Provision Of Clean Drinking Water Top Priority: DG PFA
The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has prepared an emergency action plan to ensure the provision of clean drinking water for people across the province LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th Sep, 2022 ) :The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has prepared an emergency action plan to ensure the provision of clean drinking water for […]
Reclamation awards $73 million construction contract for continued progress on the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project’s San Juan Lateral
The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the award of a $73,056,845 contract to Archer Western Construction of Phoenix, Arizona, to convey reliable drinking water to Navajo communities and the city of Gallup in northwest New Mexico. This award marks significant progress toward the completion of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. These areas currently rely on […]
Engineers to analyze Wrangell’s drinking water dam stability next week
The dam at Wrangell’s lower reservoir, in March of 2022. (Sage Smiley / KSTK) Residents of Wrangell Island get their drinking water from two earthen reservoirs in the hills above town. As Wrangell’s Borough Manager Jeff Good explains, there are concerns about the dams’ stability, and the borough is planning to do an in-depth analysis […]
Easy remedies for Amavasya: The ancestors will be happy with the lamp, water and charity.
shraddha paksha amavasya 2022 Although Pind Daan can be done on Amavasya Tithi of every month, but Amavasya coming in Ashwin month and during Shradh Paksha is considered especially auspicious. Due to being Pitru Amavasya on this day, it is also called Pitru Visarjani Amavasya or Mahalaya. This time the Amavasya of Sarva Pitru or […]
Unalakleet’s boil water notice extended as work on main water line continues – KNOM Radio Mission
The City of Unalakleet now has a working generator to power its local water plant, but the community plans to be on a boil water notice for an extended period of time. Unalakleet’s Mayor Thomas Simonsson told KNOM the community is using a temporary water line to their water tank while they work to repair […]
Water customers asked to cut back as water levels drop in Osceola
The Osceola Water Board has asked customers to voluntarily reduce water usage, as the city’s water source at West Lake is dropping and there are concerns about water quality deeper in the lake.The conservation measure asks customers to reduce all outdoor watering between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., including watering lawns and washing cars and […]
Water quality improvements slowed by supply-chain snarls, soaring costs
Efforts to treat three potentially cancerous pollutants in Long Island’s drinking water face significant delays because of supply-chain snarls, soaring costs and the need to build more than 100 water treatment systems, according to a Newsday survey of water providers. The Island has about 50 public water providers, and some have treatment systems up and running to […]
“Beneath the Surface: The Journey of Water,” Presented by the International Water Association and Produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions Features Two Black & Veatch Projects
Published 23 minutes ago Submitted by Black & Veatch OVERLAND PARK, Kan., September 23, 2022 /CSRwire/ – Black & Veatch, a leading global provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, today announced that two of its water projects are included in “Beneath the Surface: The Journey of Water,” presented by the International Water Association and produced by […]
Connecticut Institute of Water Resources Expands Groundwater Safety Efforts
Groundwater contamination is a growing problem in Connecticut, and Michael Dietz, the director of the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources at UConn, is working on multiple fronts to address it. An educator at UConn Extension in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Dietz has spearheaded major […]
Van Hollen, Cardin, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water
September 22, 2022 The Financing Lead Out of Water Act Allows Public Water Utilities to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds to Fund Public and Private Lead Pipe Removal U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) with Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday introduced […]