SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau (DWB) is confirming a required "boil water advisory" for the Mora Inn and RV Park Water System in Mora County.
Mora Inn and RV Park Water System was required to issue the advisory Monday after bacteriological contamination (E. coli) was detected in repeat drinking water samples from the water system’s distribution system. Mora Inn and RV Park Water System is required to notify their water system users of this finding.
Mora Inn and RV Park Water System is a non-transient non-community public water system located approximately five miles northwest of Mora in Mora County and serves approximately 75 users per day.
This advisory applies to the drinking water from the Mora Inn and RV Park Water System, and does not extend to any other surrounding water systems.
Mora Inn and RV Park Water System users were advised to boil the water for one minute (3 minutes if above 6,500 feet in elevation) before drinking, cooking, washing fruits and vegetables, feeding a baby, brushing teeth, preparing drinks, making ice, and providing drinking water for pets.

PARBAT, Oct 12: Every year, the District Coordination Committee and the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office (DDWSDO), Rolpa, publicize a report showing the increase in people’s access to drinking water in Kushma Municipality.
Despite several efforts to increase the students’ access to drinking water at Janata Sudarshan Higher Secondary School (JSHSS) of ward no.12 of the Municipality, the students are still deprived of the basic amenity. There is not even a single water tap at the school. According to Meghnath Acharya, principal of JSHSS, no availability of water is a major problem of the school.
There is no settlement around the school as it is situated near a jungle.
Principal Acharya informed Republica that even after taking initiatives, the school authority has not been able to bring water as there are no sources of drinking water available nearby.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill written by Bakersfield Assemblymember Rudy Salas which authorized the expansion of state safe drinking water funds for those in disadvantaged communities.
SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 560, authored by Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), authorizing the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to expand the eligibility for the state’s safe drinking water funds to severely disadvantaged communities (SDCs) who need the funding for water projects. “I applaud the governor’s signing of AB 560, which is going to provide more flexibility and expand access for communities that need funding from the state to bring safe, clean drinking water to their residents,” said Assemblymember Rudy Salas. Currently, only water systems whose service areas qualify as SDCs and are smaller than 10,000 residents are eligible for grants, principal forgiveness, or zero percent financing. “Our public water systems are doing all they can to provide safe reliable drinking water and we should be doing everything we can to make sure costs are not passed onto California families,” said Mayor Jose Gurrola Jr., City of Arvin. “We appreciate the vision and leadership of Assemblymember Salas and Governor Brown in signing AB 560 to make sure that families in communities like Arvin have access to clean and affordable water.” AB 560 authorizes the State Water Board to prioritize funding for water systems that serve SDCs on a discretionary, case-by-case basis regardless of the community’s population size, if the water system can demonstrate that paying back a safe drinking water loan would result in an increase in a household water bill to unaffordable rates. The bill increases the types of financial assistance larger SDCs can access through the state’s safe drinking water fund to help with drinking water affordability.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill written by Bakersfield Assemblymember Rudy Salas which authorized the expansion of state safe drinking water funds for those in disadvantaged communities.
SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 560, authored by Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), authorizing the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to expand the eligibility for the state’s safe drinking water funds to severely disadvantaged communities (SDCs) who need the funding for water projects. “I applaud the governor’s signing of AB 560, which is going to provide more flexibility and expand access for communities that need funding from the state to bring safe, clean drinking water to their residents,” said Assemblymember Rudy Salas. Currently, only water systems whose service areas qualify as SDCs and are smaller than 10,000 residents are eligible for grants, principal forgiveness, or zero percent financing. “Our public water systems are doing all they can to provide safe reliable drinking water and we should be doing everything we can to make sure costs are not passed onto California families,” said Mayor Jose Gurrola Jr., City of Arvin. “We appreciate the vision and leadership of Assemblymember Salas and Governor Brown in signing AB 560 to make sure that families in communities like Arvin have access to clean and affordable water.” AB 560 authorizes the State Water Board to prioritize funding for water systems that serve SDCs on a discretionary, case-by-case basis regardless of the community’s population size, if the water system can demonstrate that paying back a safe drinking water loan would result in an increase in a household water bill to unaffordable rates. The bill increases the types of financial assistance larger SDCs can access through the state’s safe drinking water fund to help with drinking water affordability.
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The notice was issued yesterday by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, after laboratory tests indicated the presence of total coliform bacteria in the drinking water.
The RD says this MAY indicate the disease-causing microorganisms could be present.
These organisms include bacteria, viruses and parasites that can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, vomiting or other symptoms.
Boiling water and then allowing it to cool can kill these bacteria.
The advisory covers the water supply in Lower Thornhill, Upper Thornhill, Queensway and Copper Mountain.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth and food preparation until further notice.
The Regional District has updated the earlier Water Quality Advisory to a Boil Water Notice – Total Coliform Presence, and expanded on the location description to include Queensway and the Coppermountain Subdivision. The updated notice, as posted on our website, is below.
Megan Glover, Receptionist
In order to ensure safety of the water, all water must be boiled rapidly for at least one minute and then cooled prior to being used for drinking, brushing teeth, washing food.

