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Bretby Rotary Club wishes to help out the victims of Cyclone Pam through the folks at Aquabox. The club is donating 1,000 pounds to Aquabox to help them provide kits for the South Pacific victims. These kits can help provide clean water to citizens, using a water filter provided in the kit. For more details […]
The Delaware River is being cleaned via nature rather than traditional man-made methods. Officials added freshwater mussels into the ecosystem of the river which have acted as a natural filter for the river by cycling gallons of water per hour eating small particles. For more on using mussels to clean river water, click here:: Natural […]
Sembcorp, a water provider for homes in Bournemouth, was fined 85,000 pounds after it was discovered that their water was unfit for human consumption. Magistrates said Sembcorp had been “negligent, bordering on reckless.” The company claims that they have since installed a UV filter to kill off any bacteria in the water supply. For more […]
In response to Taiwan’s water shortage, the region has started to ration water supplies to more than one million homes. Water supplies will be cut off entirely two days each week on a rotating basis in several of Taiwan’s northern cities. The water shortage is blamed on not only the ongoing drought but also the […]
The state of California in the United States is approaching a different solution to their nearly never-ending drought. The State Water Resources Control Board drafted a plan with water reduction targets for Californian cities from 10-35%. These cuts are to help extend the limited amount of water they already have until another solution can be […]
Amidst a series of political troubles, the country of Yemen has a desperate need for clean water. Thirteen million Yemenis, half the population, struggle to obtain clean water to drink or grow crops. The result is that 14.7 million people in the country currently depend on humanitarian aid. Experts estimate that the capitl of Sana’a […]
Nearly one-third of the global population doesn’t have access to flush toilets and many areas suffer due to the inability to dispose of human waste. However, a new movement is having communities compost human waste in areas where water is scarce. The waste is covered in sawdust to deter odor and the high outdoor temperatures […]
The Chinese government is expected to launch an action plan to protect the quality of the remaining fresh water resources. The years of economic growth and manufacturing has left much of China’s water unfit for human consumption and unable to grow crops. According to official data, 60% of China’s underground water is contaminated. For more […]
A Westfield based water box charity is sending aid to the victims of a tropical cyclone that hit the South Pacific. Cyclone Pam ripped through the island of Vanuatu, leaving several communities without water or homes. World Water Works hopes to provide 400 water survival boxes to assist these people. For more on this charitable […]
Global manufacturer Pentair has announced that its Project Safewater has provided safe, sustainable water services to over one million people around the world. Pentair has provided water solutions by combining technology and industry to create the means for areas to wastewater and provide safe water delivery. For more on Pentair’s water efforts, click here:: Pentair […]
