£28 million spent to upgrade Anglesey tap water.
TWO water treatment plants have been officially reopened after a £28 million worth of improvements.
The combined investment in the Cefni and Alaw works was made in order to improve the quality of tap water across Anglesey.
The reopening of the Alaw works in the north of the island was attended by Anglesey AM Rhun ap Iorwerth, while local MP Albert Owen was at an event to mark the completion of the improvements at the Cefni works on the outskirts of Llangefni.
Welsh Water made the investment as part of a wider £120m project to ensure more stringent water quality standards at 12 treatment works across Wales.
A total £13 million has been invested to upgrade the water treatment process at the Cefni works through the introduction of the latest equipment and technology, while the Alaw works has undergone £15m worth of improvements to ensure water is cleaned to the highest standard.
Following the official opening, guests were given a tour of the site.
Mr Owen said: “It was a pleasure to officially open Cefni water treatment works following such a significant investment by Welsh Water.
“It is important for people on Anglesey to have access to a drinking water supply that they have confidence in.” Mr ap Iorwerth said: “It’s great to see Welsh Water investing £28 million in these water treatment works so that Anglesey residents have a reliable supply of water.” Ian Christie, Welsh Water’s managing director of water services, said: “Welsh Water is committed to providing customers with drinking water of the highest quality every time they open the tap.
“We’re delighted to have completed these two significant investment schemes on Anglesey.” The company is investing a record £1.7 billion in its water and wastewater network between 2015 and 2020.

Boil water notice issued for more than 5,600 people in Beaverton area.
BEAVERTON, Ore. – A boil water notice is in effect for some people who get their water from Tualatin Valley Water District.
The notice was issued for people living south of Farmington Road.
The utility has a detailed map of the affected customers, and a way to look up whether your address is affected.
According to officials, a broken valve on a 12” water main caused a loss of water pressure, which could have contaminated the water supply for about 5,650 homes and businesses.
If you live in the affected area, disinfect any water you use for drinking, cooking, cleaning dishes, brushing teeth, or first aid.
Officials from TVWD say you can disinfect your water by: Bringing water to a rolling boil for 1 minute, then cooling Using bottled water Using bleach: Add 8 drops of UNSCENTED household bleach per 1 gallon of water if the water is clear.
If the water is cloudy, use 16 drops of bleach per gallon.
Mix well and let sit for 30 minutes Use water purification tablets according to the instructions The utility will issue an updated release when the water is safe to consume.

Atlanta Tap Water Has Contaminants, Advocacy Group Says.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has created a database that shows what contaminants are in tap water, based on ZIP code.
After analyzing test results from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the group concluded that Atlanta’s tap water meets environmental legal limits, but could still be harmful.
Capp said the EPA tries to set achievable standards for the quality of tap water, taking into account access states have to technology and other water management resources.
They don’t set standards that are unachievable," Capp said.
Disinfection byproducts are one of the contaminants found in Atlanta’s tap water.
"The disinfection is necessary to ensure that you kill any microbial contamination, but at the same time, it’s an indication, often, of upstream pollution," Andrews said.
"It’s an elevated risk and as a concentration increases, that level of risk increases.
Andrews recommends Americans filter their tap water with a simple water filtration system with contaminant levels where they are.
Capp said the tap water in Atlanta is fine to drink on its own.

One of the challenges is that bacteria from rivers can flow into groundwater sources, polluting what may have been potable drinking water.
Current methods of testing water safety can be expensive and time consuming.
Then they have to test the samples to determine which types of bacteria are present.
Working with fellow doctoral student Ran Ran and undergraduate student Derek Tran, Sun is developing a new method that’s faster, easier to use, and portable.
Traditionally, in order for scientists to measure what types of bacteria are present in water, they push the water sample through a column of soil or sand that’s native to the riverbed where the sample came from.
However, researchers find that some bacteria will squeeze through the soil column and make it to the other side.
Since it’s not adhering to the soil or sand, it may hitch a ride on the river current all the way into a town’s source of drinking water and make people sick.
While the traditional strategy for measuring bacteria works, Sun knew he could make it more efficient.
Instead of using a soil column to push water samples through, his method uses a microchannel.
To make this system portable, Sun knew he wanted the microscope to be able to connect with a cellphone.

Afghanistan- 6,000 Jawzjan families gain access to potable water.
(MENAFN – Pajhwok Afghan News) SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Hundreds of families have gained access to potable water as a result of a scheme implemented by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in northwestern Jawzjan province, officials said on Wednesday.
Mahyar Sidiqi said the project for supplying clean drinking water through tankers to residents of 10 remote villages had kicked off in Shiberghan and Qosh Tepa.
‘The people of these villages had been deprived of access to drinking water this season, and we would continue the need-based programme for about 40 days.
It may be extended,’ he added.
Sediqi said the families displaced as a result of conflict in Darzab, Qosh Tepa, Turkmen Qand and Nwabad would also benefit from the project.
Hamidullah, a resident of Taghan Arigh village, said: ‘The people of our area have been facing a shortage of drinking water since June 5.
Earlier, the people were using pond water with is injurious to .’
According to officials, at least 70 percent of people have no access to potable water as a result of lack of a resource shortage.
Despite its harmful effects, salty and pond water is widely used in Jawzjan.

