The News Review:
- Countywide Poll Uncovers Widespread Concern Over Orange County’s …
- No water here for 5 years
- Sweco To Improve Water Supply in Erbil – One of the World’s Oldest …
- Board of Water Supply Helps Marines Conserve Water
- Water supply plan still afloat in Naples
- Water Losses In Bulgarian Towns – More Than 50%
- Water-saving toilets are tax-free this weekend
Countywide Poll Uncovers Widespread Concern Over Orange County’s …
MarketWatch
– 61% said would pay a few dollars more on their monthly water bill for high quality desalinated water that is drought-proof and reliable. “Orange County residents overwhelmingly support innovative solutionsto improve water reliability,” said Lucy Dunn, President of the OrangeCounty Business Council. “The state has already approved one seawaterdesalination plant for San Diego County; now Orange County must alsoensure a local, drought-proof water supply for our residents andbusinesses. We urge state and local officials to move quickly andapprove the proposed Desalination Facility in Huntington Beach,” shesaid. “Typically, water supply is not the first issue people think aboutwhen they wake up in the morning, but that’s starting to change. “Our members supportseawater desalination because it has proven to be an environmentallyresponsible way to ensure the economy is strong and good-paying jobsare created,” he said.
No water here for 5 years
Times of India, India
Whilesupply of Cauvery water has been affected by low pressure, borewells arenon-existent. This means the 150 residents in these houses have had to rely onwater from tankers, the BWSSB and private suppliers. A few end up paying Rs 300a day for water, while others pool in for shared supply. Attempts bythe area MLA to solve the problem raised residentsâ hopes.
Sweco To Improve Water Supply in Erbil – One of the World’s Oldest …
Business Wire (press release), CA
The city dates back to 2500 BC and today has a population of around one million residents. The contract is worth more than EUR 1 million The water supply in Erbil is currently plagued by problems such as leaks in the municipal distribution network, which mean that not all drinking water can be utilised. Sweco will also take a first step toward upgrading the water supply mains.
Board of Water Supply Helps Marines Conserve Water
KHON2, HI
This is a first of its kind partnership. “Collaboration between Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Board of Water Supply to help in sustaining the health of our water resources through conservation and in this case, we did a small leak detection project with them,” says Cat Sawai of the Board of Water Supply. Marine officials believed there was a leak in a two inch pipe on base. So they called on the modern listening technology employed by the Board of Water Supply to try to detect the leak. Water was turned off in the area and workers began the process of uncovering the pipe. “We’re still working on one that we think might be a leak.
Water supply plan still afloat in Naples
Naples Daily News, FL
Naples City Council voted 5-2 to accept the 20-year plan, but council members emphasized that putting it into action will require more study and more debate and that the plan is likely to change. All Rights Reserved.
Water Losses In Bulgarian Towns – More Than 50%
international.news.bg, Bulgaria
This claimed Tsvetiliyan Yonchev a water supply and sewerage expert at Uni project, consultant in the preparation of pre-project research and in the preparation of projects for an overall integral plan for solution of water supply and sewerage problems. A municipality decides to make a complete integral project. This means to start with the study of the water sources, the reservoirs for potable water, the transportation networks, after which the sewerage problems come to be explored, said Yonchev to Focus agency. The first problem faced by the municipal administration, is the lack of information about the water supply and sewerage system. According to Yonchev, it is also not know what is the actual condition of the water sources and how much water is left since their first putting into work.
Water-saving toilets are tax-free this weekend
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA
In all cases, the state and local sales tax exemption is only good for products priced at $1,500 or less. This is the state’s first sales tax holiday for water-efficient products. It’s an environmentally friendly sweetener added earlier this year to state legislation that’s designed to fast-track new water supply reservoirs. In addition to toilets, WaterSense showerheads and bathroom faucets also qualify for the tax exemption. Products that carry the WaterSense and ENERGY STAR labels are certified by the U. Environmental Protection Agency.