The News Review:

- Water Services cleans system to ensure quality water supply
- Water battle heads to US Supreme Court
- Tampa Electric partners with water district Lakeland
- Water rationing plan on tap for Contra Costa
- Nevada wants delay on tapping Snake Valley water

Water Services cleans system to ensure quality water supply
Desert Valley Times
Flushing is a process by which the water is moved through the water pipes at a high velocity so that a scouring action is created. Water is then discharged through a hydrant which in turn removes any material build-up from the pipe. The material removed from this process is harmless and requires no special treatment. Because the water mains are sized to allow adequate and safe flows for fire protection water is typically moving through the underground pipes at a low velocity. This slow movement allows mineral deposits to build up and accumulate in the pipes over time. This buildup can restrict the flow of water in the pipes and contributes to corrosion water color problems and inadequate fire flow. Periodic flushing of the water pipes removes the mineral deposits which helps maintain the city’s infrastructure assures consistent high-quality water and improves fire flows throughout the system.
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Water battle heads to US Supreme Court
Bizjournals.com
Supreme Court case over the Catawba River’s water supply is heading to — the U. The court said in an order Monday that it will hear oral arguments from South Carolina in its legal fight to keep the city of Charlotte.

Tampa Electric partners with water district Lakeland
Bizjournals.com
has signed a 30-year reclaimed water supply agreement with Lakeland to supplement the utility’s water needs at its Polk County power station. The public-private partnership will utilize reclaimed water that is now discharged into the Alafia River which eventually flows into Tampa Bay. The project will consist of a reclaimed water pumping station and 15-mile transmission pipeline connecting Lakeland’s wetland treatment system east of Mulberry and north of State Road 60 to Tampa Electric’s Polk station. It also includes a water treatment system and a deep underground injection well system. The project will benefit the environment and protect scarce water resources by utilizing an alternative wastewater source Tampa Electric President Chuck Black said in a release.

Water rationing plan on tap for Contra Costa
San Jose Mercury News
“That’s what gave us the flexibility to make the 15 percent” said district spokeswoman Jennifer Allen. Still snow and rain has not been enough to refill reservoirs depleted by the last two dry years. New rules put in place to address severe declines in fish populations also are restricting the water supply. Farmers who have higher priority water rights also are ahead of Contra Costa in the line for water. Contra Costa is expected to get about half and possibly more of Advertisement yld_mgr. place_ad_here(“adPosBox”); its contracted supply this year while farmers in the San Joaquin Valley could end up with no water at all from the federal project from which they buy water. If approved tonight district customers will receive a letter telling them how much water they used on average in 2005 2006 and 2007 for each billing period.

Nevada wants delay on tapping Snake Valley water
Salt Lake Tribune
Nevada’s state engineer already has approved a 78000 acre-foot drawdown from four counties in the central part of the Silver State. The water agency has about 8000 acre-feet in water rights on ranches it bought and has a commitment from another county for water once the pipeline is built. An acre-foot is about 327000 gallons enough to cover an acre of ground with a foot of water or supply one or two households for a year. Under federal law Utah and Nevada must negotiate a water-sharing agreement before SNWA can build the 285-mile pipeline for an estimated $3.