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Ultrapure water increases the survival rate in patients with chronic renal failure. Water quality plays a vital role in the preparation of dialysis fluid.

Ultrapure water increases the survival rate in patients with chronic renal failure. Water quality plays a vital role in the preparation of dialysis fluid.”

— David Garcia

EDGECLIFF, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, March 3, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Hemodialysis is a biomedical procedure, applied in patients with chronic kidney failure, to remove impurities, toxins, and additional fluid from the blood. It is an external filtration for the blood when the kidneys can’t do their function adequately. The concentration and quality of the water play a vital role in the preparation of dialysis fluid.

Dialysis patients are exposed to 2-3 liters of fluid per day and also exposed to water-borne diseases. It must be ensured that water should be safe and free of all sorts of endotoxins either viral or bacterial. Standard town water contains inorganic and organic ions, including chlorine, which makes it unsuitable for hemodialysis.

Ultrapure water increases the survival rate in patients with chronic renal failure. Dialyzers contain external fluid which has to be used in patients to extract impurities.

In normal individuals, drinking water interacts with various organs, such as the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, and liver helping toxin removal and preventing absorption into the bloodstream. Patients with renal disease lack such an internal filtration mechanism and dialysis is the only way to remove impurities from the blood.

Impurities in the water, decrease the efficiency of dialysis and increase the risks for the patient:

Bacteria or endotoxins can enter the blood and cause septicemia.
Oxidising disinfectants typically present in drinking water, such as chloramine and chlorine, can damage or destroy red blood cells in patients undergoing dialysis.
Hardness in water has undesired effects such as vomiting during dialysis, weakness during and after the procedure and changes in blood pressure.
The use of ultrapure water is proven to generate better hemoglobin levels and a reduction in anemia and inflammatory markers.

A typical water purification system for dialysis includes:

1. Water softening equipment to reduce hardness in water
2. Activated carbon filters to remove organic matter and chlorine
3. Reverse Osmosis unit to remove dissolved ions
4. When water storage is used before distribution to the dialysis units: UV water disinfection or UF filtration is also required

Watercore engineers collaborate with labs, clinics, and hospitals to provide the best solutions and treatment for ultrapure water for their business compliant with AS4187 and/or ISO3696.
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Mussoorie: Digging of roads for laying of pipelines for the Rs 124 crore Yamuna-Mussoorie drinking water project is causing hardships for the local residents. Residents complain that the Mall road and other roads of the town are being dug by without any notice and then they are not being repaired properly. Mussoorie Municipal Board (MMC) chairman has given an ultimatum to the Peyjal Nigam, the implementing agency, to repair the Mall road by March 31.
“Several roads were repaired after pipelines were laid but now deep potholes have developed on those roads as the repair work was not properly done. Moreover the repair work is being done after much delay,” complained a resident who did not wish to be named.
“Instead of digging up the road every now and then we should have a service duct on the major roads, especially the Mall road, with hume pipes so that indiscriminate digging of the roads is avoided,” suggested Sandeep Sahni, president of Uttarakhand hotels association.
Moreover, residents also complain that the implementing agency has not shared any plans of this project and the public do not even know where the lines will be laid and how the water distribution would take place.
“We do not know anything about this project and there are even speculations that the water would be supplied to Dehradun. The implanting agency should meet the stakeholders and share the project details,” Sahni said.
Meanwhile, MMC chairman Anuj Gupta called a special meeting on Wednesday with the Peyjal Nigam officials and gave them an “ultimatum to repair the dug up Mall road”.
“I have directed them to repair the dug up Mall road before March 31 and also told them that they will not dig up any other road before the repair work of Mall road is completed,” Gupta told TOI.
Notably, in the past, too, residents have been complaining regarding lack of transparency in project implementation and poor quality of work.
Under this project water from river Yamuna would be pumped up to Mussoorie to fulfil the drinking water requirements of the town that faces water scarcity during the summer months. The project has an outlay of Rs 124 crore.
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The Alabama Supreme Court has sided with environmentalists who say the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) is not abiding by a court order to protect land around Lake Purdy and parts of the Cahaba River, which are the largest source of drinking water in the Birmingham area.

The Supreme Court overturned an earlier court ruling that sided with the board and sent the case back to the circuit court.

