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July 07, 2007

• Everglades Restoration Bogs Down
• Message in a Bottle
• 22nd Annual WateReuse Symposium to Make a Splash in Tampa
• Goodbye, Bottled Water?
• U.S. Water Recycling and Reuse Systems Markets

June 28, 2007

• Tucson Region - Big Central Aquifer Rises 25 Feet
• NYC: Drink Our Tap Water!
• AWWA, India Water Works Association Sign Agreement To Share Knowledge, Technical Resources
• California City May Consider New Technology For Wastewater Plant
• Water Scarcity Will Change How We Live and Work

June 08, 2007

• Helping Well Owners Make Wise Decisions
• The Coca-Cola Company Pledges to Replace the Water It Uses in Its Beverages and Their Production
• NSF Announces New Nitrogen Reduction Standard
• Ontario Takes Action To Address Lead In Water
• U.S. Adopts Limits On Clean Water Law Enforcement

May 19, 2007

• Thousands of Buildings Lack Required Water Valve, New York Records Show
• Scientists Link World's Big Dams To Methane And Global Warming
• U.S. Congress Examines Drinking Water Crisis in Africa
• Chromium 6 In Drinking Water Causes Cancer In Lab Animals
• NCSD Mulls Feasibility Of Desalination Plant

May 10, 2007

• Bottled Water Trumps Milk, Nears Beer
• HDPE Pipes – Sustainable Solution For Water Crisis In India
• China Kicks Off Inspection Of Water Resources In Tibet
• Supplying the World's Energy Needs with Light and Water
• Lebanon: $20 Million from the World Bank for Electricity, Water

April 27, 2007

• Global Water Rights Activists Campaign Against Privatisation
• New Internat'l Standards For Water Treatment Products
• U.S. EPA Orders Navy To Reduce Drinking Water Chemical Levels
• Switching To Less Dangerous Chemicals Not Required In New Federal Rules
• Taking The Plunge Into Bottled Water Means 80ppl Against 18ppl For Milk

April 05, 2007

• Africa: Pope Calls Water an Inalienable Right
• Drugs Are in the Water. Does It Matter?
• Polluted Water Puts 2.5M Residents At Risk
• Man Sells Bottled Rainwater
• Water Managers Turn Off The Taps From The Glades

March 28, 2007

• UAE Among The World's Biggest Water Guzzlers
• LANXESS To Increase Prices For Ion Exchange Resins
• Southeast Asian Residential Water Treatment Equipment Markets Are Experiencing Steady Growth
• 15 Million Gallons Of Sewage Sinks In Michigan
• FDA Warns Again About Arsenic in Mineral Water

March 08, 2007

• Water Release Eases Drinking Water Shortages in SW China City
• Research Leads To Advanced Water Filters for Safe Drinking Water in India
• Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Awards
• 65,000 Montreal Homes Could Have Lead-Contaminated Water
• Bottled Mineral Water Is Outselling Cola In London For The First Time

February 25, 2007

• World Bank Invests $1.3bn In Iran's Water, Wastewater Treatment Projects
• Canada's First Actively-managed Water Fund Taps Into The World's Most Precious Resource
• Water Shortage May Be Next Cause Of World War
• East China Province Invests 3.6 Bln Yuan in Sea Water Desalination
• Hawaiian Deep-Sea Water Exports Double Last Year

January 29, 2007

• Beijing Pursues Water Conservation, New Infrastructure As Drought Continues
• Scientists Design Cheap, Effective Water Quality Test to Empower Communities
• Africa: 'Extreme Marathon' Runners Cross Two Thirds of Sahara in UN Bid to Focus On Water Needs
• Saudi Arabia Is Trying To Achieve World Class Water Utility Status
• Water Plan To Be World Leader In Irrigation: Turnbull

January 21, 2007

• Salt Forces South China Cities to go Upstream for Water
• Zimbabwe: Zinwa Wades Into Flooded Bottled Water Market
• Strategies for Water Source Development - The Legal Aspects
• Thames Water Lifts Hosepipe Ban After More Rainfall
• Chlorinated Water Exposure May Boost Cancer Risk

January 12, 2007

• Changing Climate May Raise Ocean By Up To 40 Inches
• Climate Experts Worry as 2006 Is Hottest Year on Record in U.S.
• Lower Colorado River Basin Crops Fare Well In Perchlorate Testing
• American Water Works Association Offers Tips to Protect Pipes From Freezing in Winter
• Anti-Nuke Agency Helps Africa Boost Water Supplies

