply in Enniscrone, Co Sligo as the source of E. coli contamination. Dr Anthony Breslin said the water was one of the first tests done and it is ok. Six cases have been confirmed and the only connection made between them so far is Enniscrone. Dr Anthony Breslin, HSE Public Health Specialist in the region, said that about 150 people have called a helpline set up to identify people who stayed in or ate food in Enniscrone between 20 July and 20 August.
News | San Diego Mussels’ invasion spreads in county
San Diego Union Tribune – Aug 29, 2007
It easily could have been carried to other lakes by boaters. The results eventually may include clogged waterlines, altered ecosystems and expensive efforts to contain the tiny shellfish, which water experts say typically can't be eradicated. It probably will be years before the costs of quagga-control measures are known. Local water officials were caught off guard by the rapid dispersion of quagga mussels across the region…
The results eventually may include clogged waterlines, altered ecosystems and expensive efforts to contain the tiny shellfish, which water experts say typically can't be eradicated. It probably will be years before the costs of quagga-control measures are known. Local water officials were caught off guard by the rapid dispersion of quagga mussels across the region. They will meet tomorrow morning with regional and state leaders to create a plan for identifying and isolating the economically and environmentally dangerous invaders, which hadn't been detected west of the Continental Divide until this year. Now, quagga mussels have been confirmed in three lakes in the county – Lower Otay near Chula Vista, San Vicente Reservoir near Lakeside and Escondido's Lake Dixon. Quaggas also have been found in Lake Skinner and Lake Mathews, Riverside County reservoirs operated by the Metropolitan Water District, and in the aqueduct that delivers water to Southern California from the Colorado River. “It would seem like they would be other places, but we haven't heard of them being detected (elsewhere),” said Bob Muir, a spokesman for Metropolitan.
No place for favouritism in hurricane mop-up
Jamaica Observer – Aug 29, 2007
The JPSCo has, however, advised that severe damage has been done to its power delivery system, especially the transmission network “which has sustained significantly more damage than it did during hurricane Ivan in 2004″. Its facilities in parts of St Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester and St Elizabeth are said to be the most badly hit. With respect to water supply, the NWC had restored over 50 per cent of its production capacity by Thursday morning, three days after the passing of Hurricane Dean, and this moved to 85 per cent by the start of this week. A lesser percentage than this of its customers is receiving service because of technical issues relating to turbidity and water-treatment systems. But most important is that the functioning of the water supply system is tied to the availability of electricity and hence, NWC customers in Clarendon, Manchester and St Elizabeth would still be most affected. In the environment of disruption of basic services, it was surprising to hear the pre-eminence of election talk from some quarters even just a few hours after the hurricane. This was coming from people who evidently had suffered little or no loss and were experiencing no discomfort, hence their insensitivity to the dislocation suffered by hundreds of thousands of fellow citizens…
Its facilities in parts of St Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester and St Elizabeth are said to be the most badly hit. With respect to water supply, the NWC had restored over 50 per cent of its production capacity by Thursday morning, three days after the passing of Hurricane Dean, and this moved to 85 per cent by the start of this week. A lesser percentage than this of its customers is receiving service because of technical issues relating to turbidity and water-treatment systems. But most important is that the functioning of the water supply system is tied to the availability of electricity and hence, NWC customers in Clarendon, Manchester and St Elizabeth would still be most affected. In the environment of disruption of basic services, it was surprising to hear the pre-eminence of election talk from some quarters even just a few hours after the hurricane. This was coming from people who evidently had suffered little or no loss and were experiencing no discomfort, hence their insensitivity to the dislocation suffered by hundreds of thousands of fellow citizens. Some political campaigners also seemed oblivious to the devastation suffered by some people.