Water works: how a simple technology in Dhaka is changing the way people get clean water.
Amy Pickering laughs when she thinks of all the things that went wrong with the impact evaluation she recently completed of a water chlorination project in the slums of Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka: delays, monsoons, and more delays.
For Pickering, who specializes in water quality and diarrheal disease, the challenge was finding a water treatment technology that could work without electricity and operate in Dhaka’s extreme weather.
The impact evaluation study provides critical evidence on how to use simple, low-cost technology to make water safe in dense, urban areas that lack reliable energy sources.
Why focus on individual water points—in this case, handpumps or taps in communal areas—rather than create a centralized solution before the water is pumped to these water points?
They had already designed a chlorine doser for animals, and were in the process of adapting it for people and so we partnered with them for the evaluation.
It’s a very simple technology that doesn’t require electricity.
We had to convince them that chlorine water is safe and that it’s used throughout the developing world.
We plan to disseminate the results to the Bangladesh government and other organizations working on increasing access to safe water later this summer with the hopes that they are interested in implementing the chlorine dosers.
Public water in developed countries is generally very safe, but there are still contaminants, like lead, and I do sometimes worry about that when my kids drink.

FPCCI demands steps for improved water, food security.
ISLAMABAD – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Wednesday called for improved food and water security.
The challenge of feeding a population that is to grow in both size and consumption in the coming decades looms large while the availability of water used for food production is getting scarce, said Atif Ikram Sheikh, Chairman FPCCI Regional Committee on Industries.
He said that government should establish a department comprising resource economists and scientists who can study food resources, food security, agricultural sustainability and monitor, and evaluate changes in groundwater and land systems.
Our government needs to remodel agriculture and food policies in the light of looming threat of climate change, he added.
Atif Ikram Sheikh said that solar-powered drip irrigation technology can improve the nutritional status of entire regions which must be adopted.
A considerable portion of our population is considered food insecure due to the high cost of food which is a threat that must be tackled through investment in water and food security.
He said that the government should improve food and water availability in urban and rural areas using all available means as some sixteen million people lack access to clean drinking water in Pakistan.
The majority of the people cannot afford to buy clean water which put them at the mercy of dirty water resulting in serious health problems with high treatment cost, he noted.
He said that urban water supply system is dysfunctional in many cities which has compelled people to extract ground water while there is no law regarding this practice.

Kenneth Roth is a man who talks truth to power.
The Human Rights Watch chief outdid himself this week.
If Saudi Arabia is so concerned about state-sponsored terrorism in its backyard, he intimated, it would do well to stop fixating on Qatar and instead look at its own military intervention in Yemen, the Middle East’s poorest nation.
Or words to that effect.
We also understand the dynamic at play when organisations like HRW issue such statements.
For this reason — words such as spoken by Roth are heard loud and clear.
Yemen is home to 27 million people.
The Riyadh-led military intervention has left 3 million internally displaced and 10,000 dead.
Sadly, Pakistan is not alone in this.
Two words: Saudi Arabia.

The Monsoon Health Guide: Here’s How Drinking Water Can Rainproof Your Health.
The pitter-patter instantly lights up the mood and makes us crave those deep fried pakodas and a cup of steaming adrak chai.
While the best-loved rainy season is deeply enjoyed, it also brings along the possibility of falling prey to a host of airborne diseases, viral and bacterial infections, seasonal allergies and mosquito-borne ailments.
Something as simple as your everyday drinking water can bring world of a difference.
Something as basic as plain drinking water and the way it is consumed can bring a lot of difference in the way our body functions.
Digestive issues are therefore pretty common around this time of the year and that is why fried foods should be consumed in moderation," noted Dr. Ashutosh Gautam.
So how exactly water can help our health this monsoon?
Bring out that silverware Drinking water stored in copper vessels or silverware has long been associated with good health.
Consuming lukewarm water after meals promotes digestion.
Water should always be consumed in sips, guzzling down half a bottle in just one go and then going without water for hours is not going to benefit your health.

The Monsoon Health Guide: Here’s How Drinking Water Can Rainproof Your Health.
The pitter-patter instantly lights up the mood and makes us crave those deep fried pakodas and a cup of steaming adrak chai.
While the best-loved rainy season is deeply enjoyed, it also brings along the possibility of falling prey to a host of airborne diseases, viral and bacterial infections, seasonal allergies and mosquito-borne ailments.
Something as simple as your everyday drinking water can bring world of a difference.
Something as basic as plain drinking water and the way it is consumed can bring a lot of difference in the way our body functions.
Digestive issues are therefore pretty common around this time of the year and that is why fried foods should be consumed in moderation," noted Dr. Ashutosh Gautam.
So how exactly water can help our health this monsoon?
Bring out that silverware Drinking water stored in copper vessels or silverware has long been associated with good health.
Consuming lukewarm water after meals promotes digestion.
Water should always be consumed in sips, guzzling down half a bottle in just one go and then going without water for hours is not going to benefit your health.