The News Review:
- Lake Mead water level will be trigger for pipeline
- SoCal water providers sign on for water project
- Taking a Stand on Your Water Footprint
- Edmond council to discuss two water projects
Lake Mead water level will be trigger for pipeline
San Jose Mercury News
For the first time the Southern Nevada Water Authority has established a direct link between its multibillion-dollar pipeline project and the shrinking water level at Lake Mead. Actually it’s more than a link; it’s a trigger. If the surface elevation of the reservoir behind Hoover Dam falls another 21 feet the water authority board in Las Vegas will be asked to give the go-ahead to construct the pipeline. Declaring an action point is the newest addition to the authority’s Water Resource Plan which plots how the Las Vegas area’s wholesale water supplier expects to keep taps running amid unprecedented drought on the Colorado. Board members already have approved the pipeline concept and signed off on efforts to secure water rights and environmental permits.
SoCal water providers sign on for water project
San Jose Mercury News
announced the $200 million underground water storage project Friday. It comes about seven years after environmental concerns undermined a similar plan by Cadiz that the Metropolitan Water District rejected. The Los Angeles company wants to pump river water into an aquifer near Twentynine Palms and send it through a 44-mile pipeline.
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Taking a Stand on Your Water Footprint
Reuters
” Yet when it comes to water it seems that the “people” portion of the equation has gotten short thrift. Globally thousands of children die each day from drinking unsafe drinking water and 890 million people don’t have access to clean water. In addition to the social justice aspect of the water issue the other half of the equation is water supply. Yes we have to deal with peak oil but don’t forget about peak water. Wednesday morning at Sustainable Brands 09′ the panel on water included two organizations tackling the water issue from different perspectives: Peter Cleary from LifeStraw and Tim Carey Director of Sustainability from PepsiCo. LifeStraw is a small water purification device that purifies 99% of virus and bacteria out of water and can be used affordably in rural areas that lack clean drinking water. The LifeStraw which comes in Personal and Family models meets EPA guidelines for microbiological water purifiers.
Edmond council to discuss two water projects
NewsK.com
Also to be discussed are the findings in a Regional Raw Water Supply Study written for a group of central klahoma cities that may join to build a large water pipeline deep into southeast klahoma. The plan is to handle the region’s needs through at least 2060. The workshop is at 5:30 p.