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- UN Appoints Controversial ‘Water Czar’ to Form Policy on Water
- Palo Alto officials: Water quality could change because of work on …
- Allentown Lehigh County strike deal on water supply

UN Appoints Controversial ‘Water Czar’ to Form Policy on Water
FOXNews 
subsidiary of Suez Energy. “It’s really private companies that supply 90 percent of the world’s technology in terms of water-treatment and distribution systems. It’s really the private sector that has brought the most change to the water systems” he said. Barlow says she has refused a salary and will have no staff hoping to avoid the bureaucratic boondoggle that plagues the U. “I have no intention of hanging out very much at the U.
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Palo Alto officials: Water quality could change because of work on …
San Jose Mercury News  USA 
The maintenance conducted on the Hetch Hetchy water system by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission may cause cloudy water. City officials say the water may have a milky appearance or a slightly different taste. The water remains completely safe for drinking and other uses but residents are advised to let the water sit for a few seconds to allow for the settling of air bubbles created in the transport process. The maintenance began Tuesday and is scheduled to be finished in early January according to city officials. The change in water quality is expected to last throughout most of the month of January.

Allentown Lehigh County strike deal on water supply
Allentown Morning Call PA 
The deal announced by city LCA and Lehigh County officials at a press conference today won’t preclude the authority from continuing to seek the expansion of two of its wells in Lower Macungie Township. Under the agreement the authority would pay the city about $170000 yearly for every 1 million gallons of water it uses daily or up to $1. 2 million per year. The authority would be responsible for covering the cost of a new pipeline and pump that would be needed to provide the water to LCA projects estimated at a combined $12. The city and Lehigh County have agreed to help obtain state and federal grant funding for that work.

December 12th, 2008 at 4:15 am