Water In The News - Berkey ®
May 2007:
1. Pakistan is likely to face growing fresh water shortages in the years ahead (5/1/07)
2. Montana city tackles copper in water to avoid court (5/1/07)
3. Alberta accused of ignoring water well contamination by oil and gas drilling - Canada (5/1/07)
4. California on the brink of water crisis: Report (5/3/07)
5. University Bridge pipe rupture exposes aging water network - WA (5/3/07)
6. Undigested, Discarded Medication In Septic Tanks Leading To Water Pollution (5/4/07)
7. Golf course violation - pond water kills ducks (5/4/07)
8. Lawrence cited for violations at brand-new water treatment plant - MA (5/4/07)
9. Supplier to investigate after town left without water - Australia (5/4/07)
10. First, face the truth about our dirty water - IA (5/4/07)
11. Boil-water alerts issued in Claiborne, Oktibbeha, Wayne counties - MS (5/4/07)
12. Water woes: The challenges - India (5/6/07)
13. Artificial water shortage boosts tanker mafia - Pakistan (5/6/07)
14. Davenport Lifts Boil Water Order - FL (5/7/07)
15. Chlorine failures irk mayor - WI (5/7/07)
16. Portland-area rivers test positive for a veritable pharmacy, scientists find - OR (5/7/07)
17. Algae-killing chemicals harming water for 80,000 - WA (5/7/07)
18. City dwellers face acute water crisis - Bangladesh (5/7/07)
19. Hannam Village residents blast command over mercury-tainted water - South Korea (5/8/07)
20. Acquiring land may unleash 'water war' - WI (5/8/07)
21. Missouri under water (5/9/07)
22. Beijing Official Issues Tap Water Alert (5/9/07)
23. Bottled water has high environmental costs- report (5/10/07)
24. Chemical found in Queens water; officials say no health risk - NY (5/10/07)
25. Drinking Water Week 2007: How can we preserve our most precious natural resource? (5/11/07)
26. Bottled Water Pricey in More Ways than One (5/11/07)
27. Fluoride shortage affecting water (5/11/07)
28. Cities losing billions of gallons of water to aging, leaky pipes - FL (5/14/07)
29. Chromium in drinking water causes cancer: U.S. agency (5/16/07)
30. Possums blamed for Carterton water woes - New Zealand (5/16/07)
31. South Africa 'wasting too much water' (5/17/07)
32. Plaquemines water once again safe to drink - LA (5/19/07)
33. Getting the lead out ...; pipes are contaminating our water - Canada (5/19/07)
34. S. Florida Water Shortage Being Compared To 2001 Drought That Cost Businesses $400 Million (5/21/07)
35. Long Beach scores "Worst" grade in water quality report - CA (5/24/07)
36. Heavy rain puts parts of Kansas under water (5/25/07)
37. Rocky Boy's water tainted by solvent - MT (5/26/07)
38. Los Angeles shuts down water well due to contamination (5/27/07)
39. NDP demands regular tests after lead found in drinking water at Ontario legislature - Canada (5/30/07)
40. Beijing blocks Evian water shipment (5/31/07)
41. Diversion of Yangtze river to tackle Wuxi water crisis - China (5/31/07)

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