The News Review:

- Calif. river system is nation’s most endangered
- Marin North Bay get $25 million federal boost for recycled water
- Mecklenburg water-use restrictions end
- United Utilities 2010-15 Water Plan; Cap Invest f GBP3.7 B
- Bolinas ends water restrictions as supply rises
- Letter: Get fluoride out of water supply
- Water water everywhere but how many drops to drink?

Calif. river system is nation’s most endangered
The Associated Press
“The health of the delta depends directly on maintaining the health of these two rivers that feed it” said Steve Rothert California director of the Washington-based nonprofit. The organization chooses its most endangered rivers from nominations made by environmental groups and considers the value of each river to people and the environment the level of the threat it faces and pending decisions that could affect it in the next year Rothert said. But Jerry Johns deputy director at the Department of Water Resources said the report did not give adequate consideration to statewide efforts to restore the health of the delta and its two chief tributaries. Rivers from Pennsylvania to Alaska also made this year’s list. Rounding out the top five were Georgia’s Flint River the Lower Snake River that courses through Idaho Washington and regon Mattawoman Creek in Maryland and the North Fork of the Flathead River in Montana. ne recent political compromise will help restore a now-dry 60-mile stretch of the San Joaquin River. Last week President Barack bama signed a wilderness bill that implements a 2006 legal settlement to bring water and Chinook salmon back to a portion of the state’s second-longest river.

Marin North Bay get $25 million federal boost for recycled water
Marin Independent-Journal
place_ad_here(“adPosBox”); Park Cemetery sites in Novato as well as commercial users west of Highway 101. Recycled water is also proposed for landscape irrigation at Hamilton Field including the Coast Guard housing area. In all 744 acre-feet of recycled water would be added to Marin’s water supply system annually saving more than 240 million gallons a year enough to supply about 2200 single-family homes with water for a year. Preliminary engineering work on the first project could start this fall and be operational by 2010 officials said. “This is great news for our economy and environment” said Supervisor Judy Arnold who represents the Novato area. Arnold along with Novato Councilwoman Carole Dillon-Knutson lobbied for the funding in Washington D.

Mecklenburg water-use restrictions end
Bizjournals.com
Charlotte City Manager Curt Walton authorized the action following a recommendation from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Director Doug Bean and a review of water conditions by the. The Charlotte area has been under some form of mandatory water-use restrictions since August 28 2007 when the combination of drought soaring temperatures and record water consumption began draining regional water supplies at an alarming rate.

United Utilities 2010-15 Water Plan; Cap Invest f GBP3.7 B
Wall Street Journal
LN–>United Utilities 2010-15 Water Plan; Cap Invest f GBP3. 7 B ArticleCommentsmore in. The total proposed capital investment programme contained within the plan including infrastructure renewals expenditure is GBP3. 3bn for the water service and GBP2. 4bn for the wastewater.

Bolinas ends water restrictions as supply rises
San Francisco Chronicle
Residents got the message – complying at a 99 percent rate Blackman said. f course they had motivation. The district threatened to cut off supplies to those who violated the limit three times. Blackman and the water board are urging residents to keep conserving because long-term forecasts show a dryer warmer California in the future. Bolinas officials are considering resurrecting a drought-warning system first used during the severe 1970s drought: A large sign that would greet visitors and residents on the main road leading into town. The sign would show daily water-use limits depending on reservoir storage weather conditions and other factors. “It would set (drought) alert states.

Letter: Get fluoride out of water supply
Enterprise-Record
Scheer author of many health publications. Since it deals with thyroid problems it was of particular interest to me. And what it says about fluoridated water should be of interest to everyone living in Chico. A quote from Chapter 29: “ne of the worst chemicals in the environment is fluoride. A waste product from the aluminum and synthetic fertilizer industries and a former rat poison fluoride continues to be added to the water of many cities as a preventative for cavities. Reputable medical and technical publications however state that it does not contribute to better teeth and it can cause deterioration of bones and even bone cancer. ” An excerpt from the “Journal of the American Medical Association” states: “We found a small but significant increase in the risk of hip fracture in both men and women exposed to artificial fluoridation at one part per million suggesting that low levels of fluoride may increase the risk of hip fracture in the elderly.

Water water everywhere but how many drops to drink?
Canada.com
And if you think that recycling makes all of the environmental pain go away think again: As of 2004 85% of those bottles ended up in landfills or as litter. As if the waste generated wasn’t enough bottled water generates further controversy because of the perceived commodification of water by corporations who charge a huge premium for what is often not much more than filtered tap water. Concerns have been raised that municipal water supplies are being drained in the name of bottling local water for sale and that local ecosystems are harmed in the process. So what is a health-and environment-conscious person to do? At this point it seems your best bet is to drink out of glass or stainless steel containers and choose tap water (yes tap water) more often. If you do not like the taste of tap water then consider buying a filter system. If you are responsible for providing water for work or other organization you are involved with consider offering pitchers and glasses of water rather than bottles. And if you must offer plastic bottles then at least make sure to recycle the bottles that are used.
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