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- Living with less water
- 7 water utilities still in violation
- The Bohol Chronicle Official Website
Living with less water
Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Dec 30, 2007
The need for water-supply planning became more apparent than ever in 2007. Local governments, working through the Peace River-Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority, are seeking to identify and develop sources beyond major rivers and the underground aquifers. Local governments also need to give more consideration to water supply when evaluating development projects. Questions must be asked and honestly answered: Will there be enough water, at a reasonable cost, for current residents and newcomers? How can everyone conserve this valuable resource?Rainfall totals for 2007 are more than 20 inches below the 54-inch normal in some areas. Consequently, flows in the Peace River — a primary source of drinking water for Charlotte and Sarasota counties — are well below average. And less rainfall is percolating to the aquifers tapped by governments, farmers and ranchers. Concerns for the futureDroughts occur every 10 or 20 years in Florida, but this year’s is particularly severe and could usher in a future in which water shortages are common…
Municipalities also have taken on larger roles: North Port is both a water supplier and recipient, Punta Gorda recently agreed to share its water, and Venice is negotiating to sell its excess supply to the authority. Under an arrangement reached recently, Sarasota County will supply the authority with 1. 5 million gallons a day from the county’s Carlton Reserve water treatment plant. Manatee County, in turn, will send Sarasota County some 2 million gallons a day. That kind of cooperation is needed now and in the future in Southwest Florida as people and governments further recognize that water is a valuable resource that must be used and shared wisely. This story appeared in print on page F03_OPED.
7 water utilities still in violation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription… – Dec 30, 2007
Of the seven, Waukesha, Fond du Lac and Lake Meadows are furnishing drinking water with radium levels that exceed federal safe water standards. The DNR set a compliance deadline of last December for 42 drinking-water systems throughout Wisconsin. The DNR three years earlier had entered into “consent orders” with those water suppliers to come into compliance with U…
Of the seven, Waukesha, Fond du Lac and Lake Meadows are furnishing drinking water with radium levels that exceed federal safe water standards. The DNR set a compliance deadline of last December for 42 drinking-water systems throughout Wisconsin. The DNR three years earlier had entered into “consent orders” with those water suppliers to come into compliance with U.
The Bohol Chronicle Official Website
Bohol Chronicle – Dec 30, 2007
This is imperative because a recent Australian Youth Ambassador for Development (AYAD) study reveals a saltwater intrusion in Tagbilaran City that has already gone five kilometers from only about 1. 5 kilometers in the past. Abundance of water supply is a blessing especially that eco-tourism and agri-industrialization are now the “primary growth focuses” in this part of the country. But the BWUI has also recognized the fact that water demand will rise with population growth, rapid urbanization, and commercial and industrial developments. According to the Bohol Integrated Water Supply System Master Plan (BIWSMP), Bohol will have a total daily water demand of 106,064 cubic meters in 2010, 149,291 cubic meters in 2015 and 223,390 cubic meters in 2025. Tourism alone requires reliable water supply…
It outlines social dimension since water is both a human need and a human right. The BWUI has thus dedicated its vision to the wise utilization of water as an environmental resource. Its venture echoes the aim of the BIWSMP of protecting Bohol’s water resources while providing for the needs of the economy, community and environment. The BWUI has in fact trend set in Bohol both medium- and long-term water provision programs which are sustainable, economically viable and achievable. The value of water is hauntingly rhapsodized in no other point of human existence than today so that the United Nations has declared the 10-year period from 2005 to 2015 as the UN International Decade for Action: Water for Life 2005-2015. It intends to arouse a sense of urgency, hasten efforts and maximize participation of the stakeholders so that the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for Water and Sanitation may be met. The annual World Water Day celebration since 2005 has revolved around the fear of water scarcity.