The Cahaba River Society and the Cahaba Riverkeeper, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, said in their suit that the BWWB has long ignored a 2001 order by the Alabama attorney general to place permanent conservation easements on the approximately 6,000 acres of watershed property the board owns. These easements would prevent future development on a watershed that is a significant contributor to the city’s drinking water.

Though the BWWB publicly vowed compliance to that order for years, it didn’t instate any official protections until 2017. Plaintiffs have argued that those protections aren’t legally valid because they’re held by the BWWB and not a third-party trustee.

Water Board Easement Ruling

State law dictates that property owners — except for charitable and governmental entities — can’t hold their own easements because their rights of ownership extinguish all other obligations. The Supreme Court agreed.

Under its current protections, the BWWB can change the terms at any time for any reason, as long as the state attorney general signs off on it. The protections also would elapse in 2051.

“The board decided they did not need oversight and could supervise themselves,” said Myra Crawford of the Cahaba Riverkeeper when the appeal was filed. “They have not agreed to permanent protection of our primary source of drinking water, as they are allowing any purported protection to sunset in 30 years.”

The BWWB had argued that it is legally a governmental entity, which would give it the right to hold easements over properties it owns.

The lawsuit cites several examples of the BWWB’s ownership rights extinguishing its protections over watershed properties, including the 2016 sale of one supposedly protected parcel of land to gas station developers, as well as its clearing of another parcel in 2020 to make way for roads and fencing. Plaintiffs say the development of these properties, which serve as a buffer for potentially toxic stormwater runoff, could affect drinking water quality for thousands of Birmingham ratepayers.

“The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision is a win for Birmingham’s drinking water and the hundreds of thousands of people who rely on the Cahaba River watershed,” David Butler, Cahaba Riverkeeper and staff attorney, said in a Facebook post after the Supreme Court ruling. “The Board has a responsibility to protect this land in the public interest, and to ensure that Birmingham communities have access to clean, safe drinking water.”

Editor’s Note: Southern Environmental Law Center, Cahaba River Society, and the Cahaba Riverkeepers have program sponsors of WBHM, but our news and business departments operate independently.

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LANSING, Mich. (WXYZ) — Michigan is awarding nine cities and villages Drinking Water Asset Management grants to help reduce the risk of lead in drinking water. The state’s press release states that the grants total comes out to $3.5 million, and the money is to be used to help ensure safe, clean tap water for residents.

The grants will be used to enhance water affordability plans and replace lead service water lines.

RELATED: EGLE investigators trying to determine source of PFAS contamination in drinking water

Here are the cities and villages being awarded a Drinking Water Asset Management (DWAM) grant:

• City of Cadillac: $524,056 
• City of Center Line: $400,000 
• City of Lathrup Village: $232,135 
• Port Austin Area Sewer and Water Authority: $548,950 
• City of Rogers City: $444,645 
• Village of Baraga: $166,344 
• City of Algonac: $455,240 
• City of Wixom: $437,417 

“The grants we are awarding today will help local communities upgrade water infrastructure, protect systems from toxic contaminants, and boost access to clean water for area residents, students, and educators alike,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer in a statement. “I will continue working to save Michigan families money and put Michiganders first by making investments in our water infrastructure.”

RELATED: Gov. Whitmer pushes to replace infrastructure to ensure clean drinking water

The MI Clean Water Plan is geared towards replacing the state’s water infrastructure. The press release states that the plan includes a $500 million investment. Within the investment, $102.1 million will be allocated for lead service line replacement in low-income communities, $105 million for programs that address PFAS and other contaminants and $290 million for the Wastewater Protection program.

“Rebuilding Michigan’s critical infrastructure must be a cooperative endeavor from all levels of government, and these grants are part of the state’s commitment to our communities,” EGLE Director Liesl Clark stated in a press release.

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About half of Montana schools that had tested their water by mid-February under a new state rule had high levels of lead, according to state data. But the full picture isn’t clear because less than half of the state’s school buildings had provided water samples six weeks after the deadline.

For many schools with high lead levels, finding the money to fix the problem will be a challenge. The options aren’t great. They can compete for a dwindling pool of state money, seek federal aid passed last year, or add the repairs to their long lists of capital improvement projects and pay for the work themselves.

