Water Resources

Unexpected fresh water resource discovered in Beaufort West

JOHANNESBURG – An unprecedented discovery of a freshwater resource has been found in Beaufort West, Western Cape, the Department of Mineral Resources said on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
13/12/2017
ENCA (South Africa)
Tags:
Water Resources, South Africa, Droughts, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Africa
Water Supply

Zimbabwe: 'Council Water Safer Than Borehole Water'

Harare City Council has urged residents to avoid drinking borehole water as it may be contaminated. This came out at last week's full council meeting.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Quality, Zimbabwe, Africa
Water Pollution

Drinking water contamination from peri-urban Bengaluru, India

The presence of diarrhoeagenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli in drinking water indicates faecal and sewage contamination. Testing the microbial quality of drinking water at source (n = 29) and households (n = 43) of 29 peri-urban villages of Bengaluru city, indicated that 80% and 93% of samples respectively were unfit for human consumption as per WHO standards, i.e. nil E. coli in 100 ml sample. This also indicated that water gets contaminated further at the point-of-use when compared to the source.

Publication Date: 
10/11/2017
G. Sheeba, Anjaneyulu Jalagam, Padma Venkatasubramanian
Current Science
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Urban Water Supply, Drinking Water Standards, Bangalore (T), Waterborne diseases, Groundwater Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Water Quality, Health Effects
Environment

Nigeria: Toxic Towns - Testing Toxicity in Kaduna Villages

(KRPC), 16km away from Kaduna, capital of Kaduna State in North-west Nigeria. It is a sparsely populated multilingual community.

Publication Date: 
08/11/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Pollution, Nigeria, Toxic Wastes, Health Effects, Diarrhoea, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Court, Hazardous Waste, Africa, Water Pollution, Water Quality
Water Supply

Tanzania: Over 45,000 Residents to Access Clean Water

Mwanza — The Mwanza Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Mwauwasa) is expected to end the water shortage in the region.

Publication Date: 
08/11/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Tanzania, Water Quality, Drinking Water Scarcity, Africa
Water Pollution

Water bodies in Bengaluru Metropolitan Area

Objective of the project is to create a database on water bodies in Bengaluru Metropolitan Area (Jurisdiction of BBMP and BDA) by identifying the water bodies through physical verification; assessing the water quality class, based on the water quality analysis; to prepare the water body database and to prepare the lake atlas with manual cartogra

Publication Date: 
01/11/2017
Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Lakes, Lake Pollution, Bangalore, Karnataka, Water Quality, Urban Habitat
Water Resources

The vulnerability of Pakistan’s water sector to the impacts of climate change: identification of gaps and recommendations for action

Concern has been growing in recent years regarding the potential impact of climate change on Pakistan’s already stressed water resources.

Publication Date: 
25/10/2017
UNDP - Pakistan
Tags:
Water Resources, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Pakistan, Water Demand, Water Quality, Indus, River Basin
Water Resources

Uncharted waters: the new economics of water scarcity and variability

The 21st century will witness the collision of two powerful forces – burgeoning population growth, together with a changing climate. With population growth, water scarcity will proliferate to new areas across the globe. And with climate change, rainfall will become more fickle, with longer and deeper periods of droughts and deluges.

Publication Date: 
24/10/2017
Richard Damania, Sébastien Desbureaux, Marie Hyland, Asif Islam, Scott Moore, Aude-Sophie Rodella, Jason Russ, Esha Zaveri
The World Bank
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Management, Water Quality, Rainfall, Agriculture, Food Security, India, Global, Deforestation
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal pollution of river Hooghly after immersion of idols during various Puja festivals, West Bengal, 06/10/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ambar Nath Sengupta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/10/2017 regarding pollution of river Hooghly after immersion of idols during various Puja festivals. Further direction has been sought for against the WBSPCB to constitute a committee to conduct a scientific study to assess the impact of Plaster of Paris (in short, PoP), a powder used for making idols, on its potential to cause pollution of water and to suggest remedies therefor.

Judgement Date: 
06/10/2017
Tags:
Festival, Waste Disposal, Hoogly, River Pollution, West Bengal, Toxins, Water Quality, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Biodegradable Waste, Heavy Metals, Municipal Corporations
Water Resources

Guideline and indicators for Target 6.6 of the SDGs: “Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time”

This report presents a guideline in support of the indicator method for Target 6.6.1 (GEMI 2017), titled “Step-by-step monitoring methodology for SDG indicator 6.6.1”.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2017
Chris Dickens, Lisa-Maria Rebelo, Luxon Nhamo
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Tags:
Freshwater Ecosystems, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Water Quality, Health, Water Resources

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