U.S. to lead in ‘global solution’ to water security
Vice President Kamala Harris outlined the federal government’s new Action Plan on Global Water Security on Wednesday, an intergovernmental effort to increase international access to clean, safe drinking water, as well as sanitation and hygiene services. What You Need To Know Vice President Kamala Harris outlined the federal government’s new Action Plan on Global Water Security on […]
Irish Water sends equipment to Ukraine to provide 1.6m litres of clean drinking water per day
Irish Water will send two containerised water treatment plants (WTPs) to Ukraine in response to urgent calls for support to provide clean water in the war-torn country. he organisation said two mobile WTPs will be transported to Lviv immediately, to provide fresh drinking water for those most in need. An estimated 1.4 million people have no access […]
One Dead, 62 Hospitalised After Consuming Contaminated Water in Karnataka’s Raichur | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel
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A boy stores water from a tap at Nidamanuru near Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (Mahesh G/ TOI,BCCL,VIJAYAWADA) After drinking contaminated water in Raichur, Karnataka, one person died and 62 others were hospitalised, which includes 23 children. Superintendent of the Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Dr Bhaskar on Tuesday said that 62 people were admitted due […]
5 ways to fix South Africa’s deteriorating water quality
Poor water quality in South Africa is becoming a major crisis across many municipalities in our country, putting at risk our health and economy. In April this year, the Department of Water and Sanitation revealed that 34% of South Africa’s water systems are of high or critical risk. The department plans to further issue ‘boil […]
East Dunkard Water Authority receives $2M grant for upgrades | Local News
The troubled East Dunkard Water Authority in Greene County is receiving nearly $2 million funding for infrastructure upgrades to hopefully avoid water quality issues that have plagued the service this year. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday the water authority in Dilliner will receive a $1.94 million in Community Development Block Grant-CARES Act money to overhaul […]
Boil water advisory for Rossville, Shawnee County
by: Sara Maloney Posted: May 31, 2022 / 04:56 PM CDT Updated: May 31, 2022 / 04:56 PM CDT ROSSVILLE (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment implemented a boil water advisory for the public water system in the city of Rossville on Tuesday. The KDHE is asking people to take the following […]
Pentagon reports high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water near bases
The Defense Department is reporting high levels of toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water near several of its bases, according to new data released by the department. Drinking water testing near bases in Washington state, Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan found levels of the chemicals well above a health threshold set by the […]
How Do We Create & Transport Bottled Water?
Water is crucial to our survival. If you’re anything like me, you’ve pondered the process for bottled water from manufacturing to the time it reaches us. How can they charge so much for something that is essentially free? Why do we choose to pay for it instead of just drinking it straight from the faucet […]
Quench Announces Acquisition of Pure Water Solutions of America
“We are thrilled to welcome Pure Water Solutions of America’s customers to the Quench family. This is our largest dealer acquisition in Quench history and substantially increases our density in important markets like Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Boise.” KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (PRWEB) May 31, 2022 Quench, a leading provider of filtered […]
HC for banning Hatirjheel water taxi service
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The High Court on Tuesday suggested banning the Hatirjheel water taxi service, stating that plying of all types of motorised vessels in a lake is ‘harmful’ for its water. The bench of Justice Ashraful Kamal and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil came up with the suggestion in the Hatirjheel-Begunbari project protection case verdict, the full text of which […]