January 06, 2007

• DuPont Won't Help Army Dispose Of Wastewater
• Nearly Two Million Children Die of Water Scarcity in Africa
• India To Begin Construction Of Advanced Heavy Water Reactor
• Avian Flu Virus Unlikely To Spread Through Wastewater And Drinking Water Treatment Systems
• Diners Urged To Demand Free Tap Water

December 29, 2006

• Central Africa: Water May Boost Economic Integration of Central Africa
• World Bank Aid For Punjab Water Project
• AAA Plans US$1.95BN Investments Over 15yrs - Puerto Rico
• India, China Study Melting Glaciers; 1/6 Of World Fed By Himalayan Water
• EPA to Require Monitoring for Unregulated Contaminants

December 20, 2006

• Vegetables Grown Using Recycled Water Show Discolouration And Stunted Growth
• Asia Water Wins Deals For 37 Water Treatment Projects In China
• 38 Bln Tons Of Waste Water Flows Into China's Three Major Rivers Last Year
• Nation's First Physical Security Standard Guidelines for Water/Wastewater Utilities
• Water War Brewing Along Mexico-California Border

December 12, 2006

• Padma Drying Up Fast As India Not Abiding By Ganges Water Treaty
• 24 Billion Gallons of Sewage Discharge Fill Great Lakes Every Year
• Beijing Invests in Water Pollution Project Before Olympics
• EPA to Examine Condition of Nation's Lakes
• Hawaii's Kona Deep(R) Deep Sea Drinking Water Becomes National Brand in Japan Through 180 Ito-Yokado Stores

December 04, 2006

• World Vision Receives Grant for Darfur Water Project
• California MTBE Research Partnership Reports (Downloadable)
• Review Bursts Oxygen Water Performance Link
• Sandia Research To Focus On Early Detection Of Harmful Algal Blooms
• Price of Water Rises 16-Fold in Zimbabwe

November 28, 2006

• North Ireland Water Sell-Off May Begin In 2008
• No Plans To Divert Water From Brahmaputra: China
• Africa: Lack of Clean Water Kills More People Than War
• Barbados Government Seeking To License Solar Water Heating Technology
• New World Health Organization Publication - "Fluoride in Drinking-Water"

November 11, 2006

• Engineers Develop Revolutionary Nanotech Water Desalination Membrane
• European Acceptance Scheme (EAS) Stalled
• Ministry Official Warns China's Water Shortage Problem Worsening
• Water Plants To Have Spill Detection
• Time 'Running Out' On Water

November 03, 2006

• Sydney's Deep Water Supply 'Undrinkable'
• China Turns To Salt Water To Ease Drought
• Water Crisis Affects Urban Australia
• P-I-B Water Tower Bids Too High
• New Power Plant Runs On Milk-Processing Waste

October 25th, 2006

• EU Cites Greece For Contaminated Water
• Interstate Water War Fought On Outdated Info
• Aikahi Residents Tire of Foul Stench from Wastewater Treatment Plant
• 30,000 Water Bottles Withdrawn From Sale
• Growing Demand for Low-Pressure Membranes in Water Reuse Applications

October 9th, 2006

• US Group Commends India For Resisting Water Privatisation
• China's Third Largest Hydropower Plant Begins Water Storage
• Perchlorate Poses Thyroid Threat To Women
• Colleges Cut Waste With Green Toilets
• Don't Even Touch Lake Massawippi Water, Officials Warn

September 29, 2006

• Nanotechnology That Can Identify Contaminants In Your Water
• $2.1 Million Dollar Water Plant Still Idle After 2.5 Years
• FL Public Works Site Polluted Aquifer Water
• More Than 20,000 Leaks Fixed In New Orleans
• BottledWaterWorld Award Winners

September 12, 2006

• New WHO Guidelines For The Safe Use Of Wastewater, Excreta And Greywater
• Water Well Breach Treated As Terrorist Activity
• China To Bring Clean, Safe Water To All Rural Residents By 2015
• Water Pipeline Project Reaches Second Major Milestone
• Epa May Allow States To Transfer Dirty Water Back Into Clean Water

