The News Review:

- 10-day water shortage in Accra
- Rains boost Lake Meredith, region’s water supply
- Boil-water notices to remain in north Kerry
- Flying in the face of heavy rain, water alert still timely
- Millions sought to fix Cloncurry water woes

10-day water shortage in Accra
Joy Online, Ghana 
Mr Kwaku Bowte, Acting Managing Director of GWCL, said at the end of the project water supply in the eastern Accra, including Adenta, Madina, Pantang, University of Ghana, GIMPA and surrounding areas would experience an enhanced water supply while it would be possible to link pipes from the Weija Dam to the Accra Booster Station at Okponglo. Mr Botwe gave the explanation prior to a media tour of the Accra Booster Station at Okponglo to enable journalists know what is going on and what the project is about. The project dubbed: “East-West Interconnection Project,” would make it possible to link water supplied from the Weija Dam to the Accra Booster Station so that excess water from Weija could be channelled to the eastern parts which do not have constant water supply. Water from the Kpong Dam and Weija would connect in a way that would make Wieja supplement supplies from Kpong. As part of the project GWCL would replace the old pumps at the booster station.

Rains boost Lake Meredith, region’s water supply
LubbockOnline.com, TX 
Lake Meredith’s shoreline remains near the lowest levels ever recorded at the man-made lake 45 miles north of Amarillo, but the influx of water should buy more time for Lubbock and 10 other cities that once depended entirely on the reservoir for drinking water. The lake swelled to a depth of more than 50 feet over the weekend, up from more than 46 feet Aug. 19 and a record low of 45 feet set in early July. Continued pumping and evaporation mean the new water won’t last long, said Kent Satterwhite, general manager of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, which manages the resource.

Boil-water notices to remain in north Kerry
Irish Times, Ireland 
The full effects of the landslide on the Smearlagh and Feale rivers may not be felt for five to 10 years, because of the migratory pattern of the life-cycle of the fish. The cost of cleaning the rivers and returning them to their original state could run to hundreds of thousands of euro. A spokesperson for Kerry County Council told the Irish Times today that the Drumlin water supply, which is the main supply for the area, is low on water and there is concern that amount being consumed is greater than expected. Residents have been asked to conserve supplies. Boil-water notices will remain in place for the week for residents connected to the Lyre water supply The spokesman said that while there was concern over a possible second landslide, experts on the ground were assessing the situation. © 2008 irishtimes. comADVERTISEMENTdocument.

Flying in the face of heavy rain, water alert still timely
Irish Times, Ireland 
No need to tell people not to use the hose on their gardens when the rain is so heavy they can’t get out the door. But the now familiar statistic, that 30 per cent or so of water lost in the capital is due to leaking pipes, is another factor to reduce the campaign’s impact; people can say, “Sure, it doesn’t matter if I have a half-hour shower every day because it’s the council’s fault, they don’t repair the leaks in the pipes. ” We won’t really believe there is a problem with the water supply until the grass in the garden turns yellow and stubbly, and the sky glows blue and hot for days on end. Wake up, you’ve nodded off in the middle of this fine commentary. Dreams of Costa Irlanda do not address the issue. But that is the harsh reality. When the place is awash and the summer’s most common image is mudlarking teenagers at country festivals – or more poignantly, heartsick organisers of agricultural shows cancelling for the second year running – who is going to think clean water is not plentiful? And clean is the key word, as Prof John Sweeney of NUI Maynooth said in his warning this week.

Millions sought to fix Cloncurry water woes
ABC Online, Australia 
Cloncurry Mayor Andrew Daniels says up to $16 million is needed to upgrade the shire’s water infrastructure and he hopes the state will cover most of that. He says if it does not support the idea it will do more than affect water supplies. “We’re looking for a very small portion of the royalties that come out of this country,” he said. More than 180 kilometres away at the remote township of Dajarra, the tap water does not come from Cloncurry but it is undrinkable, and publican ‘Rhyno Ryan’ says it destroys appliances. “It corrodes everything. It blocks your toilets up,” he said.