TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for the public water supply in Garden Plain in Sedgwick County.
KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a chlorine malfunction.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled.
Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
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TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey has become the first state in the nation to set stringent standards for two chemicals that are found in the public water supply and have been linked to various health concerns.
DEP has accepted the recommended drinking water standard of 14 parts per trillion for PFOA and 13 parts per trillion for PFNA by New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute, a panel of the state’s leading drinking water experts.
Over the years, New Jersey’s water companies and have cooperated in testing for chemicals such as PFOA and PFNA, which are classified as contaminants of emerging concern but are not regulated by maximum contaminant levels (MCL).
These systems have taken a variety of actions to address the contamination, including installing treatment systems, increasing monitoring and taking wells out of service.
A study conducted by the DEP in 2006 found PFOA present at very low levels in a majority of the public water systems that were tested.
New Jersey was the first state to conduct such a statewide study and it resulted in the DEP setting a guidance level for water systems to follow.
This expanded into broader statewide DEP investigations of PFOA, PFNA and related chemicals in water supplies.
The company has installed point of entry treatment systems on dozens of impacted off-site private wells in the area.
Various types of PFASs, including PFOA, have also been used in foams used for firefighting and training, particularly in specialized firefighting foams at airports and military bases.
DEP and Drinking Water Quality Institute are developing a health-based standard for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), another of the chemicals found frequently in these foams.

Significant improvement in access to water and sanitation is one of the biggest achievements of the post-Taliban era reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
People in Need, with the funding of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, made this a reality for 140 households of the Jogi community living in Mazar-e-Sharif.
Water 30 minutes away and often only at night Previous People in Need (PIN) and German Consulate interventions, aimed at improving food security and nutrition and hygiene practices, have led to an improvement of the situation in the Mazar-e-Sharif Jogi community; however, access to water continued to be a challenge.
Mullah Oral, the community leader recalls: “It’s been many years since we settled here, but we were never supported with this type of project, which would bring drinking water to our homes.
We used to fetch water from other people’s sources, asking for permission and paying them for it.
Now, in the centre of the community, there is brand new water system, able to supply at least 25,000 liters of water per day to the 140 households who live here, from the 70 meters deep well powered by 14 solar panels.
The 800 meters pipe system supplies water to 16 taps, strategically located across the community to ensure fair distribution among all the families who live there.
The community established a water management committee, whose members, selected from different households, are in charge of the maintenance of the solar panels and regular control of the technical aspects of the water system.
Women are the ones benefitting the most Once the construction of the water system was finished, PIN conducted a hygiene promotion session with 100 participants – one member from each household.
Now I don’t need to do this anymore, as I have the tap right here.” Mullah Oral adds: “Before, our people were often fed up with this kind of life.

How should the physician respond to the patient?
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All IRBs reviewing protocols that include risk to communities and not merely individual participants should consider how community members are engaged in the proposed research and identify and respond to questions and domains of concern from community members.
“Water Safety and Lead Regulation: Physicians’ Community Health Responsibilities.” This article reviews the regulation of lead in drinking water, highlighting its epidemiological, engineering, and ethical aspects with a focus on the Flint water crisis.
The authors then discuss physicians’ roles and ethical responsibilities regarding safe drinking water using a human rights framework. They argue that physicians can play an important role in safeguarding drinking water in their communities by being vigilant, honoring the community’s trust in them, and warning, educating and empowering patients and broader communities so as to protect tap water safety and public health.
In December, the journal’s theme is health care ethics and professionalism in the era of climate change.

“Last year I spent about Rs 15,000 on medical expenses for my children.
Delhi Jal Board supplies more than 3,000 million litres per day, but much of it is lost in leakage and because of deficient infrastructure.
India’s home-grown company, Patanjali has also announced plans for foraying into this market, expected to grow three times faster than that of beverages.
An estimated 76 million people in India have no access to safe water.
Data from the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MODWS) suggests that 77 per cent of India’s rural population had access to at least 40 Litres Per Capita Day (LPCD) of safe drinking water.
India is the largest exploiter of ground water in the world. Ground water levels in India are sinking faster than in most major countries.
Even as the Union government strives to fix the problem, water scarcity and pollution creates a huge business opportunity for private players in bottled water, water purifiers, water management and recycling plants.
More than 12 international companies have already set up design and engineering centres in Mumbai and Pune and more than 1,200 companies are in the business of waste-water treatment alone.

JOHOR BARU: The Johor government will propose to the federal government to put in place a coordinated set of laws that can be enforced by all water supply-related agencies to address the problem of pollution at rivers.
Johor Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said this needed to be done following cases of pollution at raw water resources such as rivers, which in turn had affected operations of water treatment plants and caused water supply disruptions.
"There is a need to coordinate the laws.
"We can see the differences in laws as with the Forestry (Department) that handles encroachment matters, Bakaj which monitors water intake points and whether anyone is diverting the water resources away from the water supply chain, and Department of Environment (DoE) which handles river polluters," said Hasni after the opening ceremony of the Water Leaders Forum organised by the Johor government at Mutiara Hotel here today.
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin launched the forum. Also present was Singapore Environment and Natural Resources Minister, Masagos Zulkifli Masagos Mohamad.
Citing an example of conflicting laws in matters of water pollution, Hasni said that Bakaj and DoE had different measurement criteria to define a polluted body of water.
The state government will bring up the matter with the federal government," said Hasni.
Recent cases of water supply disruptions in the past three months in Johor were traced to ammonia pollution in rivers.
On July 23, ammonia pollution in Sungai Skudai caused a disruption in the regular water supply in eight areas in Johor Baru when production at the Sultan Ismail water treatment plant dropped to 50 per cent.

