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Azerbaijan's Azersu Increases Rural Water Supply
6 May 2013 - 09:55 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Azerbaijan’s national water operator Azersu OJSC continues to improve the water supply in remote villages and townships of the country. The company reports that on 4 May the ceremony of drin
BASF Awarded European Water Stewardship's Gold-Level Status
3 May 2013 - 09:45 by Local Press Report
TARRAGONA (BASF (press release)) — BASF is the first chemical company to achieve gold-level certification according to the European Water Stewardship (EWS) standard for its production site in Tarragona, Spain.
China Still Tests Bottled Water Based on Soviet Standards
2 May 2013 - 09:59 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (South China Morning News) — China still follows regulations adopted from the Soviet Union to test bottled drinking water, the Beijing News re
Abnormal Change in Tap Water Cuts Supplies in Taiwan
29 Apr 2013 - 09:28 by Local Press Report
TAIPEI (Taipei Times) — An abnormal change in tap water quality was found at Greater Kaohsiung’s Gaoping River yesterday with a marked bad odor, leading Taiwan Water Corp (TWC) to announce a sudden shutdown of the water
South African Minister Says Water Important for Socio-Economic Development
26 Apr 2013 - 09:05 by Local Press Report
PRETORIA (South African Government) — The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Elizabeth Thabethe says water is critical to sustainable socio-economic development and eradication of poverty.
Egyptian Minister Wants to Stop Rice Growing in Desert Areas
25 Apr 2013 - 10:35 by Local Press Report
CAIRO (Egypt Independent) — Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Bahaa Eddin has called for the prohibition of rice cultivation in desert lands, which is already forbidden by law, so as to reduce overdraft of water
Jamaica's NWC Implements Tighter Distribution Schedule
25 Apr 2013 - 09:57 by Local Press Report
KINGSTON (Go-Jamaica) — The National Water Commission (NWC) has announced a new water distribution schedule it says will help to better manage the limited water supply from the Rio Cobre/Tulloch Spring and Ferry Water Sup
Myanmar Studying New Water Resources for Capital
22 Apr 2013 - 10:02 by Local Press Report
YANGON (The Myanmar Times) — Yangon City Development Committee is working with Shwe Taung Development Company and a South Korean firm to develop new water resources for Yangon. While YCDC supplies 150 million gallons of
Cuba Looking for Better Use of Water in Agriculture
15 Apr 2013 - 10:16 by Local Press Report
HAVANA (Prensa Latina) — Cuba is seeking a better use of water in crops by improving water storage and supply systems, according to Head of Research and Innovation of the Agricultural Engineering Research Center (IAgric)
Only 60 Percent of Russians Drink Good Quality Water
12 Apr 2013 - 09:33 by Local Press Report
MOSCOW (Water World) — Only 60.6% of Russians enjoyed quality drinking water in 2012, President of the Russian Water Supply and Sanitation Association Stanislav Khramenkov told a Wednesday press conference at Interfax.
