Water In The News - Berkey ®
July 2008:
1. Water firm fined £2m over leak lies - UK (07/01/08)
2. Skinny dippers caught in city reservoir - OR (07/01/08)
3. EPA to propose naming Detrick's Area B Superfund site - MD (07/01/08)
4. Humans, natural causes hurt sea life in Hood Canal - WA (07/02/08)
5. Beijing's water crisis and economic collapse - China (07/02/08)
6. Some Wawarsing wells polluted with E. coli - NY (07/02/08)
7. Honeywell set to clean up contaminated well in N. Hollywood - CA (07/02/08)
8. Biggest killers of under-fives in Katine: poor water and sanitation - Uganda (07/03/08)
9. Seeking stable source of water, Sycuan looks to Otay district - CA (07/03/08)
10. Kids frolicked in tainted water - Canada (07/03/08)
11. Proposed water pipeline imperil communities, lifestyles - NV (07/03/08)
12. 22 sources of contaminated water shut off in schools - NJ (07/04/08)
13. Queen Creek Wash sewage spill mess unresolved - AZ (07/04/08)
14. Missouri governor signs water quality bill at lake's edge - MO (07/05/08)
15. Clean water, at a cost - PA (07/05/08)
16. Pipeline cost hits South Huron - UK (07/07/08)
17. Fire, heat cause brief cut off of city water to growers - CA (07/08/08)
18. 'Mismanagement to blame for worst water crisis ever' - Israel (07/08/08)
19. After the Floods, Too Often a Shortage of Water - DC (07/08/08)
20. Pacific to change procedures for testing water - IL (07/08/08)
21. Uranium liquid leak in southern France - France (07/08/08)
22. Three area water bodies added to polluted list - MN (07/09/08)
23. Environment Agency to investigate Saltney brook after trees die - UK (07/09/08)
24. Indian Land water quality vexes county officials - SC (07/09/08)
25. Caldwell under boiled water alert - NJ (07/09/08)
26. China's pollution Olympics - China (07/10/08)
27. Well water contaminated - WI (07/10/08)
28. Despite Utah protests, Nevada official OKs water plan - UT (07/10/08)
29. Seasonal algae growth starting to affect Winnipeg's tap water - Canada (07/10/08)
30. Raytheon will widen its search for pollution - FL (07/10/08)
31. Contaminated water seen in 85 typhoid cases in Romblon - Philippines (07/11/08)
32. Don't make a stink; the water already has - MN (07/12/08)
33. When water corrodes steel - Vietnam (07/14/08)
34. Buncombe County pushes for action on water contamination - NC (07/14/08)
35. Lawmakers Look to Make Newtown Creek a Superfund Site - NY (07/14/08)
36. Greek water 'smells bad' - Cyprus (07/16/08)
37. France to test water near reactors after uranium leak - France (07/17/08)
38. Lebanon may switch water source - OH (07/17/08)
39. Contaminated Water Blamed for Health Problems in Los Banos - CA (07/17/08)
40. Peripheral canal urged to save the delta - CA (07/18/08)
41. Water plant branded a bungle - Australia (07/18/08)
42. Residents worried contaminated water may invade their well water - VA (07/18/08)
43. Stinky algae around lake could be toxic and should be avoided - WI (07/18/08)
44. Island's future water supply made unfit by logging - Canada (07/19/08)
45. Drought threatens water supply of more than a million people - Australia (07/20/08)
46. Mideast Facing Choice Between Crops and Water - Egypt (07/21/08)
47. Saving rain: How much is too much? - WA (07/21/08)
48. Fight for water between Georgia, Florida heats up - GA (07/22/08)
49. Tainted water gets different treatment - SC (07/22/08)
50. PCB levels in Hudson River meet federal standards - NY (07/22/08)
51. France lifts water ban from spill at nuclear site - France (07/22/08)
52. Stanwood residents advised to boil their water - WA (07/23/08)
53. Taylorsville, Kearns flooding and slides displaces near 100 families - UT (07/23/08)
54. Bottled Water Faces Rising Tide of Criticism - USA (07/24/08)
55. Boil Water Advisory Extended for DeKalb County - GA (07/24/08)
56. Tests confirm parasite in Burger's Lake water samples - TX (07/24/08)
57. Town of Amsterdam issues boil water advisory - NY (07/24/08)
58. Lohtaja Residents to Boil Drinking Water - Finland (07/24/08)
59. St. Bernard Parish re-opens water system intake on the Mississippi - LA (07/24/08)
60. Why wait for feds to OK water study? - GA (07/25/08)
61. EPA details plan for cleaning Superfund site - TN (07/25/08)
62. Midland Company to Recycle Oil Site Water - TX (07/25/08)
63. Wells near former E. Side dump to track carcinogen flow - AZ (07/26/08)
64. Homes with contaminated well water to be hooked up to clean water - CA (07/26/08)
65. Palestinians call on Israel to rethink water deal - Israel (07/27/08)
66. Potable water still a problem in Iloilo a month after Frank - Philippines (07/27/08)
67. Water still contaminated in Portland - CN (07/29/08)
68. Cholera outbreaks blamed on contaminated water - Kenya (07/29/08)
69. High Levels of Arsenic in the City's Water - CA (07/30/08)
70. Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Issued for Travis County - TX (07/30/08)
71. Soldiers likely drank tainted water - Iraq (07/30/08)
72. Boil Water Notice Issued for Two Areas - TX (07/31/08)

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