The News Review:
- Water authority: Larger pipe unnecessary
- Sudanese Protest Lack of Drinking Water
- Water Consumption Levels Rise During Seattle Scorcher
- North Coast resumes work on Proposition 50 water projects
- China Water Affairs Announces FY2008/09 Annual Results
Water authority: Larger pipe unnecessary
Charlottesville Daily Progress
The report was presented at the RWSA Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday. fficials had sought the information as part of a re-evaluation of the approved water supply plan. Some local officials have questioned whether there’s a way to avoid building a new dam at Ragged Mountain as part of the water supply plan — which would cost tens of millions of dollars — and instead create a plan that includes a combination of using less water and dredging the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. Supporters of the approved plan however insist that dredging would not supply enough water. The new report indicated that a larger water storage area is necessary to prepare for a severe drought and that simply being able to discharge water faster wouldn’t keep the reservoirs from going dry. “For the various transfer rates simulated pipe size does not have any bearing on the needed size of new Ragged Mountain storage” concluded HydroLogics a consulting firm based in Raleigh N.
Sudanese Protest Lack of Drinking Water
The Media Line
“Most parts of the town are having problems” he said. “I’m living in the center of the city and in my house for the past two days I’ve been getting very muddy water which you can hardly use at all. ”Kumar said this was the first time in five years that he had encountered this problem and that his general impression was that the water supply in Khartoum was mostly good. Residents say they are encountering huge difficulties accessing water and say taps have been dry for days the London-based A-Sharq Al-Awsat reported. In areas where the water shortage has hit people are buying the precious commodity from street vendors who carry mobile water tanks on donkeys. Water prices have shot up three fold with a barrel of water is being sold for the equivalent of $60 A-Sharq Al-Awsat reported. Kumar said buying from vendors was a common occurrence in the outskirts of the city where the pipelines have not been extended.
Water Consumption Levels Rise During Seattle Scorcher
KIRtv.com
ver the past 20 years residents in Seattle and surrounding areas have cut their water consumption by more than 20 percent even though the regional population increased almost 20 percent over the same period. Tom Fox Water Resources Manager at Seattle Public Utilities said that conserving water now ensures more water for salmon runs and other wildlife. “ur reservoirs are at normal levels for this time of year and the water supply outlook is good but with the hot dry weather likely to continue through August conserving water is still important” said Fox. “The more water that we can conserve now will help us protect ourselves from a prolonged drought and ensure that we’re providing sufficient water for salmon and other wildlife. “With temperatures forecast to hit triple figures Wednesday saving water in the heat can be as easy as following these four tips from SPU: – Water only between 7 p.
North Coast resumes work on Proposition 50 water projects
Redwood Times
2 million in invoices that have been outstanding since the December 2008 bond freeze. n December 17 2008 the Pooled Money Investment Board (PMIB) suspended work on over 5000 bond-funded projects in response to the State’s budget woes. This suspension had catastrophic effects on North Coast communities – some of the most economically disadvantaged in the state. The interruption in state funding increased the project costs caused a wave of layoffs in small rural agencies and non-profits and resulted in impacts to drinking water supplies and loss of water due to leaking unfinished pipelines.
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China Water Affairs Announces FY2008/09 Annual Results
PR Newswire (press release) (press release)
The operation and construction ofsewage treatment segment produced HK$82 million in revenue representing anincrease of 200% year-on-year” said Mr. Duan Chuan Liang Chairman of ChinaWater Affairs. The Group completed the acquisition of water business in Hunan Provinceand the raw water water supply and sewage treatment projects in DayawanHuizhou City during the Review Period. The Dayawan projects provide exclusiveraw water water supply and sewage treatment services to the largestpetrochemical production base in China. Its growth potential is enormous. TheGroup also expanded the water supply capacity of eight existing water projectsin Henan Province Jiangxi Province and Sichuan Province through organicgrowth and participated in the development of a sewage treatment project inJiangxi Province. As at 31 March 2009 total assets of the Group were approximately HK$5500million up 25% year-on-year.