It’s time to drop the veiled threat to veto the 700 bills on your desk unless legislators meet your midnight Friday deadline to upgrade the state’s water … – www.sfgate.com
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Rapid expansion of gas drilling has led to problems with disposal, contamination
Problems with wastewater disposal for water polluted from natural gas drilling. post-gazette.com
Australia calls for urban water savings proposals in small towns and cities
The Rudd Government is seeking proposals to develop and implement practical projects to help secure urban water supplies in Australian towns and cities with fewer than 50000 people. – thegovmonitor.com
NY Times – Southeast Drought Study Ties Water Shortage to Population, Not Global Warming
Researchers also concluded that rapid population growth was more responsible for the severe water shortages than rainfall patterns were. – NYTimes.com
Rhode Island River Restoration Projects
NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco joined last week with federal, state and local officials and volunteers at Hunt’s Mills Dam on the Ten Mile River in East Providence (RI, USA) to celebrate a USD3 million American Reinvestment and Recovery … www.european-waternews.com
A Lesson in UV Canadian Water Treatment
UV disinfection can also be used as part of the treatment train allowing waste waters to be recycled to very high water standards for beneficial reuse in agriculture or for aquafer recharge. UV disinfection produces no identified … watertreatment.ca
5 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Water Use at Home – And Save Money
Encourage members of your household to reuse water glasses or other “nearly-clean” crockery, rather than putting them straight into the dishwasher. If you don’t have many items to wash, run a few inches of water into the sink (use any … ecosimply.com
Timaru Herald- New Zealand – Spring infection warning
by Timaru Herald – Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
“Campylobacter, salmonella, cryptosporidium, giardia and yersinia live in the gut of animals and birds, and may be present in large numbers in their faeces. www.timaruherald.co.nz
Naturalnews.com – U.S. Pharmaceutical Factories Dumping Huge Quantities of Drugs Into Public Sewers, Rivers and Waterways
USGS study of sewers downstream of pharmaceutical factories finds high concentrations of drugs in waste stream. www.naturalnews.com
EPA Requiring Local Governments to Initiate Storm Water Pollution Public Awareness Campaigns
“Love Your Stream”, “Low Impact Living” fine art posters inspire change, teach residents best storm water practices. Teaching people to keep rain water … www.prweb.com