The Senegalese Ministry of Hydraulics and Sanitation has decided to award water management in urban and peri-urban areas to the French group, Suez.
Three companies were in the race to obtain the concession, including the outgoing Senegalese water company, a subsidiary of Eranove, a Franco-African group and Veolia.
The Senegalese Ministry of Hydraulics and Sanitation has finally made a decision on whom to award the contract for the public water service.
For several months now, water sector actors and Senegalese people have been suspended from the decision, which sounds like a defeat for the Senegalese water company (SDE).
The company, a subsidiary of the Franco-African group Eranove, dreamed of a renewal, since it has been managing drinking water in this West African country for more than 22 years.
Abdoul Baal, the director of SDE, said he was “confident” in the face of the Suez group and Veolia, another French company competing for the contract worth nearly 80 billion CFA francs, or 120 million euros.
Things didn’t go as planned.
However, SDE had the most attractive offer, at least in terms of the price per cubic metre of water.
The choice in favour of Suez is controversial Why Suez?
To this question, relayed by the local press, the Director of General Administration and Equipment of the Ministry Mamadou Dioukhané replied: “There had to be consistency between the projected operating account, the proposed technology and the company’s operations.

New Delhi, India, has begun a pilot program to make clean drinking water accessible and affordable using water ATMS.
The ATMS, installed by the Piramal Foundation, provide reverse osmosis (RO) filtered water through a smart card system at 30 paise per liter.
Currently, the Delhi Jal Board has commissioned 50 water ATMs throughout New Delhi.
Throughout India, the Piramal Foundation has installed more than 400 of the solar-powered cloud-connected water ATMS.
The dispensers are called Sarvajal, which means “water for all” in Sanskrit, Citizen Matters reports.
Regarding sustainability, the machines are claimed to last more than 10 years and waste only 10 to 12% of water in the filtration process.
The wasted water then is sent to flush nearby toilets.
Moving forward, the Delhi Jal Board plans to install 120 more drinking water ATMS.
The foundation plans to launch “Water on Wheels,” using mobile systems to provide clean drinking water to areas in need.
In India, where 63 million of the country’s 833 million rural population does not have access to clean drinking water, water ATMs may be a solution to provide clean drinking water for populations in need.

The study was launched in Accra by Nana Yaw Osei-Wusu Afriyie, Project Manager, Energy and Environment, AHK Ghana.
AHK Ghana prepared the analysis of the study using information obtained on a selective basis from desktop analysis, internet research, interviews with industry stakeholders, technology providers, questionnaires, emails and phone calls.
Nana Afriyie said the national water coverage rate is estimated at 63.15 per cent in 2012 based on provider estimates and 80 per cent in 2010 based on user surveys conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service.
He said based on the provider-based estimates for the national water coverage for 2012, about 36.85 per cent of Ghana’s population is yet to be served with potable water as at 2012; adding that these were mainly residents of rural areas, low income urban communities and peri-urban areas.
Challenges identified in the water sector by the study include service delivery and water quality.
In order to address challenges facing the water sector, the study recommended better linkage sector targets and funding allocation.
With regards to urban water supply, the study recommended bringing tariffs in line with full-cost recovery, in parallel with successful achievement of efficiency targets.
Dr Michael Blank, AHK-Ghana, urged nations to give priority to the provision of clean water for their people, because it is a basic necessity of life.
Ms Katharina Felgenhauer, Head of Competence Centre Energy and Environment, AHK Ghana, said the organisation through its Competence Centre for Energy and Environment, offers tailored market advice and support services in the form of high-value market studies, fact-finding missions, capacity building workshops, conferences and business-to-business matchmaking to German companies looking to expand to Ghana and francophone West Africa.
Mr Richard Ekow Mensah, Head of the International Department, AHK Ghana, said with support from the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety’s BMU Environmental Technologies Export Initiative, AHK Ghana would organise a stakeholder workshop in November.

The Flint water crisis of 2014 is still unresolved, and this new water problem, which afflicts other states as well, forces us to ask the uncomfortable question: Is our government truly committed to ensuring clean drinking water for the public?
The latest disaster involves chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) or what are commonly called “forever chemicals,” and are found in a wide variety of products including cosmetics, non-stick pans, firefighting foams, and food packaging.
While several big producers agreed over a decade ago to phase out their use of the chemicals, of course, the toxic substances persist.
Governor Rick Snyder declared an emergency in at least one Michigan community, and more site investigations are underway.
This latest water crisis in Michigan is just more evidence that the nation’s water supply needs to be given more attention by government officials.
Nationally, the Trump administration continues a brazen attack on existing clean water laws that could also impact the sanctity of water supplies.
The former agency administrator, Scott Pruitt worked diligently while in office to gut the EPA’s Clean Water Rule, established in 2015 under the Obama administration.
Some courts have resisted the Trump Administration’s efforts to decimate the nation’s clean water rules.
In the other states, litigation and injunctions against the rule continue to delay full implementation of the 2015 rule and still endanger our clean water laws.
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The legislation tightens the maximum limits for certain pollutants such as lead (to be reduced by half), harmful bacteria, and introduces new caps for certain endocrine disruptors.
It also puts levels of microplastics, an emerging concern, under monitoring.
Water access Member states should also take measures to provide universal access to clean water in the EU and improve water access in cities and public places, by setting up free fountains where technically feasible and proportionate.
They should also encourage tap water to be provided in restaurants, canteens and catering services for free or for a low service fee.
They should identify people without access, or with limited access to water, including vulnerable and marginalised groups, and assess ways to improve their access.
"The way we use water will define the future of humanity.
Next steps The report was adopted with 300 votes to 98 and 274 abstentions.
Parliament will enter into negotiations with Council once EU ministers have set their own position on the file.
According to the European Commission (link), lower consumption of bottled water could help EU households save more than €600 million per year.
If confidence in tap water improves, citizens can also contribute to reducing plastic waste from bottled water, including marine litter.