“We prioritized emergency needs and then will follow up with the next-most-serious thing,” said Brian Patrick, Great Falls Public Schools’ director of business services and operations. “Obviously, this is something we want to get addressed right away. We want safe water for our kids.”

Lead, a toxic metal long known to cause lasting organ and nervous system damage, can make its way into drinking water through pipes and fixtures. Children are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning, which can slow development and cause learning, speech, and behavioral problems. Although federal rules require that community water sources be tested for lead, schools have largely been free from that oversight and can decline to be tested.

The rule in Montana, created by the state Department of Public Health and Human Services in 2020, requires schools to check at least every three years for lead in the water of any sink or fountain used for drinking or food prep. Schools’ initial deadline to get that done was Dec. 31, 2021. According to the rule, any faucet whose water has a lead concentration of 5 parts per billion or higher must be fixed or routinely flushed. Fixtures that test higher than 15 ppb must immediately be shut off.

“There is no safe level of lead,” said health department spokesperson Jon Ebelt. “And that is why schools, DPHHS, and [the Department of Environmental Quality] are taking actions to remove sources of lead in children’s environment.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that school water fountains not have water lead concentrations higher than 1 ppb, according to a 2016 policy paper.

State officials have said 589 school buildings need to meet Montana’s new rule. Of the 222 schools that had turned in samples by Feb. 18, 110 had at least one water fixture with lead levels higher than 15 ppb, according to a KHN analysis of state data. Almost a third of all fixtures tested so far across the state had dangerous levels of lead in their water, according to state data.

The highest test result so far came from Skyview High School in Billings, where a sink in a theater control room tested at 7,800 ppb — federal environmental regulators classify lead concentrations over 5,000 ppb as hazardous waste. That sink and any other that had levels higher than 15 ppb were blocked off from use, said Scott Reiter, director of facilities at Billings Public Schools.  

Montana’s rule mandates that schools’ results be publicly posted but doesn’t require schools to tell parents when students have been exposed. For many Montana schools, this is the first time they’ve tested for lead.

In some cases, schools with a long list of high lead numbers must wait for solutions, with some sinks and fountains blocked from use. At Billings West High School, more than 40 fixtures tested in the red — higher than 15 ppb — out of 139 samples taken. As of mid-February, repair work hadn’t begun at Billings West as district officials prioritized projects that keep access to drinking water for students and employees in other schools, whether that’s applying filters or replacing fixtures.

“We’re just taking it one school at a time,” said Billings Public Schools Superintendent Greg Upham. “In some cases, it will fall to our general funding facilities budget, which is unfortunate, but, you know, on the safety side of it, that’s what we need to do.”

Greg Montgomery, who manages DEQ’s new monitoring program, said he’s still reaching out to schools that haven’t finished sending in water samples. “This rule rolled out right as covid hit,” Montgomery said. “And schools have also had a lot of turnover. I’ll get calls from new facility people saying they just heard about the program and how do they get started.”

Although DEQ helps oversee the program, the rule’s enforcement falls to DPHHS. Ebelt said the deadline was set before the pandemic and covid slowed that work for many schools.

He said a total of 308 schools had submitted an inventory of their buildings’ plumbing fixtures and more samples had been coming in. As of Feb. 28, 293 schools had provided samples. Not all results have been posted.

“We plan to be flexible with the deadline and will continue to work with schools,” Ebelt said.

Classroom and bathroom sinks were more likely than any other type of fixture to have high levels of lead. Of all the drinking fountains tested, 20% tested high enough to need flushing or get turned off, according to state environmental officials. Schools don’t have a deadline to make repairs, though some have taken anything whose water tested over 5 ppb out of service.

Nationwide, no one has tracked how many lead pipes deliver water to homes, schools, and businesses, let alone tested every faucet for traces of the neurotoxin. At least seven states — California, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Virginia — require school districts to test for lead and report elevated levels to parents, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Last year, Washington state mandated that schools test drinking water for lead if the buildings went up or pipes went in before 2016. And in 2020, Virginia lawmakers instructed school boards to submit plans to test for lead and to make fixes if needed.

Patrick, with Great Falls Public Schools, said that in some cases, the district brought in water bottle fill stations with filters to replace old hallway drinking fountains. The district already had plans to use part of the proceeds from a bond issuance to replace the internal piping at Lewis and Clark Elementary School, where 23 fixtures had lead levels of 5 ppb or higher.