We were so desperate.” –Aida Nieves, a resident of Cánovanas, Puerto Rico, in reference to the arrival of aid after two weeks of waiting.
The Governor warned that the death toll may continue to rise.
53 percent Proportion of Puerto Ricans who do not have access to clean drinking water as of Tuesday.
88 percent Proportion of islanders who do not have cell service as of Wednesday.
The DoD’s Wednesday update emphasized the military’s efforts to clear roads and rebuild bridges in order to distribute aid to all Puerto Rico residents.
Even before Hurricane Maria, the island had the highest rate of drinking water violations of any state or territory. Now that Hurricane Maria has dealt another blow to Puerto Rico’s fragile water supply, the Puerto Rican government must commit to rebuilding water infrastructure in a sustainable way, or else water issues will continue to plague the island for decades to come.

On the most recent occasion at the 23rd Annual Water/Wastewater Association Conference in Nassau, Bahamas, in 2014, piped water delivered by the National Water Commission (NWC) was declared to be of the highest standard and close to some bottled water based on standards, including coloration, taste, chlorine content, and sedimentation.
But addressing a Gleaner Editors’ Forum last Thursday, JET noted that the country continues to operate with The Interim Jamaica Drinking Water Standard (I-JAM) of 1982, which was never entrenched in any law or regulation.
"The question to be asked is why our government agencies seem to be just living in this state of inertia. argued Diana McCaulay, executive director of JET.
McCaulay was providing details of the findings of the review of the legal and policy framework for air and water quality in the island.
"There are things like pesticides, hormones from drugs that are discharged into the sewage system that get into the water supply.
So many of the pollutants would be absorbed in the aquifers; but that has never been tested," said Greenaway.
"The Water Commission seems to analyse its inflow of water, its source water for a few parameters once a year or so, and then they analyse the treated water for coliform (bacteria) and residual chlorine, but nothing else," he said, listing a range of other harmful pollutants for which tests should be run.

If you go to FEMA’s website detailing the federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, you’ll probably come away thinking that Puerto Ricans are in good hands and the relief effort is going well.
Of course, that’s because they removed a pair of noteworthy statistics that might damage that perception.
The Washington Post reported today that FEMA removed statistics about the availability of drinking water and electricity in Puerto Rico from its website.
More than 30 miles of roadway have been cleared, up from about 20 miles earlier in the week. About 65 percent of grocery stores have reopened, along with nearly all hospitals and dialysis centers. And 64 percent of wastewater treatment plants are working on generator power.
The Spanish-language site maintained by the office of the Puerto Rican governor, Ricardo Roselló, shows that just over half of the island has access to clean drinking water, and only ten percent of it has access to electricity at the time of this writing. These statistics show that recovery efforts in Puerto Rico aren’t all sunshine and rainbows—significant progress hasn’t even been made on getting Puerto Rican citizens clean water.
Trump has, in fact, made a concerted effort to blame Puerto Rico itself for the slowness of the recovery, pointing the finger at everything from their outdated power grid to the attitude of the people themselves.

Two weeks after Hurricane Maria made landfall, more than half of Puerto Rico’s 3.4 million residents still don’t have access to clean drinking water. Luckily there may be a relatively easy solution, developed by Seattle gear company Mountain Safety Research.
You’re likely familiar with MSR’s snowshoes, backpacking stoves, and water filters, which are all designed and built in Washington. MSR also makes water-cleaning products for the U.S. military, which means they have one of the most well-equipped water labs in the world. For the last few years, that lab has focused on trying to create tools that provide clean drinking water to rural communities in developing nations, and in the wake of natural disasters.
Municipal water is typically disinfected with chlorine, which removes pathogens like cholera, dysentery, and typhoid—diseases that become more likely after a natural disaster that damages water storage, or pollutes sources. But chlorine has a short shelf life, making it difficult to store and ship.
In response, MSR has developed a simple, robust, and affordable way to make relatively large quantities of chlorine using a limited amount of common household supplies. All its Community Chlorine Maker needs is water, salt, and a 12V battery.
To treat water, just pour the resulting chlorine into a water container.

The situation is dire across much of the island but even more so for its most vulnerable, low-income minority communities.
Only about half the territory’s residents had access to potable drinking water, and electricity had been restored to just 5 percent of Puerto Rico as of Tuesday, when President Donald Trump visited the capital, San Juan, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The community is plagued by untreated sewage that flows into the adjacent Martín Peña Channel.
"People are drinking whatever comes from the faucet, and it’s turbid," said Lyvia Rodríguez del Valle, executive director of the Caño Martín Peña Land Trust Project Corporation, a public-private partnership working with the community. "People lost their roofs.
"We have barely seen the government here," Rodríguez del Valle said.
"I’m concerned about typhoid, paratyphoid and shigella [bacterial diseases that can spread through non-potable water] on the diarrheal side and the vector-borne diseases, especially dengue, because we have dengue in Puerto Rico every year anyway," Hotez said.
"I don’t know why were are not getting the kinds of things that are basic necessities 13 days out from Hurricane Maria," Santiago said.
Marcella Chiapperino lost her home and business in Frederiksted, St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to Hurricane Maria after both had been battered by Hurricane Irma two weeks before.