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The article reports that in addition to the ever stricter EU requirements for water protection, climate change in particular is causing a significant change. Topics include examines to increase experiencing extremely dry phases during the main production period from May to September, 2023 and some of which can last for several weeks.

The article focuses on "Supernatural", an expansive exhibition project from the White Rabbit Collection, featuring works by 33 contemporary Chinese artists who describe what they see reflected in nature: historic traditions, enchantment and hypothetical futures. It mentions the reflection of issues of apocalyptic air pollution, traffic, fears about food and water safety and over-population. It also mentions the views of curator David Williams.

The article offers information on the job risks faced by a game warden of the wildlife agency Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. It describes their job which includes protection of wildlife and fisheries, policing hunters and enforcing water safety laws. It highlights details regarding their shifts, the firing attack faced by a game warden and situations where they get verbally threatened.

The article offers information on water safety and importance of environmental testing for legionella. Topics discussed include infection risk from water-borne pathogens; need of warm building water systems such as cooling towers to get rid of waterborne pathogen; and conditions within the building water systems for the amplification of legionella's such as warm temperature, nutrients and presence of other microorganisms.

The article focuses on the appropriate water policy that can help address water scarcity problems. Topics discussed include the factors that contribute to the growing problem of water scarcity, including population increases, climate changes and poor water resource management policies, the economic implication of water scarcity and the elements of an effective water policy, such as policies that promote equity, security and environmental sustainability.

The article presents the first part of a three-part series that focuses on keeping municipal water clean and fresh. Topics mentioned include percentage of sodium hypochlorite contained in household bleach, advantages of chlorine in form of dichlorisocyanurinate, and the advantages and disadvantages of quaternary amines.

The article discusses the controversies in Golden Gate Estates, a log-cabin-style home in Collier County, Florida, involving Texas company Dan A. Hughes, and provides questions and answers concerning water safety, environmental protection and residential rights related to oil drilling. Topics discussed include state regulations on hydraulic fracturing, water usage of fracking, and the kinds of toxic waste resulting from drilling.

Water safety plans provide a relatively new management approach for identifying and addressing risks in a water supply. In 2011, the province of Alberta (Canada) became the first jurisdiction in North America to require that all water supplies develop drinking water safety plans (DWSPs). This research explored the implementation of DWSPs through the experiences of 'early adopter' operators who work in small communities. Specifically, inperson open-ended qualitative interviews with operators from 15 small communities from across Alberta were conducted to explore implementation challenges and opportunities. The findings highlight a number of barriers associated with the relationships between decision-making bodies, regulatory authorities and water operators, all of which have the potential to support or hinder the uptake of a DWSP. Findings also indicate that a DWSP can act as a bridge, providing a much-needed tool to facilitate communication about water supplies and help to support and manage relationships between stakeholders. This study revealed a number of important and useful insights to the small community early DWSP adopter experience in Canada that could be applied in other jurisdictions looking to adopt similar practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The urban water cycle (UWC) is often managed by several stakeholders dealing with specific components of the cycle such as water supply, wastewater systems and water bodies management. Therefore, risk management in the UWC benefits from an integrated approach to incorporate the interdependencies between elements. The water cycle safety plan (WCSP) provides a common risk management framework for stakeholders in the UWC. It is based on the water safety plan (WSP) approach for water supply and incorporates the latest developments in risk management approaches, such as ISO 31 000:2009 and ISO Guide 73:2009. Apart from protection of public health, the WCSP also addresses public safety and protection of the environment. The proposed WCSP is divided into nine steps including stakeholders' commitment and team assembling, establishment of scope of the plan, characterisation of water systems, identification of risks, risk analysis and evaluation, selection of risk reduction measures, development of protocols for communication, monitoring and review. The WCSP approach was developed in the PREPARED project with a focus on UWC adaptation to climate change but can be applied in a broader context. This preventive and systematic risk approach supports decisions on adaptive measures and strategies for the whole UWC based on the best available knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses how the residents of Flint, Michigan are still dealing with unsafe drinking water 12 months after a state of emergency was declared to deal with a lead content in the water crisis in the city, and it mentions how the people in Flint, Michigan are using bottled water when they cook, bath, and brush their teeth. Water quality testing is addressed, along with access to Detroit, Michigan's properly treated water supply. A Legionella bacteria outbreak is assessed.

The article looks at the professional engineers in Canada as of June 2013. Topics include the work of the Engineers Canada organization to promote engineering education, policies meant to protect the safety of Canada's air, water, and infrastructure, and efforts to attract foreign engineers to Canada to mitigate the country's shortage of skilled professionals.

