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- Proposed Gas Drilling Upstate Raises Concerns About Water Supply
- Widespread disruption of water supply
- Newsom signs bill for water system upgrade
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- Municipalities water company meet in court
- $2 Million Contract for Auburn Water Treatment Plant
Proposed Gas Drilling Upstate Raises Concerns About Water Supply
New York Times United States
Upstate the push by energy companies to explore drilling under a broad swath of western and southern New York State have provoked alarm and protest among environmentalists and others. But in New York City opponents say that city residents and leaders have been slow to react despite New Yorkers’ stake: not only do many have weekend homes but the area under consideration for drilling includes the watershed that supplies most of the city’s drinking water. “In the absence of a real rallying cry coming from the city to vigorously protect the water supply we’re going to get rolled” said James F. Gennaro of Queens chairman of the Council’s environmental committee which has been holding the hearings.
Widespread disruption of water supply
Trinidad & Tobago Express Trinidad and Tobago
Water supply has also been disrupted in several areas in North Trinidad due to the torrential rains which began on Thursday and continued yesterday in Diego Martin Las Cuevas Petit Valley Maraval Maracas Santa Cruz and St Joseph. The ffice of Disaster Preparedness and Management (DPM) yesterday warned of more rainfall as it mobilised its first-response network that includes the Ministry of Local Government regional corporations Ministry of Works and Transport and the Defence Force First Engineer Battalion. “Teams from these agencies have been deployed to assist in clean-up operations” the DPM stated. The Express understands that crews from the Community Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) were also on standby awaiting instructions to assist in any clean-up operations in the Diego Martin area. The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) stated yesterday that in “the most severe case” operations at its Maraval Waterworks were curtailed due to damage sustained at the plant following yesterday’s rains.
Newsom signs bill for water system upgrade
San Jose Mercury News USA
Mayor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday that appropriates $1. 9 billion for the $4. 4 billion Water System Improvement Program which was passed by voters. City officials say the money approved Friday will be used to build pipelines tunnels pump stations and dams in six Bay Area and Central Valley counties over the next 18 months.
Home > News > Loan to Expand Successful Water Security…
World Bank Group DC
?It enabled the State to dramatically improve management of both demand and supply of water and contributed to expand reliable access to safe water for the poor in Fortaleza and other urban areas as well as the countryside. ? The additional financing will continue to support the implementation of actions that promote the original objectives. It would consolidate the State water resources management system and its instruments while continuing to support the increase in water supply for multiple uses. ?Like other states of the poor Northeast of Brazil water scarcity limits Ceará?s economic and social development. For twenty years the Bank has been a close partner to the State in improving both its water infrastructure and water institutions. ver this period the State has made major advances and has become an acknowledged leader in water management in the country. This new loan will provide continued support which is vital both for management of Ceará?s own water and for the water it will receive from the inter-basin transfer from the São Francisco River? said John Briscoe World Bank Director for Brazil.
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Municipalities water company meet in court
The Patriot-News – PennLive.com PA
The hearing came one week after a major water main break inCamp Hill snarled traffic for hours and caused thecommission to issue an emergency order temporarily haltingthe pressure increase. Camp Hill and Lower Allen and Hampden townships had askedfor the order because they blame a recent series of watermain breaks on the pressure increase which began in theircommunities on Nov.
$2 Million Contract for Auburn Water Treatment Plant
Rocklin and Roseville Today CA
06 million construction contract awarded Thursday (Dec. 18) by the Placer County Water Agency Board of Directors. The board approved the contract with Doug Veerkamp General Engineering Inc. of Placerville who submitted the lowest among nine bids received by the agency.