Drinking water for more than a million Austin Water customers remained under a boil notice on Tuesday as the city of Austin placed outdoor water use under heavy restrictions.
After historic flooding in the Hill Country watersheds and Central Texas last week, water-supply lakes became muddied with silt and debris that strained Austin’s water treatment system, city officials have said.
The muddy water required more time to filter and, ultimately, made it tougher for the utility to keep up with demand for treated water.
According to Austin Water, the city’s water utility, water from its taps needs to be boiled for three minutes before it can be used for drinking, cooking or making ice.
The water can still be used for bathing and doing laundry.
Austin officials also called upon residents to tamp down water use as treatment plants struggle to maintain supplies for basic needs and firefighting, they said.
Austinites should cut personal water use by 15 to 20 percent and avoid using water outside homes so the city does not run out of water, officials said.
Until further notice, Austin Water says customers may not: Use water for irrigation Wash vehicles Add water to a pool Operate an outdoor ornamental fountain or pond Officials are unsure when the boil-water notice and outdoor restrictions will be lifted.

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In terms of volume, an estimated demand of 528.2 bn liters of bottled water could be sold by the end of 2024.
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Request For Report Brochure For Latest Industry Insights @ https://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/sample/sample.php?flag=B&rep_id=658 Using reusable water bottles is one such way that can significantly contribute towards reducing harmful effects caused to the environment, specifically due to excessive garbage dumping.
A rising awareness among the masses to use reusable water bottles for reducing plastic utilization is primarily driving the global bottles water market too.
Additionally, easy availability and portability of water sold in bottled makes customers prefer buy the bottles instead of other packaged water items, consequently making the market grow at a fast pace.
Apart from increasing awareness levels for greater intake of water among prosperous parts of the world, the bottled water market also stands to gain impetus from growing popularity of carbonated water.
Companies operating in the bottled water market are coming up with ecofriendly packaging materials as well as providing for adequate recycling.
Mushrooming of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is also stoking the demand for large-sized bottled water.

Jajarkot, October 21 Residents of Chaulechaur and Sanawal villages in Nalgad Municipality-3, Jajarkot, are compelled to drink contaminated river water after the local water projects were damaged by the monsoon floods and landslides this year.
A number of drinking water projects, including Mul Drinking Water Project, Nayan Kholi Drinking Water Project, Bagarchhana Drinking Water Project and Nahakuli Irrigation and Drinking Water Project were damaged by the floods and landslides.
The floods have damaged the pipeline and water tanks.
“As it’s been around two months since our taps went dry and nothing has so far been done to repair the damaged water projects, what else would we do other than fetch drinking water from the nearby river?” asked a local Janak Bahadur Pun of Chaulechaur.
“As people are using contaminated water from the river, cases of diarrhoea, common cold and dysentery are being reported in the villages of late,” Pun said, adding around 100 households in the two villages are affected by lack of safe drinking water.
Locals here lamented that the authorities concerned had turned a blind eye to their problems.
Another local Mishri Bahadur Poudel of Sanawal said he had to fetch water from the local river every day.
“The dysfunctional water projects have not only created water scarcity, but also hampered my children’s studies as they had to spend most of their time fetching water from the river.”

Oscoda Township will receive $1 million in two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help homes that are using well water threatened by PFAS contamination to connect to the municipal drinking water system.
Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, announced the grants Monday, saying they’ll aid in cleaning up contamination near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base by a potentially harmful class of fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
Oscoda will receive $750,000 in Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants and $250,000 in Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants.
"While I fought in Congress to get these funds for Oscoda to ensure drinking water for residents, the Air Force must do more to clean up the contamination that they caused."
The “do-not-eat” advisory for deer taken within five miles of Clark’s Marsh was issued by the Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Health and Humans Services, after one of 20 deer tested at 547 parts per billion for PFOS, a type of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, chemical.
The test is almost double the action level of 300 ppb used when the state considers do-not-eat advisories for fish.
A do-not-eat fish advisory also remains in place for the area around Clark’s Marsh.
Kildee had introduced an amendment that passed Congress to double the size of USDA Rural Development’s Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants for communities with drinking water contamination.
Kildee urged the Pentagon and environmental regulators to address PFAS contamination more urgently.
mburke@detroitnews.com

LOGAN City Council has lifted a ban on drinking water put in place on Thursday after traces of the faecal bacteria E. coli was found in the water supply.
The ban, which applied to residents of Cedar Vale, Woodhill, Veresdale and Veresdale Scrub, was lifted at 12pm on Sunday.
Council handed out free bottled water in those affected areas on Friday.
Also on Friday, Logan Hospital restricted its water supply as a precaution after nearby works by the council.
On Sunday, residents were told to flush all water fixtures, including in-house drinking fountain units, for at least a minute.
All internal water service lines to holding tanks should also be flushed.
All ice-making machines should be thoroughly flushed and washed.
Council also recommended changing all water filters.
However, council said no changes were required to the hot water system if residents were operating to standard settings of 50-60C.
Anyone with concerns should contact a licensed plumber.