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First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 3 reports

Augmenting misery: At the peak of summer, power outages worsen water shortage

ISLAMABAD:At the height of the summer season, scarcity of water, exacerbated by prolonged power outages, has come back to haunt the capital’s residents.Though the population is growing at an exponential rate, the capital’s civic agency has done little ... [Published The Express Tribune - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Water Supply, Islamabad, Aquifer, Rawalpindi, Water Management

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Focus on solar desalination in Gulf region

Abu Dhabi: The Solar Desalination Forum, being organised by the International Quality and Production Centre, will begin today in Abu Dhabi.The three-day forum will include panel discussions that will focus on water desalination in the region using solar ... [Published Times of Oman - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Desalination, Abu Dhabi, Reverse Osmosis

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Power outages aggravate water shortage

* Official says RCB receives water from Khanpur Dam but load shedding restricts pumping RAWALPINDI: Various parts of Rawalpindi city and Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) have been hit hard by water shortage due to prolonged power outages causing immense ... [Published Daily Times - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Water Supply, Rawalpindi, Complaints

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 3 reports

California Department of Water Resources

Thames plan for Arkavathy in offing

The Department of Water Resources is planning to rejuvenate Arkavathy river, which was once a main source of drinking water for Bangalore, on the lines of River Thames in London, said Water Resources Minister M B Patil.Addressing a press conference here ... [Published New Indian Express - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Irrigation, California Department of Water Resources, Wastewater, National Highways Authority of India, NTPC Ltd

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 3 reports

Plymouth residents ordered to boil water after E. coli discovered in town's water supply

Local health authorities have ordered residents of Plymouth to boil their water after E.coli bacteria was found in the city’s water supply.ShutterstockSummaryResidents of Plymouth have been ordered to boil all water after the discovery of E. coli in the ... [Published Deseret Morning News - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli), Water Supply, Bacteria, Water System, Chlorine

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 reports

Water demand to increase by 16% in 2013 — ministry

AMMAN Demand for water is projected to increase by 16 per cent this year, while the Kingdoms water deficit will increase by 50 per cent, an official said on Saturday.The rise in demand for water is slightly due to economic and agricultural factors, Ministry ... [Published Jordan Times - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Refugees, Water Resources, Jordan, Ministry of Water, Wastewater

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 4 reports

Grand plan to increase irrigated area in the State

The State government will soon draw an action plan to increase the irrigated area in the State by an additional 9.25 lakh hectares in the next five years at a cost ofRs 45,574 crore.Addressing a press conference in Bangalore on Saturday, Water Resources ... [Published Deccan Herald - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Irrigation, Acquisition, Water Resources, Bangalore, Rehabilitation

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

Syrian hackers attempted to attack Haifas water supply

Syrian web activists loyal to the regime of Basher Assad launched a failed cyber attack on Haifa's water supply system, a senior scientist and web expert revealed on Saturday. Professor Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, Chairman of the National Council for Research ... [Published The Sydney News - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Water Supply, Computer Hacker, National Council for Research and Development, Yitzhak Ben Yisrael

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

Farmers suffer in India drought

Krishna Bankar, from a rural village in Solapur in India, is living at a dusty outdoor cattle camp about a kilometre from his home.The dairy farmer, 55, moved his 40 cows to the government-funded emergency facility because it is the only way he can provide ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Drought, Cattle, Pomegranate, India, Irrigation

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

Central region plans ahead with drought-resistant rice

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed central provinces to plant rice varieties that are drought resistant and have shorter maturing periods in this year's summer-autumn crop.The summer-autumn rice crop, which lasts until September, ... [Published VietnamPlus - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Drought-Tolerant, Cultivation, Drought, Irrigation, Canalize

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 2 reports

'Only two solutions to avert disaster'

WATER DILEMMA: Consumers need to reduce water usage while efforts are made to increase supplyKUALA LUMPUR: THE Klang Valley could be headed for a water crisis on an unprecedented scale by July 2014 if no solution to the ongoing water dispute between the ... [Published New Straits Times - May 25 2013]

Entities: Raw Water, SYABAS, Water Treatment

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 4 reports

Some respite in sight

Water shortage in several areas of East and South Delhi is expected to be eased out as water supply from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi has been restored with the breach in the Upper Ganga Canal having been fixed.“The repairing of the breach of the canal is completed. ... [Published New Delhi Pioneer - May 24 2013]

Entities: New Delhi (India), Water Supply, Sonia Vihar

Quotes

First is the politicizing of$ the Department of Environmental Protection. As a result, $ DEP has failed to fulfill its mission "to protect$ Pennsylvania's air, land and water from pollution and to provide for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment."

Letters to the Editor - 5/26/2013 [Published Scranton Times-Tribune - 49 mins ago]

At a recent conference in Thailand, Union Minister for Water Resources, Harish Rawat said that India is "inching towards water scarcity” and the situation in several states is critical as ground water levels are depleting at an alarming rate. The minister also called for treating water as a “community resource”."

