Boil water advisory lifted in Vernon after floods.
Authorities in Greater Vernon have revoked the boil water notice after testing one of the region’s water sources.
Greater Vernon Water and Interior Health said that residents in the City of Vernon, District of Coldstream, Spallumcheen, as well as Electoral Areas B, C and parts of D can drink their tap water.
Authorities tested the water from Duteau Creek which showed that the water supply has returned to a "good" rating.
But the region’s second water source, Kamalka Lake, remains turbid and will be switched off until conditions improve.
The boil water advisory was initially issued after several days of heavy flooding affected the region, causing water quality to degrade to a "poor" rating.
That meant residents had to exercise caution using tap water for drinking, washing fruits and vegetables, making beverages or ice, or for brushing teeth.
Staff in the Regional District of North Okanagan say they will continue to monitor water quality and work with Interior Health.

Boil water advisory lifted in Vernon after floods.
Authorities in Greater Vernon have revoked the boil water notice after testing one of the region’s water sources.
Greater Vernon Water and Interior Health said that residents in the City of Vernon, District of Coldstream, Spallumcheen, as well as Electoral Areas B, C and parts of D can drink their tap water.
Authorities tested the water from Duteau Creek which showed that the water supply has returned to a "good" rating.
But the region’s second water source, Kamalka Lake, remains turbid and will be switched off until conditions improve.
The boil water advisory was initially issued after several days of heavy flooding affected the region, causing water quality to degrade to a "poor" rating.
That meant residents had to exercise caution using tap water for drinking, washing fruits and vegetables, making beverages or ice, or for brushing teeth.
Staff in the Regional District of North Okanagan say they will continue to monitor water quality and work with Interior Health.

Scorching heat and no water supply!
Travails of 60% citizens yesterday.
Nagpur: Lack of power 45 Kms at Nawegaon Khairi on Sunday ensured the pumping station there could not send water to Nagpur and many overhead water tanks did not get filled.
This resulted in minimum or no water supply to almost 60% of the city on entire Sunday and first part of Monday.
On a day when heat had gone to an impossible high of 46.2* this was a heartless joke on most Nagpurians who could not run coolers, could not take a cool shower and some did not even have adequate drinking water!
Most wards in North, Central and East Nagpur were affected and one could see Corporators also running from pillar to post to help people out with water supply.
So irate was the public that in Wanjari Nagar an OCW employee involved with arranging water tankers was almost attacked by a mob.
OCW Public Relations Manager Sachin Darwekar has assured that today, i.e. Tuesday, all water scarcity will be gone and regular supply resumed.

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GUWAHATI, May 16 – As summer sets in, residents in many localities of Guwahati are reeling under severe water crisis, much of it blamed on short supply of water by agencies responsible for providing piped water supply to the people in the city.
There are complaints from various places, including Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Hengerabari, Sarumataria, Rukminigaon etc.
“While we have restricted our daily usage, we have been forced to buy water due to short supply.
“The government is talking about smart city.
The problem has been persisting for the last few weeks, and the authorities appear unmoved despite the growing inconveniences faced by the people of the capital city.
There are also reports of unscrupulous people extracting water from the supply lines using motors (pumps), thus reducing the flow to other lines.
“In our locality we used to get water supply at full force for up to four hours every day in the afternoon.
“Moreover, the residents getting water supply through the Nabagraha line are also getting irregular water supply.

Centre Water Works calls alleged polluters on the carpet.
The lawsuit is against carpet and textile companies, manufacturers and chemical suppliers of PFCs that attorneys contend are responsible for polluting the city’s water supply.
Representing Centre are Beasley Allen lawyers Jere Beasley, Rhon Jones, Rick Stratton, Grant Cofer and Ryan Kral, together with Roger Bedford of Roger Bedford & Associates in Russellville.
Jones said the lawsuit is basically the same kind of case with the same allegations made against the same defendants as in the lawsuit brought last year by the Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board.
However, Jones said the plaintiffs filed a motion to have it moved back to state court “where it belongs,” and are waiting for a federal judge’s ruling.
When Gadsden’s suit was filed, Jones said the Gadsden Water Works and its customers did not put the chemicals in the water and should not be held responsible for removing them either.
The polluters must bear the expected multi-million dollar cost cleaning up and removing the PFCs from the water system.
Some of the highest PFC test results in North America, if not the world, have been recorded near the discharge sites for these carpet manufacturers.” In May 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new lifetime health exposure guidelines for PFOS and PFOA.
After the EPA issued the new exposure limits, an advisory warning was provided to eight systems in Alabama.
The EPA advisory focused on PFOA and PFOS, man-made chemical compounds that are used in the manufacture of non-stick, stain-resistant and water-proofing coatings on fabric, cookware, firefighting foam and a variety of other consumer products.