He said that the district had considered testing in the past but that the estimated cost was too high. With the new rule, the state covers the cost of lab tests and supplies for taking samples.

However, if repairs are needed, many schools may be left to foot the bill themselves. The state set aside $40,000 to help schools fix problems, but that money is first come, first served. As of Feb. 18, about $15,000 remained.

Patrick said that as schools calculate total repair costs, they’re submitting that information to state officials. He hopes that more than $40,000 will be set aside for repair projects the next time schools submit samples. For now, the gap in funding may mean delaying other projects. “It just means a project that we’re going to do, like re-asphalting part of a playground or something like that, gets postponed for another year,” he said.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill that Congress passed late last year included $55 billion to expand access to clean drinking water. But the money hasn’t been disbursed to states yet, it’s not limited to school repairs, and how much of that funding will land in Montana isn’t clear yet.

Montgomery, of DEQ, said that if schools don’t have the money to make fixes, some may qualify for rural development grants or low-interest loans.

In Troy, 27 of the 58 water fixtures tested at the elementary school came back above the state’s allowed limit of less than 5 ppb, with five in the red. The rural school district now faces the cost of repairing those water sources after incurring the hidden cost of the staff time it takes to inventory and sample every water source — no small expense for a small district with limited cash and workers.

“We’re just going to chip away at it with the general funds that we do have, and there may be some areas that we just shut down different water sources too,” said Jacob Francom, superintendent of Troy Public Schools. “Fixtures are very expensive — and testing regularly, I mean, it starts to add up.”

KHN data editor Holly Hacker contributed to this article.

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A water quality advisory which had been in place for users of the Prince Rupert water system has now been lifted.

Initially issued on February 10th, the advisory had been put in place due to elevated turbidity levels brought on by heavy rainfall.

Water users who continue to notice a milky quality or sediment in their water are advised to run cold water through their taps until the water runs clear.

Residents are advised not to do this for appliances, such as laundry machines, dishwashers, and fridges.

Long term improvements to the water system are expected this spring, when the City will bring their new dam online.

That will allow them to return to their primary water source at Woodworth Lake.

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According to Estill County Water District #1, a boil water advisory was issued at 1 p.m. Monday

UPDATE (3/1/22 6:30 P.M.) – The Estill County Water District has issued another boil water advisory. Tuesday afternoon, the advisory was issued for the following areas: Dug Hill, Thomas Rd., Low Gap, Deer Run, Hensley Lane, Staton Rd, Woodland Estates, Little Rock Rd to Lilly Mountain Rd.

UPDATE (3/1/22 10:15 A.M.) – According to Estill County Water District #1, the boil water advisory has been lifted in the following areas:

– Starting at 2596 Richmond Rd. ending at 3445 Richmond Rd.

– All Clear Creek

– Rice Station up to 382 Rice Station

– Walnut Grove up to 170 Walnut Grove

ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A boil water advisory has been issued for parts of Estill County.

According to Estill County Water District #1, a boil water advisory was issued at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28 for the following areas:

– Starting at 2596 Richmond Rd. ending at 3445 Richmond Rd.

– All Clear Creek

– Rice Station up to 382 Rice Station

– Walnut Grove up to 170 Walnut Grove

During a boil water advisory, it is recommended customers boil any tap water for consumption for three minutes. That includes water used for drinking, cooking, or making ice. After boiling water, customers should let the water cool before consuming it.

When the boil water advisory is lifted, customers will be notified. Anyone with questions should call 606-723-3795. You can find more information about Estill County Water District #1 online HERE.

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SEATTLE (March 1, 2022) – On Friday February 25, 2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox joined U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski in Alaska. Engagements in Anchorage and Wasilla helped spotlight features and characteristics that make Alaska unique. The experience also highlighted the essential nature of water and common-ground approaches to steward vital water resources through strategic policy and infrastructure investment. 

“I want to thank Senator Murkowski for inviting me to experience what makes Alaska so special and for her leadership that benefits this state and our nation. I will take these stories, lessons, and experiences back with me,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox. “Water is essential to healthy people, thriving communities, agricultural production, recreation, and economic development. Today, we discussed how federal, state, and local partnership can make sustained progress and benefit all people.”

