Cowichan Tribes gets drinkable tap water, but some still without
Members of the Cowichan Tribes First Nation on Vancouver Island are relieved to finally have drinkable water coming from their taps, though some members are still going without. Clean water is a necessity that many in Canada take for granted, but for 20 households on Indian Road in the First Nation on southern Vancouver Island, […]
EPA Celebrates the Completion of the Durham Meadows Superfund Site Waterline Project Providing a Safe, Sustainable Drinking Water Supply to Hundreds of Properties
August 24, 2022 DURHAM, CONN. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash joined Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England Commander and District Engineer Colonel John A. Atilano II, Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) Commissioner Manisha […]
Ceres initiative calls for F&B industry’s sharpened focus on global water crisis
24 Aug 2022 — Institutional investors from around the world are joining Ceres in the Valuing Water Finance Initiative, aiming to engage 72 corporate water users and polluters to act on water as a financial risk and drive the necessary large-scale change to protect water systems better. As drought plagues many countries and impacts harvests […]
Tap water in Birchwood ‘not safe for consumption’
eThekwini Municipality has advised residents in the Birchwood area to boil their tap water before using it as it is not safe for human consumption. “The public is advised that water testing has revealed that tap water in the Birchwood area does not meet acceptable standards for human consumption,” said Msawakhe Mayisela, eThekwini Municipality spokesperson. […]
PAPA plans to construct 1000 water centres
LAHORE:Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority (PAPA) has planned to construct 1000 clean drinking water centres in Punjab during the next two months. In this regard, an important meeting was held under the chairmanship of Housing Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal here on Tuesday. He said clean drinking water will be provided to the public through water centres. Aslam […]
Pure Water Oceanside Awarded $9.9 Million Federal Grant
The newly operational Pure Water Oceanside facility, Photo by Jeremy Kemp Pure Water Oceanside has been awarded a $9.9 million grant following a recommendation by the office of U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, it was announced Tuesday. The funding will be awarded via the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Water Reclamation and Reuse […]
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of the Village Of Cobb Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Cobb is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of watermains on Clifton and School streets in the village of Cobb. Activities related to […]
Some Sweet Home residents told to boil water before drinking | Accident-and-incident
MID-VALLEY MEDIA Residents in parts of Sweet Home have been warned not to drink tap water without boiling it first. A busted water main prompted a boil water warning for part of Sweet Home, according a news release from the city’s Public Works Department issued Monday afternoon, Aug. 22. The broken main, inside the Pleasant […]
Keyes-area home gets drinking water out of air
A new pilot program aims to supply homeowners with wells contaminated by nitrates with clean and sustainable water. KEYES, Calif. — When Martha Lorenzo was told she could get clean drinking water simply by installing some panels and extracting moisture from the air, she was in disbelief. “I could hardly believe it because I had […]
Valley News – Keeping watch on water usage
SHARON — As Vermont faces an increasingly unreliable water supply due to climate-change related drought and unpredictable rain and snow events, a new state law requires some farmers to keep records of surface water withdrawals. Passed by the legislature this year and signed into law by Gov. Scott, Act 135 mandates that farmers withdrawing more […]