September 01, 2006

• $270 Million To Bring Water To 18,000 MT Residents
• Early-Warning Water Security System To Be Tested
• Florida County To Store Wastewater Underground
• The Growing Use Of Membrane Filtration Technologies
• IIT-K Alumnus From Canada Gets World Water Prize

August 25, 2006

• Bio-Terrorism Scientist Enters Water Market
• CSE Releases New Study On Pesticides In Soft Drinks
• U.S. EPA Announces $82 Million Sewage System Agreement With City Of San Diego
• Tritium In Water Under Nuclear Plant
• First Water Company Bond Issue in People’s Republic of China

August 17, 2006

• Severe Drought In Southwestern China Leaves Millions Without Water
• Billions Face Water Shortages, Crisis Looms
• Epa Proposes New General Wastewater Discharge Permits For Idaho Aquaculture Facilities
• Water and War in Sri Lanka
• 2006 Water Security Congress

August 11, 2006

• Coliform Guide For Small, Non-Community Systems
• Heat Wave Brings Europe Water Woes
• IFC Investments to Increase China’s Water Supply and Enhance Wastewater Treatment
• County Drops Desalination For Carlsbad
• 2006 Water Security Congress

August 01, 2006

• Innovative Ideas To Protect Drinking Water Selected
• Vx Wastewater Not A Risk To Humans Or Environment, Cdc Says
• TCE Solvent In Water Linked To Cancer
• 'Toilet To Tap' Proposal Calls For Recycled Water For San Diego
• When Tap-Water Ice Isn't Good Enough

July 25, 2006

• 600,000 Gallon Wastewater Spill Off Hawaiian Coast
• Arabs Need To Spend $100 Billion On Water By 2016
• Another Chemical - A Potential Carcinogen - Found Near DuPont Site
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• Scientist: DBP Research, Rules Need Change

July 18th, 2006

• Floods Blamed on 'Water War'
• NSF International Achieves ISO 14001 Registration
• Nicotine Water May Soon Be Available In Canada
• Bottled Water In Three Meaty Flavours? Dogs Lap It Up
• At Least 14 Killed In Pakistani Water War

July 11, 2006

• World Cup Winner Is Bottled Water King
• Green Sewage Plant Grows Greener
• Aberdeen Considers First Maryland Desalination Plant
• New Process Breaks Down Estrogens In Water
• California Water Rates Up 20% Since 2003

July 04, 2006

• Inditherm Heating Technology Prevents Fatty Deposits in Sewerage Sludge Transfer Lines
• Report Claims Desalination Plants Too Expensive
• Hyundai Takes Aim At North American Water Market
• St. Louis Developing New Ground Water Supply
• Water & Climate Change Workshop in New York

June 25, 2006

• Puerto Rico Pays Larges Clean Water Act Fine Ever - $9 Million + Additional Charges
• The WHO Promotes Water Management to Help Prevent a Quarter of All Disease
• The WHO Update their Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality
• Study Shows Arsenic Levels as Low as 50 PPB Pose a Health Risk
• Point Of Use Cooler Sales Booming In Western Europe

May 16, 2006

• Water & Climate Change Top List of Concerns for Corporations
• United Utilities Ordered Dead Trout Removed After Sewage Spill
• California Cities Ask Residents Not To Flush Medications
• LifeStraw Shows Promise as a Low Cost Solution to Tainted Water
• Water Bottlers Beware: The FDA Demands Truth In Labelling

May 7, 2006

• Space-Age Water Purification System Introduced in Iraq
• Ban Urged On Sale Of Canadian Water
• China Spending Millions on Water Upgrades
• Demineralized Water May Be Contributing To Poor Health
• Air-To-Water Systems Offer Compelling Benefits

March 27, 2006

• Desalination Costs are Way Down, But Is It Worth It In The Long Run?
• POU & POE Water Treatment Technology As Backup After Terrorist Attacks
• 60% of the Largest U.S. Factories Violate the Clean Water Act
• Arizona Group Petitions Against Wastewater to Snow Proposal
• Bolivia Says Water is a Basic Human Right

March 19, 2006

• United Nations Arranges Drought Insurance for Ethiopia
• Almost 20% of the World's Population Still Lacks Access to Safe Drinking Water
• Safe Drinking Water for All in Pakistan by Next Year
• Violence at the World Water Forum
• England's Worst Winter Drought in 80 Years

