Water Pollution

Satellite observed water quality changes in the Laurentian Great Lakes due to invasive species, anthropogenic forcing, and climate change

Long time series of ocean and land color satellite data can be used to measure Laurentian Great Lakes water quality parameters including chlorophyll, suspended minerals, harmful algal blooms (HABs), photic zone and primary productivity on weekly, monthly and annual observational intervals. The observed changes in these water quality parameters over time are a direct result of the introduction of invasive species such as the Dreissena mussels as well as anthropogenic forcing and climate change.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2017
Robert A. Shuchman, Karl R. Bosse, Michael J. Sayers & et al
International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
189-195
Tags:
Lakes, Remote Sensing, Water Quality, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Invasive Alien Species, N C America, Water Pollution
Water Supply

Villagers get reliable water supply

THE Vice-President, Ms Samia Suluhu Hassan, yesterday launched a large scale water project that will benefit 42,000 residents of seven districts in Tabora Region.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2017
Daily News (Tanzania)
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Tanzania, Rural Water Supply, Water Quality, Africa
Water Resources

Research on ponds launched

A three-year wastewater pond research project, the Enhancement of Ponds in Namibia (EPoNa), was launched at Outapi in the Omusati Region on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
28/04/2017
New Era (Namibia)
Tags:
Water Resources, Wastewater Recycling, Namibia, Water Quality, Africa
Water Supply

Canadians sickened by tainted tap water in 2001 to collect compensation

Seven-hundred young people who were sickened by tainted tap water in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan 16 years ago will collect government compensation, the provincial government said on Wedne

Publication Date: 
27/04/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Water Supply, Water Quality, Canada, Compensation, Health Effects, Drinking Water Standards
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding restoration/rejuvenationn of River Ganga, 24/04/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 24/04/2017 regarding restoration/rejuvenationn of River Ganga (Phase - I, Segment B, Haridwar Down to Kanpur Down).  Drains in Uttar Pradesh in Phase-I Segment B contributing to Ganga pollution includes Hemraj and Bijnor sewage drain.

Judgement Date: 
24/04/2017
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Waste Disposal, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Pollution, Municipal Corporations, Drainage, Water Quality
Water Pollution

Ecological crisis looms over Gillooly's Farm lake

An "ecological disaster” is brewing at the popular Gillooly’s Farm in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni, following the deaths of numerous fish allegedly caused by sewer water pollution of the farm's lake.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2017
IOL (South Africa)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Lake Pollution, Fisheries, South Africa, Sewage, Water Quality, Africa
Water Pollution

Hyderabad: Dirty street drinks give Cholera

The researchers studied over 200 cases in different parts of India of which 20 cases where studied in Hyderabad.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Waterborne diseases, Cholera, Health Effects, Drinking Water, Water Pollution, Water Quality
Water Supply

Financing universal water, sanitation and hygiene under the Sustainable Development Goals: UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2017 report

This UN GLAAS 2017 report presents an analysis of the most reliable and up-to-date data from 75 countries and 25 external support agencies on issues related to financing universal access to w

Publication Date: 
13/04/2017
World Health Organization
Tags:
Drinking Water, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Water Supply, Finance, India, Global, Water Quality, Health Effects
Water Supply

Water not just scarce in Cape Town - it's also got a funny smell

Drought-hit Cape Town scraps free water for all Drought-hit Cape Town scraps free water for all

Publication Date: 
07/04/2017
Times Live (South Africa)
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Quality, South Africa, Droughts, Africa
Water Supply

Sustainability of demand responsive approaches to rural water supply: the case of Kerala

This paper presents the findings of an impact evaluation to assess the performance and sustainability of the demand responsive community-based approach toward rural water supply in the state of Kerala, India.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2017
Luis Andrés, Saubhik Deb, Martin Gambrill, & et al
The World Bank
Tags:
Rural Water Supply, Kerala, Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Demand, Water Quality

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