Black water in Ferozepur canal: Punjab pollution board says water still drinkable
Images of black water being released into the Ferozepur feeder canal from Harike headworks have flooded the Internet in the past few days, with the Punjab Water Resources department issuing an advisory on May 16 asking residents not to use the water released in the canal for the purpose of drinking. A Punjab Pollution Control […]
OMBADC Oversight Authority Justice AK Patnaik reviews Livelihood, Drinking Water, Education and other projects during visit to Sundargarh
OMBADC Oversight Authority Justice AK Patnaik reviews Livelihood, Drinking Water, Education and other projects during visit to Sundargarh – Odisha Diary Home Odia Orbit OMBADC Oversight Authority Justice AK Patnaik reviews Livelihood, Drinking Water, Education and other projects during visit to Sundargarh [ad_2] Originally Appeared Here
Civil society gets drinking water to KZN, govt repairs water infrastructure
Over the years, and in times of one crisis after another, South Africans have proved that they can function without government intervention. Since the KwaZulu-Natal floods ravaged the province in April, one of the biggest storm-induced problems is the residents’ lack of drinking water. In the aftermath of the flooding, various charities, NGOs, civic organisations […]
Municipalities need to be assisted in proving water services
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Dikeledi Magadzi, says municipalities that are failing to deliver basic water and sanitation services and adhere to the national norms and standards, need to be assisted. Tabling the department’s 2022/23 budget vote in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Wednesday, Magadzi said the distribution of water and sanitation services […]
Marco Missing Out on Water Quality Wealth Effect | Letters to the Editor
Marco Island property owners are missing out on a significant jump in their property values that is now suppressed by the polluted waters around the island. A study completed by the Florida Realtors Association showed how property values in Lee County and Martin County increased with clear water next to their waterfront homes. The report […]
Waterborne diseases spreading fast as ‘over 90pc Karachiites getting contaminated water’
Sewage-mixed water being supplied to several areas of Karachi for last several months is the leading cause of outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea, cholera and other waterborne diseases and has resulted in the deaths of several adults and children in the city, healthcare professionals and officials said on Wednesday. People from different localities in Jamshed […]
Water well trainings set for May 25-26 in Permian Basin
A Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, training has been scheduled for May 25 and May 26 in Midland and Odessa, respectively. Well owners may bring a sample of their well water the day before the training for testing. Water well sample testing is available prior to the May 25 and 26 events, sample drop-off is […]
Storm Surge to host public event about threats to local drinking water | News
NEWBURYPORT — On Aug. 14, 2020, following below average rainfall since May, a Newburyport Daily News headline read: “Potentially dangerous algae bloom found in Artichoke River.” Three days later, Newburyport and West Newbury banned non-essential water use for almost a month as the city aggressively worked to keep the algae, subsequently identified as cyanobacteria, out […]
Strategic Drinking Water Quality Manager
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Employer: United Utilities Location: Warrington Salary: Competitive Closing Date: 12 June 2022 Sector: UtilitiesFunction: Construction, Installation & Development, Carbon, Ecology & Conservation, Senior Management, Water & Wastewater Lead the development and embedment of the long term 25 year+ strategy for delivering wholesome water for the North West. Understand the impacts of climate change on the delivery of safe, […]
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CHROMO, COLORADO — A gray blanket mutes the normally green, vibrant mountains of southern Colorado where the Navajo River carves a path just miles from the New Mexico border. The suffocating smoke from a string of raging forest fires provides the most pressing evidence that the region’s climate is changing. A less visible, yet similarly […]