Continuing Rains Hinder Albania's Flood Control
9 Apr 2013 - 09:56 by Local Press Report
SHKODER (ABC news) — Albanian authorities say continuous rainfall is hampering efforts to address severe flooding that has left hundreds of homes swamped and without electricity or drinking water for the past three w
Rwanda's Capital Will Address Water Shortages
8 Apr 2013 - 10:02 by Local Press Report
KIGALI (Rwanda Focus) — The Kigali City Master Plan shows that the city will need to increase its water supply by 86.5% before 2017. Experts from Water for People, a Kigali-based NGO, say that there is a growing n
Ministry Announces India Water Week
8 Apr 2013 - 09:58 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI (India Education Diary) — Ministry of Water Resources announced the commencement of 2nd edition of India Water Week today at Shangri-La’s-Eros Hotel which is to be held from 8th – 12th April 2013 at Vigyan Bhawa
Nigeria's Kano Pledges 80 Percent Access by 2015
26 Mar 2013 - 10:20 by Local Press Report
KANO (National Mirror) — The Kano State Government has pledged to achieve 80 per cent water provision for the people of the state before the end of the 2015 MDG target date. Dr Yunusa Adamu, the state Commissioner f
Managing Water, Energy in Singapore a Growing Problem
26 Mar 2013 - 10:15 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (Channel News Asia) — The government says that maintaining a stable supply of water against rising energy costs is a key challenge for Singapore. This is because Singapore has been turning to technology to conver
Costa Rica's Water Threatened Due to Lack of Law
25 Mar 2013 - 08:53 by Local Press Report
SAN JOSE (The Costa Rica News) — The absence of a modern law that protects water resources is one of the main threats to the water in Costa Rica, said the environmental sector at the World Water Day conference. The Environm
Sri Lanka's Capital Suffers Supply Issues
25 Mar 2013 - 08:39 by Local Press Report
COLOMBO (HIRU TV) — The National Water Supply and Drainage Board states that water purification at the Ambathale water purification facility in Colombo has been hampered due to sludge released to the Kelani river.&nbs
Bangalore Water Pleads With Customers for Water Saving
22 Mar 2013 - 09:22 by Local Press Report
BANGALORE (Times of India) — Faced with its worst crisis, a desperate Bangalore Water Supplu & Sewerage Board (BWSSB) kicked off Save Water campaign.
Rwandan Minister Launches Two Water Treatment Schemes
21 Mar 2013 - 09:38 by Local Press Report
KIGALI (The New Times) — The Minister of State for water and energy, Emma-Francoise Isumbingabo, has reiterated the government's commitment to supply clean and safe drinking water to the population. She was speaking
Southern Peru Highly Contaminated With Mercury
21 Mar 2013 - 08:39 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Montreal Gazette) — A study of mercury contamination in a southeastern Peruvian jungle area ravaged by illegal gold mining found unsafe levels of the toxic metal in 78 per cent of adults in the regional capital and
Singapore Scientists Develop New Technology
21 Mar 2013 - 08:14 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (Channel News Asia) — Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a material that promises to cut by up to half the amount of energy used to purify wastewater and reduce costs by 30 percent.&nb
Behind the Brand Scorecard Gets Companies Focused on Water Management
19 Mar 2013 - 09:53 by Local Press Report
BOSTON (Oxfam America) — Companies included in the Behind the Brands scorecard have for the most part made progress on managing water resources. Largely they recognize that access to water will be one of the greate
Taiwan Considers Cloud Seeding in the North
18 Mar 2013 - 08:09 by Local Press Report
TAIPEI (Water World) — Cloud seeding may be started Monday to induce rain at Shihmen Reservoir in northern Taiwan, after water reserves there have dropped below the lowest level, a water resources official said Saturda
Four Ghanaians Interdicted Over Expired Treatment Chemicals
15 Mar 2013 - 09:50 by Local Press Report
ACCRA (The Chronicle) — Four officers at the Ghana Water Company Limited have been interdicted for their roles leading to the importation and use of expired Aluminum Sulphate in treating water in the country, pending fu
Tanzanian Villagers Obtain Water Supply
14 Mar 2013 - 10:13 by Local Press Report
DAR ES SALAAM (Tanzania Daily News) — It was reported in Wednesday's edition of this newspaper that more than 2,500 villagers in Bunda District now have access to clean and safe tap water following completion of a number of projects
Fiji Residents Complain of Irregular Water Supply