What’s the difference between a Water Quality Advisory and a Boil Water Notice?.
To add to that, there are three types of alerts, a Water Quality Advisory, a Boil Water Notice and lastly a Do Not Use Notice.
What is turbidity?
Measuring Water Quality Good quality water (<1 NTU) – No alert Even when the water measures low turbidity levels, it is still recommended that newborns and people with compromised immune systems drink boiled water or a safe alternative if they are served by an unfiltered water source.
Poor quality water (>5 NTU) – Boil Water Notice When turbidity levels surpass 5 NTU, all users should drink boiled water or a safe alternative like bottled water.
A Water Quality Advisory is issued in situations in which the public health risk posed by the water supply system is modest or when the turbidity is between 1 – 5 NTU.
Status of the major water purveyors in the Central Okanagan The South East Kelowna Irrigation District (SEKID) – use this link to see who services you within City of Kelowna boundaries.
Within West Kelowna there are several systems.
Killiney Beach – Boil Water Notice Westshore Estates – Boil Water Notice Falcon Ridge (Part of the Regional District) For updates on their systems click here.
Peachland has three water sources and is currently on a Boil Water Notice.

Nestle Water Staff on strike in Karachi, Karachi faces Nestle Water scarcity.
Karachi faces Nestle Water scarcity as Company’s staff observes strike KARACHI, Pakistan: In a bid to ensure their salaries soared, the Staff members of Mineral Water Company Nestle have been observing a strike in Karachi, making the water supply insufficient for the heat-stricken people.
Sources said that the strike by the Staff has turned into a Nestle Water scarcity in many areas of the City as a number of workers of Nestle has begun observing the strike, seeking an increase in their salaries.
The Staff of Nestle is of the view that though the Company’s earning continues to spike and it has also time-to-time increased the prices of Nestle bottles but yet it hasn’t increased the salaries of its Staff members for a while.
However, no official statement has yet been issued in this regard by the Company.
Amid insufficient supply of Nestle Water and the Staff’s threat to continue the strike till their demands are met, the Consumers have become indignant saying Nestle calls itself the world’s leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company; however, its unjust behaviors to its workers is highly deplorable.
The Consumers said that despite the fact that they ensure timely and full payment of Nestle Water charges but the Company even didn’t bother to tell them about the disturbance in Water supply.
Furthermore, the Consumers demanded an immediate supply of Nestle Water to them across Karachi as its demand has become even higher in the hot weather.
Source: Propakistani

"My government is attaching priority to the drinking water supply programme," said Naveen.
The chief minister directed the officials to make provisions for 100 per cent piped water supply in 112 urban local bodies on war footing.
At present, 79 per cent people in the urban areas are getting piped water.
Steps will be taken to receive public grievances through mobile phones.
About one per cent of 4.39 lakh-odd tube wells are lying defunct.
Repair of 463 defunct piped water supply projects are also going on.
On February 24, Naveen directed officials to complete maintenance of drinking water projects by March 31.
The extension officers were assigned to monitor water supply in every panchayat and asked to submit the report to block development offic-ers.
These are municipal corporations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Sambalpur and the municipalities in Puri, Baripada, Balasore and Bhadrak.
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Mayor Jack Smiley calls on Altus residents to be stewards of water supply in honor of Drinking Water Week.
The City of Altus and the American Water Works Association or AWWA are celebrating Drinking Water Week and the role clean drinking water plays in the United States.
The city workers have been operating a public water system since 1927, the year the Ambursen Dam at Lake Lugert-Altus was completed and the first water treatment plant for the area was built.
As part-owner of the Mountain Park Master Conservancy District, the money from the city for construction and maintenance gives the municipality water rights from assures the reservoir.
“The water currently produced is the cleanest, safest water ever produced in our city’s history.” Supervisor Gene Leister, Senior Operator Ronnie Jones, Lab Technician Rick Stebbens, and operators Tim Williams, E.M. Collier, Tim Jeffrey, Tia Dameron and C.J.
Morris have been licensed by the State of Oklahoma through a process that includes higher level algebra and chemistry exams.
According to Barron, the Altus Water Treatment Plant runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week and stores about one day’s worth of treated water in case the plant needs to be shut down for short-term maintenance.
We are extremely proud of the work accomplished by our water treatment operators.” Access to water from Tom Steed Reservoir not only provides drinking water to Altus residents, but also provides fire protection, supports industrial and commercials business and promotes a healthy environment, Barron said.
We should all know how to find and fix leaks, care for our home’s pipes, and support our utility’s investment in water infrastructure,” AWWA Chief Executive Officer David LaFrance said.
Reach Katrina Goforth at 580-482-1221, ext.

CS calls for regular water supply in rural areas after high court rebuke.
Ranchi, May 12: In the light of High Court order, Chief Secretary Raj Bala Verma directed all the superintending, executive, JE and asst.
engineers to visit drinking water scarcity zone regularly and provide drinking water to the people.
She said that all the hand pumps should be repaired so that water could be provided to people in rural areas.
Mrs. Verma said that engineers will take information from the Jal Sahiyas on functional and dysfunctional hand pumps in their areas.
mail.
She said that every day development report should be sent by PMU Director and briefed the press.
She has directed to inspect those villages by 25th May which are hard hit from drinking water availability point of view.
It was said that the dysfunctional unit will be started in 2 days.
IAS and departmental officers are sent to districts for inspection.