Water In The News - Berkey ®
April 2008:
1. Tanzanian visitor focuses on quest for clean water - Tanzania (04/01/08)
2. Chicago area sees no major flooding, but water levels rising - IL (04/01/08)
3. Old-fashioned water fight brews in Colorado - CO (04/01/08)
4. Lake Powell Pipeline: Will there be any water to pump? - UT (04/01/08)
5. Canada foils UN water plan - Canada (04/02/08)
6. PG&E settles for contamination depicted in 'Erin Brockovich' - CA (04/02/08)
7. Bore water scare - Australia (04/02/08)
8. Fisher 'misspoke' on water diversion - OH (04/02/08)
9. City hopes to put tainted wells back online - OK (04/02/08)
10. Water hazards - United Kingdom (04/03/08)
11. Groundwater proven to be clear - WI (04/03/08)
12. Groups plan suit, say ash dump polluted wetland - MD (04/03/08)
13. Pupils protest waterway pollution - New Zealand (04/04/08)
14. U.S. droughts endanger Canada's water - Canada (04/04/08)
15. Massachusetts's cities opt for green water - MA (04/04/08)
16. Irish food authority tackles cryptosporidium - Ireland (04/04/08)
17. Draining away - South Africa (04/04/08)
18. Barcelona to import water for drought - Spain (04/05/08)
19. Record high water puts spring fishing on hold on rivers, lakes - MO (04/05/08)
20. Old Canals Concern Federal Water Bosses - NV (04/05/08)
21. Aerial sprayer says spraying and safe water both possible - KS (04/06/08)
22. Clash Over Land and Water - CT (04/06/08)
23. Environmental officials find polluted groundwater near Lincoln - NE (04/07/08)
24. Climate change threatens Afghan health - Afghanistan (04/07/08)
25. Councils fail to comply with legal order to clean up water - Ireland (04/07/08)
26. One Thirsty Town's Answer to Water Shortage - India (04/07/08)
27. 1,775 boil-water advisories in Canada require action - Canada (04/07/08)
28. 3M submits plans for cleaning up PFCs in the east metro - MN (04/08/08)
29. Sixmilewater polluted over 200 times in last five years - UK (04/08/08)
30. A dozen Hardin County water sources polluted - KY (04/08'09)
31. Bringing Clean Water to All - MA (04/09/08)
32. 48,000 W.Va. residents under boil-water advisory - WV (04/10/08)
33. Creek Next to Henry Burns Park Contaminated - GA (04/10/08)
34. Two parasites mean more testing for Alamosa's water - CO (04/10/08)
35. Diminishing Latin American Glaciers Threaten Water Supply - Peru (04/10/08)
36. Tainted soil means more testing - CT (04/11/08)
37. Dozen buffaloes die after consuming 'contaminated' water - India (04/12/08)
38. Homeowners Feel Heat in West Coal Boom - CO (04/12/08)
39. San Francisco Goldman Environmental Prize Awarded - CA (04/12/08)
40. Creek goes from eyesore to eyeful - CA (04/12/08)
41. New technique adds magnesium to desalinated water - Israel (04/12/08)
42. It's time to clean up South Florida's dirty little secret - FL (04/13/08)
43. Poisonous algae bloom threatens giant Chinese lake - China (04/14/08)
44. Urban tank water shock - Australia (04/15/08)
45. Whakatane residents stock up after water supply tainted - New Zealand (04/15/08)
46. Subdivision first to irrigate lawns with reclaimed water - FL (04/15/08)
47. Rusted car taints water - Canada (04/15/08)
48. How to tackle the current drought? - Israel (04/16/08)
49. Too much Lanier water was released, Corps says - GA (04/16/08)
50. H2Oh-Oh: Bacteria found in Pinconning drinking water - MI (04/16/08)
51. Hogenakkal project: Water of hope - India (04/16/08)
52. Mum injected toxic water into baby son - Australia (04/17/08)
53. Alert on tainted Sudbury - MA (04/17/08)
54. Study finds mercury in birds near polluted rivers - DC (04/17/08)
55. America's 10 Most Endangered Rivers 2008 - USA (04/17/08)
56. Water levels rise in Murray Darling Basin - Australia (04/18/08)
57. Police suspect Nokia water crisis could have caused 2 deaths - Finland (04/18/08)
58. City schools to test drinking water - OH (04/18/08)
59. Promoters hope Earth Hour will lead People to cut water use - Canada (04/19/08)
60. Governor Speaks Out Against Federal Water Plan - FL (04/19/08)
61. Footie clubs back water campaign - UK (04/19/08)
62. China to spend 30 billion yuan to clean polluted lake - China (04/19/08)
63. Multi-million dollar plan to pump water to Jordan's capital - Jordan (04/20/08)
64. World Expo in Spain Has Water as Its Theme - Spain (04/20/08)
65. Sustainability fair draws thousands - NH (04/20/08)
66. Death Confirmed in Alamosa Salmonella Outbreak - CO (04/21/08)
67. Excess of Water Puts Farmers Behind in Planting - AR (04/21/08)
68. 600 Earth Day volunteers clean one of NJ's most polluted rivers - NJ (04/22/08)
69. EPA to hear plant's impact on the Cuyahoga River - OH (04/22/08)
70. Polluted to squeaky green: An environmental clean up story - OR (04/22/08)
71. As Southeast drought eases, water bills rise - GA (04/23/08)
72. Las Cruces water reclamation facility work starts - NM (04/23/08)
73. Parched U.S. states could start 'water wars' over Great Lakes - Canada (04/23/08)
74. Anderson Lake, tainted by algae, set to open for fishing season - WA (04/23/08)
75. Water Plant Being Built 10 Stories Down, a Towering Price Tag - NY (04/24/08)
76. Bottled water industry not been well regulated - USA (04/24/08)
77. Council says tap water didn't kill babies - Africa (04/24/08)
78. Jeddah Headed Toward Ecological Disaster - Saudi Arabia (04/25/08)
79. Bottled water causes Hepatitis A outbreak - China (04/25/08)
80. Joel Grover Investigation: 'Contaminated Water?' - CA (04/25/08)
81. Facing smoke on the water - NY (04/26/08)
82. DENR: RP has enough water supply for the year - Philippines (04/26/08)
83. Love that dirty water? Now it's getting better - MA (04/26/08)
84. He saw a market, dove in - MN (04/26/08)
85. Water failing state's tests - CO (04/27/08)
86. PCB-Tainted Carp from Utah Lake Could Be Sold as Food - UT (04/28/08)
87. Drips to the fore in water planning - Australia (04/28/08)
88. Algae choking Lake Victoria - Uganda (04/28/08)
89. Special bacteria will chow down on heaping helpings of OMC toxins - IL (04/29/08)
90. Is it time to talk about 'peak water'? - MA (04/29/08)
91. Is Your Water Polluted? These Critters Will Tell You - USA (04/30/08)
92. Navy Develops Storm Runoff Treatment System to Protect Waters - CA (04/30/08)

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