Next world war over Blue Gold? [Published zeenews.com - 50 mins ago]

...Then it put up a 15 kilolitre solar water heating system on its rooftops which helps save another 150 litres diesel per day. "Both these systems recovered their costs in just about four months" said General Manager B S Beniwal

Saving 5 lakh litres of water daily [Published The Hindu - 2 hours ago]

The forum will also present a case study, "Outlining the Economics and Benefits of Integrating Commercial Solar CPV with Reverse Osmosis Seawater Desalination Systems"

Focus on solar desalination in Gulf region [Published Times of Oman - 3 hours ago]

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Eagle editorial: Conserve water supply [Published Wichita Eagle - 33 mins ago]
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Saving 5 lakh litres of water daily [Published The Hindu - 2 hours ago]
Local industries reducing water usage [Published Sherman Denison Herald Democrat - 3 hours ago]
Augmenting misery: At the peak of summer, power... [Published The Express Tribune - 3 hours ago]
Focus on solar desalination in Gulf region [Published Times of Oman - 3 hours ago]
Farmers suffer heavy loss in shared tragedy of ... [Published DAWN Group - 3 hours ago]
Water samples from ice, soda water factories be... [Published The News International - 3 hours ago]
Water: The World’s Most Expensive Commodity [Published Gulf Business - 4 hours ago]
Bottle water, save money [Published Savannah Morning News - 4 hours ago]
There’s enough water for Mysore, Bangalore till... [Published The Hindu - 4 hours ago]
Leather industry demands water [Published The News International - 4 hours ago]
Academic surveys farmers about 'water banking' [Published ABC Online - 4 hours ago]
‘Serious danger’ looms at lake; erase it [Published Charlotte Observer - 4 hours ago]
Visiting editors on gang prevention, guns and w... [Published Modesto Bee - 5 hours ago]
Power outages aggravate water shortage [Published Daily Times - 5 hours ago]
Industrial production leads to rice yield loss [Published Bao Moi.com - 5 hours ago]
CM announces Rs 1 lakh relief for kin [Published New Indian Express - 6 hours ago]
Bullock carts face the heat over sand quarrying [Published The Hindu - 6 hours ago]
Plymouth residents urged to boil drinking water [Published Salt Lake Tribune - 6 hours ago]
Mike Rotkin: EIR makes life difficult for desal... [Published Santa Cruz Sentinel - 6 hours ago]
Quantitative analysis of microbial contaminatio... [Published Environmental Expert - 6 hours ago]
Release water to Bhima river, Maharashtra urged [Published New Indian Express - 6 hours ago]
Thames plan for Arkavathy in offing [Published New Indian Express - 6 hours ago]

Blogs

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There Be Monsters Here: So Why the Delay on Cle... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 24 2013] Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City Some kids are afraid of sharks. In the ponds where I like to swim, it’s snapping turtles (although I’ve never heard of one hurting a swimmer.) Or they might even fear some sort of imaginary water monster, ...
Hogan approves funding to put in place a Tempor... [Published EnviroLib - May 24 2013] Hogan approves funding to put in place a Temporary Water Treatment Plant on the Roscommon Central Water Supply Scheme 22/05/13 Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today announced that he has approved funding ...
All Around The US, Risks Of A Water Crisis Are ... [Published Clusterstock - May 22 2013] With about half of the country still suffering from extreme drought, farmers and businesses in the Western United States are looking at another hot, dry summer. And the country's water risk is a lot worse than most assessments suggest, according to ...
USAID Releases Water Strategy [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 22 2013] Elizabeth Shope, Advocate, Washington, D.C. Yesterday, USAID officially released its long-awaited Water and Development Strategy in front of a group of hundreds of Members of Congress, Congressional staff, Administration officials and water and ...
Portland Residents Just Say No To Fluoride In T... [Published The Consumerist - May 22 2013] ( frankieleon ) The mayor of Portland, Ore. is throwing in the towel in the fight to put fluoride in the city’s drinking water. He was a fan of the plan, but the fluoride proposal ultimately failed. Opponents of fluoride are over the moon, as voters ...

Audio/Video

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U.S. Drinking Water Infrastructure Gets ‘D’ Grade [Published FOX Business - Video - Mar 22 2013]
Water Is 'Safe' Despite More Dead Pigs in River [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Mar 13 2013]
Energy Recovery Riding Desalination Wave [Published TheStreet.com - YouTube - Feb 28 2013]
Would you like water with that beer? [Published CNN.com - Video - Feb 28 2013]
Death of woman found at hotel a mystery [Published CNN.com - Video - Feb 22 2013]

Press Releases

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AgGateway Members and NEEA Collaborate on Energ... [Published Financial Services - May 23 2013]
Innovations in Sanitation and Irrigation Techno... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - May 23 2013]
Fitch Affirms Eugene, OR's Water Revs at 'AA+';... [Published Business Wire - May 22 2013]
American Water Receives Ten National Awards for... [Published EON: Enhanced Online News - May 22 2013]
American Water Receives Ten National Awards for... [Published Business Wire - May 22 2013]