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PennDOT says it's working to alleviate water shortage
Leader Times -
Kittanning,PA,USA
By Renatta Signorini A project manager working in Templeton
said he is trying to get a permanent solution for three
homes that were left without water ...
Impending water shortage for Philippine city
Water Technology
Online - Latham,NY,USA
SORSOGON CITY, Philippines — Ronaldo Barbono, an engineer
and general manager of the Sorsogon City Water
District (SCWD), announced that the city could lose
...
Rajbiraj people face water shortage
Gorkhapatra -
Kathmandu,Nepal
29: At least 2000 people here have been affected badly
after the Nepal Water Supply Corporation slashed
water supply to them for the last two years.
Georgia remains fifth among fastest-growing states
Online
Athens (subscription) - Athens,GA,USA
"A lot of that is going to change because of the
water shortage," he said. "Basically,
it has the potential to slow down Georgia's growth.
...
Michael Aguirre: SD Should Declare Water Shortage
Emergency
XETV
FOX6 San Diego - San Diego,CA,USA
In addition to declaring a water shortage emergency,
city officials should focus more on water conservation
and recycling, expand storage facilities, ...
South Florida water shortage may lead to change
in building codes
TCPalm
- West Palm Beach,FL,USA
BY ANDY REID Sun-Sentinel New building rules could follow
tougher water restrictions as part of the Treasure
Coast's conservation push. ...
Energy and Resources
Water problems ahead if
ethanol continues to expand
A special National
Academies National Research Council (NRC) committee
that convened last summer found that a significant increase
in ethanol production from corn could negatively impact
water quality and availability in the United States,
according to a report issued Oct. 10.
Where's the water?
Water. If you've got it, you probably take it for granted.
But a quick scan of the globe -- and a chat with the..
Top stories of 2007 include water cuts, gang
crime
Petaluma Argus-Courier
- Petaluma,CA,USA
Critics complain that the casino would exacerbate environmental,
traffic, water shortage and crime problems.
Supporters claim that the tribe has worked hard ...
South Florida water shortage may lead to change
in building codes
TCPalm - West
Palm Beach,FL,USA
BY ANDY REID Sun-Sentinel New building rules could follow
tougher water restrictions as part of the Treasure
Coast's conservation push. ...
Excl: Cherrapunjee runs out of water
Business Standard
- Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Cherrapunjee, which receives around 11000-millimetre
rainfall every year, has been facing severe water
shortage during post-monsoon and winter season for
...
Water shortage in Asia
The Asian Pacific
Post - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
One out of five people in the region do not have access
to safe drinking water while half of the population
in the Asia-Pacific region, equating to a ...
Rapid growth fuels shortage of water in
Palm Springs area
Contra Costa Times
- Walnut Creek,CA,USA
By Gillian Flaccus AP PALM SPRINGS -- This desert oasis
sold itself for decades on water and all the
luxury it brings: strings of emerald golf courses, ...
Don't Drink the Water
Two
reservoirs which supply drinking water to parts of eastern
and central Los Angeles were shut down after officials
found them contaminated with high levels of a chemical
that can cause cancer, according to a report on MyFOXLA.com.
Water shortage hits nearly 1M people in China
USA Today - USA
BEIJING (AP) — Nearly one million people lack drinking
water in a southern Chinese province that is
suffering its worst water shortage in more than
50 years ...
Drought of '08 brings clarity to the term 'regionalization'
The Tennessean
- Nashville,TN,USA
The water shortage has raised awareness among
various local governments about natural asset management
and the need to establish communication and ...
Drip, drip, drip: Spouts run short of water again
Gorkhapatra -
Kathmandu,Nepal
"We face severe water shortage during the
dry season," he said. For drinking we have to buy
'mineral' water, but for other things, there
is very little ...
Colorado Signs A Historic Agreement With Six States
To Deal With ...
AHN - USA
Denver, Colorado (AHN) - To deal with the water shortage
and the worst drought in the history of the state, Colorado
along with six other Western states ...
Chronic Water Shortages Hit Rural Chinese Hard
NPR - USA
But the gasping fields are going to need more than water
wheels. The eternal water shortage here is evident
in the names of area landmarks: Shout for Water
...
No Solution to Drought in Sight: Atlanta Water
Czar
Daily Green -
USA
Instead, the state focused its efforts on ramping up
energy conservation through incentives and education,
and the power shortage was solved faster than
...
Zimbabwe: Byo a Victim of Dangerous Political Games
- Tsvangirai
AllAfrica.com
- Washington,USA
A major human catastrophe has been allowed to fester
in Bulawayo, with a water shortage that is slowly,
but surely, grating itself towards a messy spectacle
...
Army's power projects fail to take off
The Statesman
- Kolkata,India
While the micro hydel projects are not functioning well
due to water shortage in the region, the Jammu
and Kashmir government has refused to take over the
...
Water complaints flood CDA's CCC
Daily Times -
Lahore,Pakistan
This wastage causes water shortage mostly in
summer. According to the official, the CCC will gradually
replace the conventional methodology of resolution of
...
Drought prompts one-day-a-week water restrictions
WBBH - Fort Myers,FL,USA
How does restricting landscape irrigation help address
the water shortage? Landscape irrigation accounts
for up to half of all household water consumption
...
Water Shortage in Letcher County Community
WTVQ - Lexington,KY,USA
In the midst of flooding rain officials in Fleming-Neon
have declared a state of emergency because of a shortage
of drinking water. ...
State Of Emergency Issued Due To Water Shortage
WYMT - Hazard,KY,USA
The mayor of Fleming-Neon says the communities of mcroberts,
Seco, Hemphill, and Haymond are also affected by the
water shortage. Officials are not issuing ...
SUDAN: Water shortage fears in Darfur camps
IRINnews.org -
New York,NY,USA
... home to 800000 of the 2400000 displaced people
in Darfur, are potentially vulnerable to a severe water
shortage in the event of a drought. ...
Federal pact would allocate Colorado River water
to Western states
International
Herald Tribune - France
The agreement, the product of two and a half years of
negotiation and study, establishes criteria for the
Interior Department to declare a shortage on
the ...
CAPITAL COLUMN: Water issues dominate coming
weeks
Naples Daily News
- Naples,FL,USA
"There is nothing like a lingering water shortage
to get everyone talking and now is the time to be doing
it," Buermann told summit attendees. ...
States agree on plan to make water last
Arizona Republic
- Phoenix,AZ,USA
The drought plan can't keep the lakes from shrinking
further if dry conditions persist and could trigger
the first shortage as early as 2010. ...
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