Water Supply

Only 3 of 156 South African towns fail water quality test

Three towns in South Africa were found to have substandard drinking water during mid-year testing‚ but the good news is that this has since been fixed - and it is fewer than last year.

Publication Date: 
02/08/2017
Times Live (South Africa)
Tags:
Water Supply, Water Quality, Drinking Water, South Africa, Sewage, Health Effects, Africa
Industry

Increasing the use of alternative fuels at cement plants: international best practice

This report provide a summary of international best practice experience in the cement sector and focus on specific technical measures that could be implemented by cement plants to reduce their operating costs and improve their carbon footprints.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2017
International Finance Corporation
Tags:
Alternative Fuels, Cement Industry, Hazardous Waste, Industrial Waste, Biomass, Municipal Wastes, Municipal Solid Waste, Sewage, Wastewater, India, Global
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Discharge of Untreated Sewage into Rivers, 01/08/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Discharge of Untreated Sewage into Rivers, 01/08/2017 As per a report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas in the country is estimated at 61,948 million litres per day (mld), against which a sewage treatment capacity of 23,277 mld is available. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I. The remaining untreated sewage either

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Lok Sabha
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Sewage, Rivers, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Urbanisation, India, Statistics, Parliament
Economy

State to spend Sh2.4tn on green economy plan

Kenya will spend Sh2.4 trillion on the implementation of and smooth transition to a low carbon economy.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2017
Star (Kenya)
Tags:
Economy, Environment, Kenya, Low Carbon Economy, Sewage, Water Supply, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Public Transport, Africa
Water Pollution

Uganda: Kabaka's Lake Polluters Face Prosecution

Kampala — Rubaga Division mayor Joyce Ssebugwawo has ordered the prosecution of whoever is behind the pollution of the man-made Kabaka's Lake.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Water Pollution, Lake Pollution, Water Quality, Uganda, Waste Disposal, Sewage, Africa
Sanitation

The shit still flows through Deneysville and Refengkgotso

The fence is new: green, imposing and too high to climb over.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2017
Mail & Guardian (Africa)
Tags:
Sanitation, Sewage, South Africa, Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution, Health Effects, Africa
Water Resources

Raw waste water use on farms is '50% higher' than estimated

The global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated, says a new report.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2017
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Water Resources, Wastewater Recycling, Global, Irrigation, Health Effects, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Mexico, Sewage, Farmers, Ghana, Africa, Bangladesh, South Asia
Environment

Gurugram: A framework for sustainable development

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Gurgaon First – under the aegis of the Municipal Corporation (MCG) of Gurugram -- have come together to assess the challenges that Gurugram faces and offer a framework for sustainable development of the township.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2017
Anumita Roychowdhury, Shubhra Puri
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Sustainable Development, Gurgaon, Urbanisation, Haryana, Urban Environment, Water Demand, Water Supply, Sewage, Air Pollution, Mobility Planning, Energy, Solid Waste
Sanitation

Zimbabwe: Gweru Council Fails to Meet Sewage Treatment Capacity

Gweru City Council is discharging 50 mega litres of sewage per day against a treatment capacity of 19 mega litres on a daily basis with the city failing to meet discharge standards, a senior offici

Publication Date: 
30/05/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Sanitation, Sewage, Zimbabwe, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Africa
Sanitation

Finance ministry allocates EGP 9.4bn for sanitation in health budget for FY 2017/2018

Member of parliament (MP) and member of the Health Committee in the parliament Magdy Morshed said that the Ministry of Finance has included the financial allocations for sanitation in the general b

Publication Date: 
29/05/2017
Daily News (Egypt)
Tags:
Sanitation, Egypt, Budget, Health, Sewage, Africa

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