Tasmania’s saltmarshes gain attention as councils look to preserve wetlands, filter runoff water
Tasmania is known for its beautiful forests, mountains and beaches. Less appreciated are its saltmarsh wetlands. Key points: Vishnu Prahalad wants saltmarsh environments to be appreciated as much as Tasmania’s forests and beaches Saltmarsh habitats are important for the many birds, fish and insects they support, and for pollution and flood control There are examples […]
Newsmaker 2021 | Big Basin Water customers endure with unreliable drinking water – Santa Cruz Sentinel
BOULDER CREEK – As Boulder Creek residents rebuilt their lives in the aftermath of the CZU Lighting Complex fire, inconsistent access to clean drinking water continued to plague progress in 2021. Big Basin Water Co. customers endured multiple water outages, accompanied by weeks-long boil water orders amidst reconstructing their lives, homes and businesses. The company […]
Navy needs more time to flush Pearl Harbor drinking water
HONOLULU — Military officials say they need more time to flush jet fuel from their Pearl Harbor water system, but some of the 4,000 military families who were displaced because of contaminated drinking water could begin returning by the end of next week. HONOLULU — Military officials say they need more time to flush jet […]
Madhya Pradesh gets drinking water supply schemes worth over Rs 15K cr
Drinking water supply schemes worth Rs 15,381.72 crore have been approved for Madhya Pradesh under the Jal Jeevan Mission at the State-level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC) meeting. As many as 22 multi-village schemes were sanctioned to provide tap water connection to more than 1.09 crore rural population, according to an official statement. These 22 schemes […]
Naalae Road under boil water advisory | News, Sports, Jobs
Residents of Naalae Road in Kula are back under a boil water advisory after the county replaced standpipes containing E. coli bacteria and flushed waterlines. Out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Water Supply recommended that Naalae Road residents boil water until waterline flushing has been completed and water samples confirm tap water […]
Senator: Schools Should Use Pandemic Money for Lead-Free Water
Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. Donate here to support The 74’s independent journalism. There’s a looming new federal requirement to test school drinking water for lead — a dangerous toxin for children that can damage their brains — that has the potential to cost Iowa districts millions of dollars to mitigate contaminations. But there are many uncertainties […]
15pc with no drinking water access in Tanahun – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s No.1 English Daily Newspaper
DAMAULI, DECEMBER 30 According to the Tanahun Drinking Water and Sanitation Division, 15% of Tanahun district residents do not have access to drinking water. While 85 percent of the district’s population has access to clean water, 15 percent does not, according to Bamdev Poudel, the office’s engineer and information officer. Poudel added that the Gandaki […]
Hochul announces millions in water, community funding
New York governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a ceremony to sign a package of bills to combat the opioid crisis, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ALBANY, N.Y. (WWTI/NEWS10) — This week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced millions in funding for localities across the state from the Regional Economic Development […]
The Benefits Of Drinking Water In The Morning
You wake up in the morning, maybe you meditate for 10 minutes, do some yoga, or grab your phone and check your social accounts (yet again). But there’s something your morning routine is missing: Water. Functional Nutritionist Julie Olson, CN, BCHN, CGP, founder of Fortitude Functional Nutrition, says the key is not just water, but […]
Drinking water supply timing to fluctuate in parts of Mysuru
The time of drinking water supply in parts of the city is likely to fluctuate till January 25, 2022, in view of the repair works taken up at the storage tank of Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) in Yadavagiri. The areas to be affected include Mandi Mohalla, Lashkar Mohalla, Yadavagiri, Bannimantap A, B and C […]