ROMA residents are being urged to boil their tap water after E.coli was detected in the town’s water supply.
Maranoa Regional Council is currently working closely with Queensland Health to resolve the issue advises all residents in Roma to boil their tap water used for drinking, following the detection of E.coli affecting the Roma water supply.
Council issued an alert today and is currently flushing the mains and increasing the chlorine dosing in the affected area. This may take several days, before the alert can be lifted.
People should use cooled boiled water or bottled water for: drinking, brushing teeth, washing and preparing food or beverages, preparing baby formula, making ice and bathing infants.
People should bring drinking water to a boil and then allow water to cool before using it or storing it in a clean, closed container for later use.
Kettles with automatic cut-off switches are suitable for producing boiled water. Variable temperature kettles should be set to boil.
For more information, visit maranoa.qld.gov.au or phone 1300 007 662.

The South African Government and Cuba have extended the SA-Cuba cooperation agreement in the field of water resource management and water supply to 2023.
Deputy of Minister of Water and Sanitation Pamela Tshwete, on behalf of South Africa, signed the agreement with Cuba’s Institute of National Hydraulic Resources (INHR) during the third RSA-Cuba Joint Steering Committee meeting held recently in Pretoria.
The meeting was held to review and evaluate the agreement cooperation in the field of water resource management and water supply agreed upon in 2013, and identify areas of improvement.
Deputy Minister Tshwete said the extension of the cooperation agreement between the two countries is a step in the right direction for South Africa, as it will empower future engineers with much needed skills to help address the country’s water challenges.
She added that South Africa will forever be grateful to Cubans for their generosity in sharing their knowledge and skills in the health, as well as the water sector.
The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has also committed to speedily processing requests from Cuban engineers to be recognised as professional specialists.
This follows a pipe burst in the Komati Water Augmentation Scheme area on Sunday morning, 24 September, which affected water supply to the Duvha Power Station.
“The department engineers discovered the cause of the pipe burst at the Komati Water Augmentation Scheme to be due to a case of vandalism. Someone or some people attempted to steal the isolation valve leading to the burst.

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The Water Well Trust — a national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply — is seeking eligible households from 15 counties in Georgia, including Murray, to receive new water wells or rehabilitate existing wells before available funding expires on Saturday.
The Water Well Trust (WWT) received a matching grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a project to increase potable water availability to households in 15 rural Georgia counties, including Colquitt, Grady, Hancock, Hart, Jones, Jefferson, Meriwether, Murray, Monroe, Worth, Twiggs, Macon, Washington, Wilcox and Warren.
Funds are still available for low-interest loans to eligible individual households for a new water well or rehabilitation of an existing water well. WWT limits funding to a maximum of $11,000 per household. Loans have an interest rate of 1 percent with terms of up to 20 years.
To qualify for a WWT loan, Georgia applicants must be the owner and occupant of the home as their primary residence.
Prospective applicants can download the application form and instruction letter from the Water Well Trust website at waterwelltrust.org/apply or call (202) 625-4383 for more information.
The Water Well Trust is a 501(c)(3) organization created by the Water Systems Council to provide a clean water supply to American families living without access to a precious resource most of us take for granted.
The WWT serves Americans living primarily in rural, unincorporated areas or minority communities that may be isolated and difficult to reach, assisting low-income families that cannot afford to pay for public water supplies, and those who live in areas where the extension of public water supplies to serve them doesn’t make economic sense.

However, this change has come not just like that, but over a period of comprehensive and meticulous planning, efficient execution of planned works and equally efficient operation and maintenance of each and every component devised in the project, “24×7 Water Supply System To Ilkal City”, taken up under the North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Programme (NKUSIP), says Shivanand Kapashi, former Executive Director of the programme.
Although situated under the nose of Krishna river, which flows just 28 km away from the city, the situation was appalling throughout the year and the woes of the residents would only manifest in various degrees during summers.
The demographics on one side, and the availability of a major source of water like the Almatti dam across Krishna River on the other side turned out to be a blessing-in-disguise for the residents of the city.
The state government selected Ilkal along with 13 other towns and cities in the north Karnataka region to improve water access to households.
Finally, the project was conceived, and it was decided that it would be implemented at an initial estimated cost of Rs.19.79 crore, with the assistance of the Project Consultant SNC Lavalin Infrastructure Pvt.
Subsequently, water is supplied to every household in Ilkal city through a total distribution length of 124 km.