Water In The News - Berkey ®
March 2008:
1. Studies warn area water will get more scarce - WA (3/1/08)
2. 17 alternatives to the water pipeline proposed by Nevada - UT (3/1/08)
3. Plentiful water is worth protecting - NC (03/01/08)
4. Town Bank Residents Concerned with Well Contamination - NJ (03/02/08)
5. Prince Philip warned not to drink the water - UK (3/2/08)
6. Take steps now to protect Shitalakkhya from contamination - Bangladesh (03/02/08)
7. Drilling's Hidden Costs - TX (03/02/08)
8. Conference explores ailing rivers - SC (03/03/08)
9. 21% of population use water containing arsenic - Vietnam (03/03/08)
10. Water everywhere except the Murray - Australia (03/04/08)
11. California's water fortune is told at Gin Flat - CA (03/04/08)
12. Health Department Declares Typhoid Outbreak In Calamba - Philippines (03/04/08)
13. 400 signs warn of polluted waters - SC (03/04/08)
14. Kennecott may give up wetlands - UT (03/05/08)
15. Whisky works magic on polluted land - Scotland (03/05/08)
16. One million Ethiopians face water shortage - Ethiopia (03/05/08)
17. Water department requires major upgrades - MO (0/05/08)
18. Minister in denial over 'looming' water crisis - South Africa (03/06/08)
19. Drought May Be Cause Of Well Water Contamination - SC (03/06/08)
20. Village water high in nitrates - OH (03/06/08)
21. Protecting All Waters - US (03/07/08)
22. Acute shortage of drinking water in Karak - Pakistan (03/07/08)
23. Drought-hit Cyprus seeks water from Lebanon - Cyprus (03/07/08)
24. Enfield enters into agreement with state to clean up polluted wells - CT (03/07/08)
25. Water projects get $22 million from state - PA (03/08/08)
26. Tainted wells elicit concern - DE (03/08/08)
27. Tritium leaked at Brunswick Nuclear Plant again - NC (03/08/08)
28. Water Quality Restores Seagrasses - FL (03/09/08)
29. E. coli kid now has diabetes; parents still await compensation - Canada (03/09/08)
30. Water Makes US Troops in Iraq Sick - Iraq (03/09/08)
31. Traces of Sedatives in NYC Water - NY (03/09/08)
32. Drugs in Water Could Affect Human Cells - Europe (03/09/08)
33. Seattle, Eastside drinking water unlikely to be tainted by drugs - WA (03/10/08)
34. Funding water projects - TX (03/10/08)
35. Small town water systems not as susceptible to contamination - MD (03/11/08)
36. Countryside 'shadowed' by pollution - China (03/11/08)
37. Storm Water Capture System Provides Fire Protection - TX (03/12/08)
38. Crop fertilizers blamed for Morro Bay water contamination - CA (03/12/08)
39. Lowly streams play big role in fighting pollution - MI (03/12/08)
40. Water Shortage - Stop Blaming the Government - Ghana (03/13/08)
41. Corps of Engineers will cut water releases from Lanier - GA (03/13/08)
42. Blacklick Township homes getting municipal water - PA (03/13/08)
43. Zanjero: A way of life drying up - CA (03/14/08)
44. Petrie's No. 2 problem - Canada (03/15/08)
45. UN warns climate change melting glaciers at alarming rate - Switzerland (03/15/08)
46. Taint poses little danger to Ark River in Kansas - KS (03/16/08)
47. Troubles getting deeper for U.S., its fresh water supply - US (03/16/08)
48. New drug holds promise for parasitic worm disease - IL (03/16/08)
49. The water is safe to drink - CA (03/16/08)
50. $1 can mean safe drinking water for a child - WA (03/17/08)
51. How to water a parched city: a Tanzanian tale - Tanzania (03/17/08)
52. Scuffles over the water pipe in slum - Sierra Leone (03/17/08)
53. World's Water Needs Grow More Urgent - NY (03/17/08)
54. Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Expected, UN Reports - US (03/18/08)
55. Drought eases, water wars persist - GA (03/18/08)
56. Lawsuit filed over possible contaminated of drinking water - CA (03/18/08)
57. Briton bags Stockholm Water Prize - Sweden (03/19/08)
58. Roads polluting lakes - GA (03/19/08)
59. Governor Announces Environmental Excellence Award Winners - PA (03/19/08)
60. Fred the Fish Kids learn how mountain streams get polluted - NC (03/19/08)
61. Former watchdog: State didn't follow own water rules - Israel (03/20/08)
62. Drenched Missouri girds for more flooding - MO (03/20/08)
63. This water better taste like gold... - South Africa (03/20/08)
64. Delhi biggest contributor to pollution of Yamuna - India (03/20/08)
65. Restaurants urged to eschew bottles in favor of tap water - CA (03/21/08)
66. Governor signs bill providing more water for Columbia Basin - WA (03/21/08)
67. Report: Rodents Caused Nev. Canal Flood - NV (03/21/08)
68. Tankless not always best way to heat water - Canada (03/22/08)
69. Metro is slow to fight sewage in five streams - TN (03/23/08)
70. Dubai builds world's largest water reservoirs - United Arab Emirates (03/24/08)
71. Row expected over plans to pipe Shannon water to Dublin - Ireland (03/24/08)
72. Neighbours still distrustful after drinking water tainted - Canada (03/24/08)
73. Troubled waters - Canada (03/24/08)
74. State admits Tallevast pollution study way off mark - FL (03/25/08)
75. Contaminated Colo. water system flushed - CO (03/25/08)
76. Is warming a clear danger for Tahoe? - CA (03/25/08)
77. Murray-Darling buys water to save chicks - Australia (03/26/08)
78. Dalit woman denied water in Orissa village - Thailand (03/2608)
79. Arizona's economic future is . . . algae? - AZ (03/26/08)
80. Desalination, recycling for SE Qld - Australia (03/27/08)
81. Neglected Toxic Waste Plume Worries Neighborhood - FL (03/27/08)
82. Officials spar with US Army Corps of Engineers over soil dumping - MO (03/28/08)
83. Africa Utilizes Only 4 Per Cent of Its Water Resources - Tunisia (3/28/08)
84. Landfill Isn't Contributing To Pollution In The River - MD (03/28/08)
85. Plan for Lake Ontario water level draws fire - Canada (03/29/08)
86. Still water in cans is a 'gimmick' - Wales (03/29/08)
87. Group seeks to profit by having streams' protection removed - TN (03/30/08)
88. City's leaky pipes losing 40m litres of water a day - Scotland (03/31/08)
89. Report lists 12 alternatives to Colorado River water - NV (03/31/08)

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