Despite gulping billions, water scarcity worsens in states
Acute water shortage has hit many states across the country. Apart from subjecting residents of the affected states to hardship, many now drink from any available source, including streams and boreholes, findings by Daily Trust Saturday have shown. Stakeholders in the water sector are blaming state governments, which they claim are responsible for providing potable […]
Brown water leaks from pipes
The government should provide millionaire compensation, establishing a historic sentence after two years of judicial conflict In a better world, there should be no problem with the supply of drinking water in some parts of Canada: we are talking about an area characterized by more than 31,000 lakes with an area of more than 3 […]
Billings woman frustrated with continued water issues at Meadowlark mobile-home park
BILLINGS — Billings resident Brittany Duncan is fed up and frustrated with persistent water issues at her mobile home in the Meadowlark community. Brown, murky water continues to run from her faucet, sit in her toilet, and stain her appliances. Hauter, Alina Alina Hauter She and her family are living off bottled water. “I’ve been […]
patil: Govt Focuses On Water Supply At Hamlet In Trimbakeshwar | Nashik News
Nashik: Maharashtra water supply and sanitation minister Gulabrao Patil on Friday said a team from his department visited Mahadarwaja in the district’s Trimbakeshwar taluka to explore possibilities of providing tap water to every household in the hamlet.Patil told TOI that state environment minister Aaditya Thackeray had taken a strong note of the struggle the women […]
Mission Ukhrul: Ram Muivah provides drinking water – The Sangai Express
UKHRUL, Apr 8As a part of “Mission Ukhrul”, a team under the supervision of Ukhrul AC MLA Ram Muivah has been providing potable drinking water to the people of Ukhrul town since April 7.Speaking to media persons, Team Mission Ukhrul members, Ashang Shimrah and Chanchui Shang informed that under the overall initiative of Ram Muivah […]
April proclaimed as “Water Conservation Month” in Marion County
The month of April was proclaimed as “Water Conservation Month” in Marion County during the Marion County Board of County Commissioners regular meeting on Tuesday, April 5. During the meeting, the commissioners were joined by representatives from the State of Florida and water management districts to make the proclamation. Marion County Environmental Services Director Jody […]
Solar nanowire-nanotube filter can efficiently purify water
Access to clean and safe drinking water is essential for life. However, water contamination due to environmental conditions and poor waste management in certain areas of the world represents a serious problem in accessing clean and safe drinking water. This problem is especially critical in electricity-poor regions, where advanced water purification methods are absent. The […]
NegOcc officials pledge a Water Secure Future
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental officials and stakeholders yesterday pledged to act for a Water Secure Future during the 2nd Provincial Water Summit, which was hosted by the provincial government in tandem with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. They pledged to protect, conserve and manage the […]
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of City of Appleton Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Appleton is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines throughout Appleton. Activities related to this project are minor […]
Water quality in majority of Irish rivers and lakes is unacceptably poor, committee hears
The quality of water in many Irish rivers, lakes and estuaries is unacceptably poor, while a plan on river basin management does not offer realistic hope degraded waters can be restored to good health, the Oireachtas committee on housing, local government and heritage has been told. Despite the global impression of Ireland as being clean […]