11 Mar 2013 - 09:25 by Local Press Report
LABASA (The Fiji Times) — A group of residents in Labasa has complained of the intermittent water supply following last week's adverse weather conditions. Residents of Bocalevu and Tabucola areas, outside Labasa Town
900 Dead Pigs Found in Chinese Water Supply
11 Mar 2013 - 08:41 by Local Press Report
SHANGHAI (Bloomberg ) — Shanghai found more than 900 dead pigs in the main river that provides drinking water for the city’s residents, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The carcasses were found and ret
3 Days Without Water in East Darfur
5 Mar 2013 - 10:39 by Local Press Report
ASSALAYA (Radio Dabanga) — Out of order water stations for the last three consecutive days in East Darfur's Assalaya locality are "threatening the lives" of local residents, especially of women, children, elderly and the s
Pakistani Pindi Residents Face Water Shortages
5 Mar 2013 - 09:21 by Local Press Report
RAWALPINDI (Daily Times (Pakistan)) — Water shortage in various areas of Rawal Town, such as Babu Lal Hussain Road and Ratta Amral, has made life miserable for the residents. Talking to APP, residents of Babu Lal Hussain Road comp
Brazil On Track To Spend $15 Billion on Water Access
5 Mar 2013 - 08:45 by Local Press Report
SAO PAULO (Hispanically Speaking News) — The Brazilian government remains committed to the goal of providing universal access to clean water, President Dilma Rousseff said Monday during her weekly radio program. The administration is
India Spending $13 Million on Water Projects in Northern Kashmir
4 Mar 2013 - 10:54 by Local Press Report
SRINAGAR (Water World) — An amount of $13 million USD was being spent on 35 Water Supply Schemes (WSS) taken up under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in north Kashmir district of Bandipor. Officials
Water Quality Standards Not Followed In Chile
4 Mar 2013 - 08:53 by Local Press Report
SANTIAGO (Prensa Latina) — Regulations on drinkable-water quality are not complied with in several Chilean localities and the allowed level of arsenic is exceeded in some cases, according to a study published today. T
Kazakh Scientists Invent Space Water Treatment Device
1 Mar 2013 - 08:41 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Tengri News) — Kazakhstan scientists have invented a system for cleaning water from contaminants and salts in space, Tengrinews.kz reports. To define whether there is life on any of the planets of the Solar
Water Management for Oil & Gas Sector Conference in April
27 Feb 2013 - 10:57 by Local Press Report
PRAGUE (Marcus Evans) — The 2nd Edition Advanced Water Management for Oil & Gas: Excellent Water Treatment and Produced Water Management to Ensure Profitable Production will be held April 15-17, 2013, i
UN Water Agenda in Danger of Business Takeover; Barlow
12 Feb 2013 - 08:35 by Local Press Report
PARIS (Inter Press Service) — Amidst growing new threats of potential conflicts over fast-dwindling water resources in the world’s arid regions, the United Nations will commemorate 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooper
Rural Liberians Say Rivers, Streams Polluted
29 Jan 2013 - 10:44 by Local Press Report
MONROVIA (The NEWS (Monrovia)) — The acute shortage of safe drinking water in Butaw District, Sinoe County, is creating problems for local people who claim rivers and creeks have been allegedly polluted by Golden Veroleum Liberi
Beijing Officials Deny Illnesses Caused by Water Pollution
23 Jan 2013 - 08:46 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (Asia One) — Beijing's tap water will not lead to the formation of stones in an organ or duct of the human body, known as lithiasis, an official said, in the latest effort to ease public doubts about water qu
Over 140 Governments Agree to Mercury Treaty
21 Jan 2013 - 09:21 by Local Press Report
Geneva (UN News Service) — Over 140 governments meeting at a United Nations forum in Geneva have agreed to a global, legally-binding treaty to address mercury, a notorious heavy metal with significant health and environmen
SIWI Encourages Everyone to "Make Their Voice Heard"
15 Jan 2013 - 08:42 by Local Press Report
STOCKHOLM (Stockholm International Water Institute) — The Thematic Consultation on Water in the post-2015 development agenda is now open, waiting for your inputs on the www.worldwewant2015.org/water website.
Shanghai Water Supply Affected By Chemical Spill
14 Jan 2013 - 07:17 by Local Press Report
SHANGHAI (China Daily) — Authorities in Shanghai have been offering emergency water supplies to residents of a southwestern suburb after a discharge of chemical waste into a river required the water to be cut off to abou
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