The News Review:
- Politicians, FEMA blame each other for relief missteps
- No water supply in city today
- Hanover communities suffer from water woes
- O’Malley will join water supply talks
- Drinking water solution project in Cambodia wins IWA award
- Town won’t intervene in plan to raise rate for water service
Politicians, FEMA blame each other for relief missteps
Houston Chronicle, United States
Nick Lampson, D-Houston, said he was told before the storm by FEMA officials that there was food and water already staged at the Ellington Air National Guard base. “Now it’s on the way? That doesn’t make any sense to me,” he said. “I don’t know what happened.
No water supply in city today
Times of India, India
The Nagpur MunicipalCorporationâs water works department has decided to enforce a 24-hourshutdown (from 8 am on Monday to 8 am on Tuesday ) and close Pench-I, Pench-II,Pench-III and old Gorewada purification centres, from where the 70% citizensreceive water. Apart from the six zones, localities receiving watersupply from Kanhan pumping station, including Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Dighori,Jaripatka, Bezonbagh and Mahendra Nagar water storage tanks will receive lowpressure and restricted water supply for 24 hours. The areas thatwould not receive water supply from September 15 to 16 (8 am to 8 am) are:Localities receiving water supply from Ramdeobaba water storage tank, KatolRoad, Seminary Hills, Raj Bhavan, Ram Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Jaitala, Hingna RoadT-Point, Pandey Layout, Gayatri Nagar, Wanjari Nagar, Omkar Nagar, Mhalgi Nagar,Reshimbagh, Medical College, Boriyapura, Railway Station, Mayo Hospital andlocalities from Central and East Nagpur receiving water supply from Sitabuldiand Mahal Fort water tanks.
Hanover communities suffer from water woes
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica
Usually investigate”We do not normally just take money from persons unless we are sure we are in a position to supply the water,” he said. “We do a preliminary investigation and then inform you as to whether this is possible. “The $149-million project commenced in 2006, under the European Union-financed Rural Water Supply Project, to serve approximately 6,000 people in Shettlewood and its environs. The scope of work included the installation of a new intake trunk main to handle 4,000 cubic metres of water daily, a 100-cubic metres capacity tank at Lethe, a new main pump to Chester Castle and the construction of a 600-cubic metre reservoir. html” >More Lead Stories.
O’Malley will join water supply talks
Bethany Beach Wave, DE
“For the past two years, state officials have refused to issue permits for the wells in the Patapsco aquifer unless the county builds a reverse osmosis treatment system, which has been estimated to cost $13. County officials have argued the treatment system is unnecessary and would be costly for water customers. In March, the Sanitary Commission agreed to take legal action against the Maryland Department of the Environment if Wilson continued to deny the permits. So far, no lawsuit has been filed as both sides continue discussions. The decision to take legal action came a week after a meeting between Somerset officials and Wilson as part of an ongoing effort to get more water for Princess Anne’s public system, which has been stressed by drought and other problems. Although MDE officials have offered to find grant funds to help pay for the construction of a reverse osmosis treatment system, customers in Princess Anne would likely see large increases in fees to cover the cost of its operation, which county officials say is unfair.
Drinking water solution project in Cambodia wins IWA award
Xinhua, China
15 (Xinhua) — A study that offers ceramic water filters as a sustainable solution for rural drinking water treatment in Cambodia, has won the International Water Association (IWA) 2008 Project Innovation Award Grand Prize for Small Projects in Vienna recently, a release by the World Bank Indonesia said. According to the release received by Xinhua on Monday, the study is funded by UNICEF and the Water and Sanitation Program and implemented by the University Of North Carolina School of Public Health. The goals of the study were to characterize the microbiological effectiveness and health impacts of the ceramic water purifier, a household-scale ceramic filtration technology, in target populations and to identify successes and potential challenges facing the scale-up and implementation of the technology. Results from the study suggested that the filters could significantly improve household water quality, offering up to 99.
Town won’t intervene in plan to raise rate for water service
Arizona Republic, AZ
Included in Chaparral’s request is the cost to acquire an additional 1,931 acre-feet of water per year from the Central Arizona Project. Costs have jumped “significantly” for CAP water and to operate the company’s water-treatment facility, said Chaparral Water District Manager Robert Hanford. The last time Chaparral was allowed to raise its rates was 2003. “Our current rates reflect the cost of doing business in 2003 and are inadequate to meet today’s operating expenses and provide a reasonable rate of return,” Hanford said. Fountain Hills Mayor Jay Schlum emphasized that there is fine line between sustaining a water company and softening the blow to residents’ pocketbooks. Many of the town’s residents are on a fixed income, he said.