The News Review:

- AfDB loans Zanzibar $41.8m for water supply
- Public Agencies Oppose New Threat to Statewide Water Supply
- City residents get daily water supply
- Army Corps: Rural water system ‘looks like a go’
- Officials: Despite Low Lake Level, Water Supply is Abundant
- Porvorim grappling with water shortage

AfDB loans Zanzibar $41.8m for water supply
ThisDay, United Republic of Tanzania 
2m loan from the African Development Fund, the concessionary window of the AfDB Group, and 3. 14m euros from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund, will be used to finance institutional development support, rural and urban water supply and sanitation as well as water resources management components of the project over four years. The project aims at improving water supply and sanitation services in rural and urban communities through integrated water resources management with a view to improving the health and social well-being of the people through equitable provision of adequate water and sanitation services at affordable cost and on a sustainable basis. ’’The target beneficiaries of the proposed project will be the urban areas of Chake Chake, Wete, and Mkoani with a total urban population of 70,832 and nine rural areas in Unguja and Pemba with 95,214 people,’’ said a statement issued by AfDB. In addition, 276,000 students from the rural schools in Unguja and Pemba will benefit from the schools’ water and sanitation activities. On completion, the project is expected to bring general improvements in public health within the project areas, curtail water-borne diseases, and ensure environmental sustainability. It will also help in the eradication of poverty and contribute towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

Public Agencies Oppose New Threat to Statewide Water Supply
MarketWatch 
The Commission will consider these proposed regulations, which public water agencies consider a major potential threat to statewide water supply, in a hearing this Friday. The California Department of Water Resources estimates these restrictions could reduce water supplies by approximately one (1) million acre-feet in wet and average year conditions and by 600,000 acre-feet in dry conditions from both the State Water Project (SWP) and federal Central Valley Project (CVP). In average year conditions, these constraints represent approximately 17% of anticipated supply for the two projects, which serve as California’s primary water delivery systems. These proposed restrictions are in addition to severe cutbacks already imposed to address the decline of another similar fish species, the Delta smelt. Last year, a federal judge cut 660,000 acre-feet from the water system, a 31% reduction that could have served 5. 3 million Californians for one year.

City residents get daily water supply
Times of India, India 
Water will be supplied for two hours every
day. Residents of 12 surrounding municipalities of Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation (GHMC) too will get daily water supply once the pipeline
work is completed. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said
the city will get Godavari water within three years. With the
commissioning of Ring Main-II of Krishna Phase-II, an additional supply of 24
mgd of water is now added to the system, making a total supply of 329 mgd.
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Army Corps: Rural water system ‘looks like a go’
Shreveport Times, LA 
Landrieu’s office already has “authorized” but not “appropriated,” or secured, more than $20 million in federal funds toward finishing the study and beginning construction. Stephanie Allen, a Landrieu spokeswoman, said the senator was optimistic about getting the funds locked up. “Senator Landrieu is continuing to work with governments in the Shreveport area on water supply initiatives. She (Landrieu) has requested money in the past and will continue to work to so… She (Landrieu) has requested money in the past and will continue to work to so. “Wilson said federal funds would greatly help the process. He added that even if area governments did not receive any money, there were still other ways of raising funds, such as the creation of new utility tax districts across one or both parishes to generate funds. Wilson said it made for sense for local governments to cooperate with each other, for both funding and water. “We’re all fighting for the same limited resources,” Wilson said.

Officials: Despite Low Lake Level, Water Supply is Abundant
istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR 
14–HIGH POINT — This dry autumn has drawn city reservoir levels down a bit, but High Point’s water supply is still abundant. City water use also has dropped since averaging some 13. 5 million gallons per day in September, so Oak Hollow and City lakes are maintaining 94 percent of their combined 4. 3 billion-gallon capacity. “Use has dropped somewhat (to) 11 million gallons per day,” said Chris Thompson, public services director.

Porvorim grappling with water shortage
Times of India, India 
5 MLD from
Assonora and Padosem water treatment plants. Speaking on conditions
of anonymity, a source said, “The shortage of potable water has cropped up due
to the sudden stoppage of raw water from the Tillari project. The Assonora
treatment plant was receiving around 45 MLD raw water from Tillari. Since this
water supply is stopped from August 9 on account of some problem, there has been
shortage of raw water at the Assonora reservoir. ”

A delegation of the
Bharatiya Janata Party had met water supply authorities on October 31, 2008 to
complain about the acute water shortage in Porvorim. The delegation, led by
Kunda Chodanker and Kishor Assnodker, called on executive engineer D S Gaonker
and submitted a memorandum in this regard. Chodanker urged the
executive engineer to monitor the water supply properly and declare the timings
for the release of water in different areas for the benefit of
residents.