The News Review:
- Japan-funded project improves 19 wells
- China has 840 bln cu m of usable water_Politics—China Economic Net
- Raleigh piping water from Lake Benson to Neuse
Japan-funded project improves 19 wells
Jamaica Observer – Nov 22, 2007
The first contract under this project is currently underway and the key aims are to reduce and control the unacceptable levels of non-revenue water as well as to remove restrictions in the distribution network. These necessary works, including the upgrading of the Spanish Town Treatment Plant along with a number of others, will meet the water supply demand of the designated areas at the end of the 20-year project target. Other contracts are being negotiated to ensure that the goals of the KMA project are met within the target period and that an additional five million gallons of water per day is provided to serve the project area. Chang, at the meeting, expressed gratitude on behalf of the Government of Jamaica and the NWC to JICA, JBIC and the Government of Japan, for the assistance over the years. Talk Back No comments have been posted.
China has 840 bln cu m of usable water_Politics—China Economic Net
China Economic Net – Nov 22, 2007
dollars of foreign capital. Some well-known water resources companies from France, Britain and Germany have established sewage treatment and running water supply projects in China. Among them, the France-based Veolia has pumped in more than 10 billion yuan (1. dollars), providing sewage treatment and water supply services for 29.
Raleigh piping water from Lake Benson to Neuse
News & Observer – Nov 22, 2007
62 feet Tuesday, about 2 inches below the previous record low on Nov. The storage pool of drinking water supply in the lake is at 31 percent of capacity, city officials report, which is about a 110-day supply before factoring in the Lake Benson transfer and assuming current demand and no rain. If that high-quality water runs out, the city could still draw from the lake, though it might have to filter the water more stringently. Raleigh also provides drinking water to Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Wendell, Rolesville and Zebulon.