Water

Canterbury’s water management has reached a significant milestone with the appointment of seven community representatives to the Regional Committee of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy.

Wildwood Golf Course is feeling the effects of water released from the Lake Darling Dam. Course employees say Wednesday the bridge at the 15th hole was partially covered under water, causing the course to close nine holes.

Maumelle Water Management was required last week to re-sample two areas in town to make sure the city’s water supply was not contaminated.

The flood waters that inundated a large swath of Pakistan and forced millions of people out of their homes are starting to recede in some areas - but humanitarian organizations are warning that the need will linger long after the water has poured into the sea.

For years, hospitals have been giving sugar water to newborns about to undergo short, potentially painful procedures, on the assumption that the sweet drink would ease the little ones' pain. A new study based on brain imaging of newborns casts doubt on that notion.

A Maryland fisherman says he caught an eight-foot shark while cruising on the Potomac River in St. Mary's County, NBC 4 reports. United States - Potomac - Washington DC - Health - Science and Environment

The Forest Service had the Lake Isabella Water Tower, overlooking Engineer’s Point on Isabella Lake, demolished Monday morning. This structure served as a landmark for many in the valley over the last 59 years. The Army Corps of Engineers originally constructed the water tower in 1951 to provide their work center and campsites around the lake with water. In recent years, the tower served as the ...

The California Regional Water Quality Board, North Coast Region (RWQCB), has ordered Mendocino City Community Services District to submit an independent technical report regarding potential groundwater contamination resulting from the use of the overflow pond during repairs last August.

Water management and malnutrition are the two key threats to food security that will be discussed at the Third McGill Conference on Global Food Security, to be held Oct. 19-21, 2010, in Montreal.

Photos of water leaks in Steelville printed in a recent edition of the Steelville Star raised some red flags for water department employees Terry Lunsford (department supervisor) and Larry Buettner, Mayor Terry Palmer and Alderman Terry Beckham.

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) proudly announces the winners of the 2010 WEF Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented at the WEF Awards and Presidential Celebration Reception during WEFTEC 2010, WEF's 83rd annual technical exhibition and conference, this October in New Orleans, La.

The city of Auburn overnight repaired a major water line break on Franklin Street without having to shut down the water, Public Works Director Jerry DelFavero said. Residents can use their water this morning. It’s safe to drink and no...

The tension between India and Pakistan over Kashmir has its traditional roots in territorial disputes and wars but the need to secure natural resources is threatening to add a new dimension to the conflict.

Maumelle Water Management was required last week to re-sample two areas in town to make sure the city’s water supply was not contaminated.

The Forest Service had the Lake Isabella Water Tower, overlooking Engineer’s Point on Isabella Lake, demolished Monday morning. This structure served as a landmark for many in the valley over the last 59 years. The Army Corps of Engineers originally constructed the water tower in 1951 to provide their work center and campsites around the lake with water. In recent years, the tower served as the ...

For one guy, Clayton County Water Authority Production Manager Guy Pihera has a lot of responsibility. As the managing operator of all of the county’s raw water reservoirs, and all three of its water-production facilities, it’s Pihera’s job to make sure that more than 275,000 county residents have water that is safe to drink.

Northern Territory Police have denied withholding food and water as part of negotiation tactics to stop Afghan asylum seekers protesting in Darwin yesterday.

Young men rampaged through Maputo, Mozambique's capital, yesterday, throwing stones, looting shops and drawing police fire that killed at least seven people. The violence was triggered by the rising cost of food, fuel and water.

[2]The Bushmen of Botswana have lodged an appeal against a High Court decision that denied them access to water on their ancestral lands.

Residents of downtown Swansea are being warned by the city water department to “vigorously boil their water for at least one full minute” before cooking with it drinking it, starting September 8.