March 09, 2006

• Burlington, Vermont Votes to Keep Fluoride in Drinking Water
• Desalination May See Singapore Waterworks Self-Sufficient Beyond 2061
• Global Warming May Lead to Water Wars
• Lower Basin States Adopt Cloud-Seeding Strategy
• Petaluma, California Constructing $110 Million Wetlands-Based Wastewater Facility

February 25, 2006

• Routine Test Finds Legionella Bacteria in New York's Strong Memorial Hospital
• Ottawa Loses 63 Million Litres of Water Per Day - Upgrades Proposed
• Canadian Water Plant Operator Guilty of Falsifying Records
• New European Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
• Coca-Cola Acquires Italian Mineral Water Company Traficante Group

February 09, 2006

• March Poll on Fluoridation in Vermont
• Traces of Prescription Drugs Found in Recycled L.A. Water
• Florida Publix Stores Selling Water in Biodegradable Bottles
• Colorado River Water Plan Proposal
• Water is Big Business for Pepsi

January 31, 2006

• Western States Face Rising Water Costs
• Welsh Boil Order Lifted After Two Months
• Fleas Recruited To Test Water Reservoirs For Poisons
• Bottled Water Used In Fight Against Terrorists
• China's Renewable Energy Law Now In Effect

January 18, 2006

• There Is A Global Increase In Home Water Treatment
• "Rocky" Puts The Punch Into Sly Water
• South Carolina At Odds With Georgia Water Plan
• Drought Forces LA City To Change Water Source
• Canadian Concerns Delay North Dakota Water Project

January 09, 2006

• Governor Schwarzenegger's Plan Includes 35 Billion Dollar California Water Upgrade
• International Securities Exchange to Launch New Water Index (Ticker: HHO)
• Crumbling California Levee Threatens Vallejo Drinking Water
• 2004 European Bottled Water Sales Were Down Due To Cool, Rainy Weather
• 1.6 billion cubic yards of contaminated water cleaned up in FY 2005 by EPA

January 02, 2006

• Chinese Groundwater Pollution Affect 90% of Chinese Cities
• Doosan to Build the World's Largest Desalinization Plant
• Upcoming Test for Portable Solar Powered Water Purification Units
• 40% of Forest City Homes Studied Illegally Discharging Into Sanitary Sewer System
• 4,600 Montreal Homes at Risk due to Lead Contamination

December 13, 2005

• Rhode Island Community May Face Water Shortage
• Another Chinese City Faces the Effects of Toxic Chemical Benzene Spill
• Jail for Clean Water Act Violators
• Will Colorado be the Next Solar State?
• Sewage and Drinking Water Pipes Accidentally Linked

December 05, 2005

• Water in Harbin, China Running Again but Still Not Safe to Drink
• Vermont Residents Oppose Water Bottling Facility
• Pennsylvania’s Growing Greener Program to Clean Up Watersheds
• Bush Administration Offering Sweeping New Authorities to Hydropower Industry
• Ladybugs Short-Circuit Prison's Water System

November 23, 2005

• San Diego Sued For Alleged Plans To Convert Wastewater Into Drinking Water
• Global Water Group Awarded $1 Million in Tech Secrets Case
• City of Harbin, China Forced to Cut Off Water for 4 Days Due to Chemical Blast
• New Safeguards Against Germs, Parasites and Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water
• Effects of Disinfection By-products on Birth Weight

November 15th, 2005

• Mexico is the Second Largest Consumer of Bottled Water
• Drinking Water Shortage Solved for 60 Million
• Africa's Shrinking Lakes Will Cause Political Instability
• Safety Issues Facing the World of Water Supply
• Germans Probe Attempt to Foul Drinking Water

November 8th, 2005

• China Struggles with "The World's Worst Water Crisis"
• Agriculture Secretary Announces Water Grants
• CHINA is Upgrading National Drinking Water Standards
• eBay Helps Raise Money for Water Projects in Africa
• California Department of Water Resources Water Data Library Update

November 1st, 2005

• The EPA is Finalizing Exemptions for Wastewater Treatment
• Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition (WQTC)
• Georgia Approves Controversial Water Ruling
• Tennessee Appeals Court Rules Against Tax On Bottled Water
• Plastic Bottle Market Suffers From High Oil Prices