Starting in the morning, Assistant Administrator Fox, Senator Murkowski, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham and others participated in a listening session on “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). This listening session is one mechanism for the agencies to consider the regional variation in implementation of WOTUS, given the diverse water quality and quantity conditions in diverse parts of the United States. EPA and Army are committed to a durable definition of WOTUS that centers implementation to protect public health, the environment, and downstream communities while supporting economic opportunity, agriculture, and other industries that depend on clean water.

“The best way to understand the unique needs of Alaska communities is by coming to our state and speaking directly with Alaskans,” Senator Murkowski said. “I appreciated the opportunity to host Assistant Administrator Fox at a roundtable in Anchorage focused on WOTUS, and to convene a group of Alaskans who spoke to the extreme burden that an expanded rule would impose on our state. As we try to find common ground on a WOTUS definition that works for Alaska, I also welcomed the opportunity to highlight the investments the bipartisan infrastructure bill provides for water and wastewater infrastructure. Administrator Fox will play a key role in ensuring those basic services finally reach communities in need across our state.”

In the afternoon, Assistant Administrator Fox joined Wasilla Mayor Glenda Ledford, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Jason Brune, and staff from Senator Murkowski’s office to tour the Wasilla Wastewater Treatment Plant. This event illustrated the need to invest in our nation’s water systems and the historic investment in water infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Alaska will receive $65 million in 2022 State Revolving Fund (SRF) supplemental investment. This is the first of five years of funding through the SRFs, which can be used to make needed upgrades to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. In Alaska, funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a unique opportunity to support communities that lack access to essential water services.

“Alaska’s waters are vast including over 3 million lakes, 900,000 miles of navigable waters, and more wetlands than the lower 48 states combined,” said Alaska DEC Commissioner Jason Brune. “WOTUS has far reaching implications for Alaska and will disproportionately impact our state. We appreciate Assistant Administrator Fox coming here with Senator Murkowski to engage with Alaskans. We also face considerable challenges in providing drinking water and wastewater infrastructure to far reaching cities and villages throughout Alaska and look forward to addressing these issues with the EPA in a collaborative and sustainable manner.”

“I am extremely grateful for the coordination and opportunity the Honorable Senator Murkowski and EPA Assistant Administrator, Radhika Fox, have provided for the City of Wasilla to demonstrate the necessity for advancements as we are continuing to see a high growth trend that is putting increased pressure on our maturing infrastructures throughout our community and state,” said Wasilla Mayor Glenda Ledford.

For more information on WOTUS, visit: www.epa.gov/wotus.

For more information on the water infrastructure investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, visit www.epa.gov/infrastructure.

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A draft document that would govern how a new regional water utility would operate is now available for public comment.

Created by the Des Moines Water Works, the draft 28E-28F agreement is named for the Iowa Code chapters governing such arrangements. It outlines how Central Iowa Water Works could function, its responsibilities and role in long-range planning for drinking water needs and setting water rates, and a suggested composition of its voting board. 

The Des Moines Water Works board of directors filed the agreement last week. That kicks off a months-long process of negotiating with 13 potential member communities and their customers. It’s estimated that city councils or utility boards will vote by the fourth quarter of this year on whether to join Central Iowa Water Works.

The utility could form as early as Jan. 1, 2023, with the first billing cycle to begin July 1 of that year. 

Planning for the regional water utility started about five years ago. The new model would move away from the current arrangement in which a single entity, Des Moines Water Works, controls a majority of the region’s water service, instead establishing a board with a representative from each city that chooses to join, plus two from Iowa’s capital city.

More:Here’s a closer look at the proposed Central Iowa Water Works before utilities vote on whether to join

Des Moines Water Works produces 80% of the water consumed in the 700,000-population metro, and a majority of it is used by residents of suburban cities that buy it at a wholesale rate set by the Des Moines utility. 

“The elevator spiel on what’s the big picture is pretty simple: best management of the available water resources in central Iowa, fair and equitable distribution of the costs to all customers, and reliability and resiliency, trying to create a system where all the facilities basically serve everybody,” said Ted Corrigan, Des Moines Water Works CEO and general manager. “And those are really the reasons that are sort of overarching and benefit everyone.”

