When water hides an invisible threat: The scars of arsenic poisoning in Nepal, and hope for new ‘change-makers’
Dr Maharjan noted that awareness of the issue is increasing. The younger generation will be “change-makers”, he added. “Students are very important. They are the change-makers … If we teach students about arsenic, about water quality, the importance of safe drinking water, then they take messages home to their family, and they will share with […]
Local Cannabis Cultivators Face $209,687 Fine for ‘Runoff that Threatens Mad River Water Quality’
Figure 1—Photo looking downstream at the road crossing an unnamed tributary to the Mad River on the Szagora LLC property. The existing culvert is too small and does not meet industry sizing standards. Thus, when the stream is running full, water can flood the road and carry road material and fine sediment back into the […]
Time is running out for people to claim a share of the Flint water crisis settlement
Thursday is the deadline for tens of thousands of people to submit claims for a share of the $626 million Flint water crisis settlement. More than 50,000 people applied to be part of the settlement earlier this year. But plaintiffs’ attorney Channing Robinson-Holmes said only a little more than 20,000 have submitted official claims She […]
Scottsdale’s water principles could affect projects |
Scottsdale City Council strengthened its commitment to water sustainability last week by adopting a set of water-management principles. “These principles are a set of nine compiled from existing Scottsdale Water’s policies and practices with the intent of providing a transparent framework for sustainable water solutions for Scottsdale … They span the width and breath of […]
Andover DPW addressing lead in drinking water | Merrimack Valley
ANDOVER — The Department of Public Works is working to address lead in drinking water following a 2021 Annual Drinking Quality Report, which showed that lead was found at or above the acceptable or healthy levels in six homes. The report stated that 31 homes were tested with six scoring at or above the so-called […]
South African city is counting down the days until its water taps run dry
Every day, Morris Malambile loads his wheelbarrow full of empty plastic containers and pushes it from his home to the nearest running tap. It’s much further than the usual walk to the kitchen sink – just a little under a mile away – but it’s not the distance that bothers him. It’s the bumpy road […]
Boil-water alert issued for Mississippi’s capital city
JACKSON, Miss. Residents and businesses in Mississippi’s capital are under a citywide boil-water notice until further notice. The alert was issued Friday because of water pressure issues at the O.B. Curtis Water Plant, city officials said in a news release. It affects all surface and well water customers. Jackson has longstanding, expensive-to-fix problems with its […]
Arizona Legislature takes steps to address water woes | The Kingman Miner Miner
PHOENIX – State lawmakers took the first steps Thursday to providing a secure and reliable source of water for Arizona. And the director of the state Department of Water Resources said the most likely and affordable prospect could involve Arizonans drinking their own waste – and getting beyond the “ick factor.” “While that sounds maybe […]
Limpopo villagers still having to buy water 18 months after municipality vowed to fix problem
For five months, Ngozi Hlungwani and Sarah Baloyi have been waiting in vain for a Vhembe District Municipality tanker to fill their empty water drums. Photos: Bernard Chiguvare We visited Mtititi 18 months ago and villagers had access to water from a jojo tank and a borehole two kilometres away. The borehole has stopped working […]
Water, water everywhere, but…: One-litre water bottles sell for Rs 100 in flood-hit Silchar
Drinking water has become costlier than petrol in Silchar town in South Assam, still grappling with the devastating flood. With no drinking water since the serious flood inundated his house at Sonai Road in Silchar town on June 20, Biju Das was left with no option but to buy two bottles of one-litre drinking water […]