1,000s of people in southern NH are probably drinking PFAS-polluted water
Environment The pollution is a result of emissions from a plastics manufacturing plant. Saint-Gobain, a major plastics manufacturer, is blamed for some of the worst drinking water contamination in New Hampshire, a result of pollution from PFAS chemicals disseminated through their stacks. Lane Turner/Globe Staff About 1,500 residential wells in southern New Hampshire have been […]
Gambia: PURA – Less Than One-Third of Households Use Potable Water
Safety managed drinking water sources has been a challenge in the country for many and the current sector legislation in The Gambia adds up to the challenges. On 31st May 2022 the Public Utility and Regulatory Authority (PURA) validated the first Water and Sewage Services Regulations. Yusupha M. Jobe, director general of PURA said the […]
UP government to set up water treatment plants in 28041 schools of 14 districts
As part of its mission to provide pure and safe drinking water to children in order to protect them from diseases, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up water treatment plants based on ultra-filtration technology in as many as 28,041 schools spread over 14 districts of the state initially under Chief Minister’s RO […]
From fog to freshwater: Hamilton-based UN think-tank proposes solutions to global water shortage
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On the edge of the Sahara in southern Morocco, where an average of five inches of rain falls per year, scientists have tapped an unlikely and precious source of clean drinking water: fog. Using vast vertical mesh nets, suspended on the slopes of Mount Boutmezguida, the rural community extracts moisture and water particles from blankets […]
Bea Mountain Rejects EPA’s ‘Water Pollution’ Claims
“We are confident and particularly reaffirm our position of being in no breach of any required scientific standards,” — Says Bea Mountain Mining Corporation Bea Mountain Mining Corporation says it categorically rejects and disagrees with the Environmental Protection Agency’s claim that higher than permissible levels of free cyanide with source from the company were responsible […]
Wildfire fractures spring, leaving Chacon without water | News
Several Northern New Mexico communities are facing a water crisis in the wake of the Calf Canyon–Hermits Peak Fire, and one community near the Taos County-Mora County line was completely without running water on Sunday (June 5). It’s the second time the pipes have gone dry in the unincorporated community of Chacon since evacuated residents […]
Bulawayo Council 24-hour water shedding kicks in next week
The Chronicle Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle ReporterBULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will introduce a citywide 24-hour water shedding programme on Monday next week, as the city’s supply dam levels continue to decrease amid increasing demand. Only Bulawayo city centre, industry and mines are exempted from water shedding. The planned introduction of the water shedding programme comes as […]
UP to set up WTPs for clean water for kids in schools
Project aiming to protect school children from diseases to be launched in 28,041 schools of 14 districts The Uttar Pradesh government will set up water treatment plants (WTPs) based on ultrafiltration technology in schools, to provide pure and safe drinking water to children to protect them from diseases. Under the Chief Minister’s RO Drinking Water […]
Yogi govt to set up water treatment plants in 28,041 schools
Lucknow, June 5 (UNI) As part of its mission to provide pure and safe drinking water to children in order to protect them from diseases, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up water treatment plants based on ultrafiltration technology 28,041 schools spread over 14 districts of the state initially under Chief Minister’s RO […]
Quetta faces 25m gallons water shortage
QUETTA: Each day Quetta city requires 50 million gallons of potable water but Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) is able to provide just 25 million gallons, leaving a huge gap in the demand and supply. The scarcity of potable water in Quetta district has given birth to a powerful and thriving tanker mafia and the […]