Seeds of Exchange and Water For All Head to Ukraine to
DENVER, April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Most of us cannot imagine what it’s like to live in a war zone. For millions of Ukrainians, that reality happened seemingly overnight and the destruction and suffering that this war has created is staggering. Access to clean water is just one of the life-threatening situations in which […]
Grant Puts Hampton, Va. Students on the Water
Thanks to a generous grant from the National Parks Foundation, every 5th grade public school student in the City of Hampton, Va., will get hands-on experience in the waterways around Hampton. The $64,000 grant, given to Hampton City Schools through the the National Park Service, and the James River Association (JRA) provides what are called Meaningful […]
OKC leaders expected to vote on increase to water rates
Oklahoma City leaders will discuss and possibly vote on increasing residents’ water bills.The city says the increase is vital to ensure Oklahoma City has enough safe drinking water for the next few decades. City officials also said the extra money would replace aging infrastructure for drinking water and maintain the water supply.The increase would impact […]
Daraz, UNDP champion SDG 6 by providing access to clean drinking water to over 86,000 Pakistanis
KARACHI – The leading e-commerce platform in Pakistan, Daraz, has partnered with UNDP Pakistan to provide clean drinking water to an estimated 14,000 households in Rehri Goth, Karachi. This initiative is part of an urban resilience project spearheaded by UNDP Pakistan and IBA Karachi, which focuses on improving the resilience of migrants, displaced people, and […]
Public Notice: Water Quality Certification for Yakama Nation Simcoe Creek West White Swan Restoration Project
Publish Date April 26, 2022 Summary On March 31, 2022, EPA received a request from the Yakama Nation for a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Simcoe Creek West White Swan Restoration Project (Seattle District Corps of Engineer’s project #NWS-2022-0260, applied for under Nationwide Permit 27 for Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Enhancement, […]
EPA official gets behind-the-scenes tour of WSSC Water’s testing lab
The tour comes as the federal government decides how exactly to spend $50 million dollars earmarked for upgrading aging water infrastructure in President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure law. WSSC Water CEO Carla Reid and Laboratory Division Manager Clarence Beverhoudt provides a tour of the utility’s water testing lab in Silver Spring, Md., to Radhika Fox, […]
Jal Jeevan Mission fulfills piped water dream of Palli residents
On the occasion of National Panchayat Raj Day 2022, the residents of Palli village in Samba district have expressed gratitude to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for materializing their dream of piped water through Jal Jeevan Mission. Nestled in the wheat fields on right side of Jammu and Punjab national highway, the mood in the […]
Boil water notice issued for Sugar Lane Water Association customers | Local News
RIVESVILLE — Customers of the Sugar Lane Water Association in Rivesville are being urged to boil their water after a line break occurred in the water system. According to a boil water notice from Association President Denise Burton, the break was identified April 23. And while the water has not been tested yet for contaminants, […]
Water, Water Everywhere Leads to Leaner Students
Elementary schools that provide easy access to drinking water and education about its benefits may help their students maintain a healthy weight, a new study found. Researchers examined the health and drinking habits of 1249 children in 26 low-income, ethnically diverse elementary schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. In half of the schools, water […]
Complex water purifying modules to be installed in thousands of villages in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Complex block-modules for water purification are to be installed in thousands of villages across Kazakhstan, Vice Minister of Industry and Infrastructural Development Yerkebulan Daulbayev announced Monday, Kazinform correspondent reports. While speaking at the government’s hour at the Majilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, Vice Minister Daulbayev said of 6,302 rural-type […]