Financial benefits to cities would vary. For most, it would hold down future cost increases. West Des Moines for example, has said the move to a regional utility could save consumers there up to 30% over the next four decades. In Des Moines, if all  communities join, the bill for an average customers would fall by 8-10%, said Amy Kahler, chief financial officer at Des Moines Water Works.

How the Central Iowa Water Works agreement would work

The draft agreement (read below) follows a year-long effort by water utilities in Des Moines, West Des Moines and Urbandale to create a framework for the proposed utility. Des Moines Water Works then led the charge to put the framework into the proscribed format of the 28E-28F agreement, which under Iowa law allows for “joint exercise of governmental powers.”

Corrigan said the agreement closely matches the framework, with the addition of several scenarios including how a community could join later if it decides not to be a founding member and how a community could leave Central Iowa Water Works. 

More:Des Moines Water Works’ lawsuit angered Iowa farmers; now utility, ag department join to encourage cover crops

Under the agreement, cities that choose to join would transfer ownership of their existing water source, treatment and transmission lines to Central Iowa Water Works, which would manage them as a regional entity and serve as the “exclusive water supply provider” to member communities. 

Each city would still maintain its local distribution lines, fire hydrants, water towers and valves — all the equipment that gets water to its homes and businesses — and would still be responsible for setting rates and billing its customers. It’s a model similar to the current one: Des Moines Water Works wholesales water to the cities, which set their own rates to recoup the costs of delivering it to customers and maintaining their local systems.

Besides managing daily water needs, Central Iowa Water Works also would plan for future water use in the Midwest’s fastest-growing large metropolitan area. Under the agreement, the utility’s board, within a year, would hire an engineering consultant to create a new long-term plan. 

Additionally, the agreement outlines how much it would cost each city to join Central Iowa Water Works. It provides a complex funding formula that takes into account assets, five-year average water use, reserves and future water needs.

While each city would pay $2 million in startup fees, the remainder of what they owe would be dependent on how many communities opt to join and what investments are made between now and when the regional utility is set up. 

“It’s like a sample problem in a text book,” Corrigan said. “You can do a lot of what-ifs … but you can kind of get an order of magnitude. Is it going to be $2 million or is it going to be $10 million? They can get a sense of that.”

To help gain a better understanding of who is interested in joining Central Iowa Water Works, city councils and utilities have been asked to vote on a non-binding founding resolution that says they will begin negotiating terms of the agreement. 

“That’s kind of the beauty of this founding resolution, because it’s an early signal of who is interested in joining. And if we have a couple who do not sign that, then that seems to be an answer early on in the process,” Kahler said. “So I think that that was really good mechanism.”

Boards that govern West Des Moines Water Works, the Urbandale Water Utility and the Xenia Rural Water District have each voted to begin negotiations. So have city councils in Waukee, Ankeny and Clive.

Corrigan said he is hopeful other cities will vote in the first quarter of the year. 

Each city interested in joining is must read over the draft 28E-28F agreement and submit comments or changes to Des Moines Water Works staff and legal counsel. Public comments also may  be submitted prior to the final agreement’s passage.

Your chance to weigh in 

Communities will likely schedule their own listening sessions on the Central Iowa Water Works draft 28E-28F agreement, with two public open houses planned by Des Moines Water Works this week:

• 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 2 at the Central Library, 1000 Grand Ave.

• 4:30-6:30 p.m. March 3 at the East Side Library, 2559 Hubbell Ave. 

Kim Norvell covers growth and development for the Register. Reach her at [email protected] or 515-284-8259. Follow her on Twitter @KimNorvellDMR.

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There’s been concern raised around the safety of the city’s water reserves, following the closure of several vleis.

CAPE TOWN – Officials in Cape Town have reassured the public that their drinking water was completely safe for consumption.

There’s been concern raised around the safety of the city’s water reserves, following the closure of several vleis.

This after dangerous high levels of a bacteria found in human faeces – E.coli – was found last year.

They have since been reopened.

Mayco member for water services, Zahid Badroodien, said that the public must remember these natural bodies of water are not used in their drinking water.

Back in November, Cape Town’s water quality compliance pass rate was at 99.1%.

Badroodien said that their city scientific services continued rigorous water testing daily.

“Our drinking water comes from a number of sources that don’t include the vleis and so they undergo continuous testing exercises to ensure that they meet the necessary criteria to have safe drinking water, some of the most safe drinking water in the world,” Badroodien said.

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