The Failure Experience Improvement System (FEIS) is a software tool that was developed in order to contribute to a minimization of hazardous events and failures within water supply systems and thus to achieve increased water safety. Based on the analysis of failure systems by applying Social Network Analysis (SNA) to the water supply infrastructure, the FEIS enables water utilities to identify causes and effects of failure events and to locate vulnerable points in their infrastructure. Failure events and the relations between them are the basis for the FEIS database. This database draws upon information on failure events which have occurred in practice at water utilities in Austria and on a literature review and survey of guidelines. The FEIS, which is accessed online, is currently used by six Austrian water utilities for development and test purposes. It provides both graphical visualization of the failure network and analytical indicators to evaluate failure events. In this way, it supports the utilities in identifying corrective actions in order to minimize the probability of failure occurrence and to limit the damage to the system once a failure has occurred. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the safety of tap water in the U.S., with particular focus given to the presence of contaminants including heavy metals, pesticides, and drugs. An overview of safety regulations affecting drinking water and enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is presented, and water reports given by community water systems to consumers are examined. INSETS: WELL WATER: DIGGING FOR ANSWERS;HOME WATER TESTS: THE CLAIMS, THE TRUTH;WHAT HOME SYSTEMS CAN (AND CAN'T) DO;HOW TO BE CLEANER...AND GREENER

The article emphasizes the need to identify non-potable water piping system for human health and safety purposes. Engineers and architects who are designing sustainable living and green building projects are interested in utilizing non-potable water. Non-potable water has always been considered in sustainable projects. However, the use of non-potable water has raised concerns over water safety and efficiency. The factors that should be considered in using non-potable indoor piping system are highlighted.

The article discusses the advanced irrigation and hydration techniques brought about by the stringent regulation and ever-growing concern for the health and well-being of employees. It recalls the invention of the commercial eyewash in the first half of the first century and was devised by an industrial plant manager due to his great concern with employees. It mentions on the several studies conducted concerning hydration advancements.

The article reports that disposal of mine tailings into shallow marine environments has contaminated marine waters and forced local populations to restrict their consumption of fish and shellfish in Peru, Chile, Indonesia, the Philippines, and elsewhere. Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and East Timor have formed a partnership, the Coral Triangle Initiative, to safeguard the region's marine environment and coastal resources. Yet mining firms and member governments consider it acceptable to discharge hundreds of thousands of tons of chemical wastes per day into these waters. The high cost to collect and analyze samples at terrestrial and shallow marine sites, prevents developing world governments and public interest groups to intervene.

The article focuses on a solar-powered water wheel built by Baltimore resident John Kellett in Maryland. It states that the machine, which uses clean energy, is capable of removing up to 50,000 pounds of trash from the Inner Harbor every day. It notes that Kellett has received emails and phone calls from Brazil, China and Argentina due to his invention.

The article provides information on the 2.7 acre Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel, a revitalization initiative by the city government of Seattle, Washington. It notes that the new creek, owned and operated by the Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), is designed to improve water quality within the headwaters of Thornton Creek. Moreover, it mentions that the project is also designed to treat runoff using a series of vegetated terraces which connect several small pond areas.

The article offers information on how water parks are constructed. It explains that building a water park involves large number of workers including designers and engineers who design water facilities. It presents the insights of Jeffrey Siebert on how the land is prepared, steel girders are secured, pumps and filtration systems are positioned, and slides are assembled. Statement from Fran Stephenson regarding the water safety management in Sea World San Antonio is also offered.

The article focuses on the increasing development of water testing tools due to the emergence of new contaminants and declining sources of drinking water worldwide. New water testing equipment are specifically designed to identify inorganic pollutants like metals and organic contaminants like industrial organic chemicals. Robert Joyce, market development manager at Dionex Corp., notes that water testing and measuring are the only bases of ensuring water safety.

The article focuses on the Water Resource Observation Network (WRON), an agency that is responsible for monitoring water levels in Australia. Information is provided on how the group compiles water data and information to predict changes in the water supply and uses their laboratory to test different climate scenarios in order to prepare for natural disaster.

This article describes the positions for and against the use of desalinisation plants to provide clean drinking water. Questions about desalinisation including its ecological impact on salt water ecosystems, whether it undermines water conservation, and the use of fossil fuels in decontamination are noted. Comments from Gary Crisp, who assisted the development of a plant in Perth, Australia, touch on the possibilities of developing sustainable desalinisation plants.

The article focuses on continuous Legionella detection device which proactively reduces the risk of disease outbreak and costly litigation by monitoring the airborne bacterial pneumonia. Topics discussed include role of cooling towers in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, and details of the monitoring device Rapid Airborne Pathogen Identification & Detection (RAPID) Reader System developed by the company PathogenAlert.

Environmentalists are winning the battle to keep an Arkansas river clean. So why does history keep them looking over their shoulders? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on hosting the annual National Water Safety Month in May by the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals, the American Red Cross, the World Waterpark Association and National Recreation & Park Association to raise awareness about water safety.

The article offers information on Erin Brockovich, a legal clerk and environmental activist. Particular focus is given to her efforts to bring clean water to those in the U.S. Additional topics discussed include Brockovich's home in California, tainted water in Flint, Michigan, and and Brockovich's work with the legal firm Weitz & Luxemberg.

The article reports that states and the federal government are taking a closer look at the status of water infrastructure in the U.S. in wake of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. It is stated that water system operators are required by the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule to treat the finished water in order to prevent lead contained in pipes and fixtures from leaching into drinking water.

The article offers news briefs related to social and environmental issues around the world. An announcement was made by the United Nations to improve access to safe water on the World Water Day on March 22. Other topics include clean-up campaign in Mt. Everest, human rights violations in Turkey and an increasing death of children in Syria due to the conflict.