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1 month ago

Thames Water got itself into this mess – but its customers will pay the price

The latest results from Thames Water are difficult to wade through. Companies like to report several different measures of profit, and Thames Water – which, remember, still needs to find £3bn to survive past March – says its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation, increased by 14 per cent to £715m, when compared with the same period in 2023. …

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1 month ago

Chennai: One Dead, 23 Hospitalised Due To Suspected Water Contamination In Pallavaram

ABP News

Chennai news: One person died and 23 others were hospitalised on Thursday following suspected water contamination after drinking water got mixed with sewage in the Pallavaram area of Chennai. Condemning the incidents that led to the tragedy, AIADMK chief Edappadi Palaniswami said, "Drinking water is a very basic thing; It is the duty of the government to distribute it with …

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1 month ago

Secunderabad’s 108 Bazaar Basti: Engulfed by Filth and Neglect

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: In the heart of Secunderabad lies 108 Bazaar Basti, a settlement of over 150 families living under steel-sheet roofs in three cramped pockets. Last month, I saw a snake near the toilets and couldn’t sleep for days,” the woman resident told Deccan Chronicle. He added that because the locals from the basti had informed the authorities about not being …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Shivpuri residents fume over contaminated water supply

Hindustan Times

Residents of Luxmi street, Thapar Mohalla and Shankarpuri colonies in the Shivpuri area have been getting contaminated water supply for long. They claimed that due to the improper disposal of dyeing waste and faulty sewage systems, wastewater from such factories seeps into the underground potable water pipeline, making the water stinky and polluted. Ravi Sharma, a resident of Thapar Mohalla, …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Polio vaccines in Gaza amid the Israel–Hamas war: Water, disease, and health threats to Palestinians.

Slate

The expansion of the war in the Middle East has heightened the fears of citizens in Gaza that the war on us will be ignored. The war in Gaza is still getting worse in so many ways: the siege of the northern Gaza Strip and the spread of famine there; the deterioration of the economic situation; the increase in the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Water companies 'lied over sewage discharges'

China Daily

A drone view shows Mogden sewage treatment works, owned by Thames Water, in west London, Britain on July 9. It is alleged that the companies, including the largest, Thames Water, which has around 15 million customers, have under-reported the number of sewage discharges to the water industry regulator Ofwat, enabling them to charge customers higher bills, with Reuters reporting that …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

The Hindu

Security heightened at BJP State office in Bengaluru after NIA chargesheet reveals foiled terror attack in January A day after the NIA chargesheet mentioned about the accused in The Rameshwaram Cafe blast case planning an attack on the BJP State office in Bengaluru, security has been tightened at the party’s Malleswaram office since Tuesday. Beautification of storm water drain: BBMP …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Prevent sewage water from mixing in Thirumanimutharu: Salem farmers

The Hindu

In the farmers grievances redress meeting held at Salem Collectorate on Friday, farmers urged the officials to take steps to prevent the mixing of sewage water into Thirumanimutharu. District Collector R. Brindha Devi presided over the meeting in which Agriculture Department officials explained new technologies and farming methods to farmers. Due to sewage water mixing in the river, the salt …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nature and sports campaigners to take to streets over water pollution

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The March for Clean Water is timed to mark the end of the first 100 days of the Labour …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

PMC clears debris, sewage water from KNH basement

Hindustan Times

After repeated follow-ups and correspondences, the Pune Municipal Corporation finally started removing debris and stagnant sewage water from the Kamala Nehru Hospital basement on Monday. For the past two months the KNH administration has been requesting the Bhavan Vibhag and Electrical department to clear the debris and sewage water, said the officials. Also, the sewage line of the hospital has …

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5 months ago

British water firms fined for sewage pollution

China Daily

A van for the water treatment company Thames Water, is driven along a residential street in Guildford, southern England, Aug 6, 2024. Three major water utility companies in the United Kingdom face 168 million pounds in fines for numerous illegal sewage releases into rivers and coastal waters. Ofwat stated that the water companies "failed to ensure that discharges of untreated …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Every river in the country is polluted, Environment Secretary warns

The Telegraph

Every single river in the country is polluted, the Environment Secretary has said as he warned that water companies have been covering up the true scale of sewage spills. Steve Reed said he is “not surprised” that people are worried about swimming in the sea, lakes and rivers around the country as there is no “guarantee” that the water is …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Being water-smart in Gurugram

The Hindu

As one drives down the new 16-lane elevated Dwarka Expressway that is 27.6 km-long and connects Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana, the sprawling urban cityscape filled with towering highrises rushes past. Prominent real estate giants such as DLF, Godrej, Central Park and M3M are adopting sustainable and energy-efficient building designs and green construction techniques to reduce carbon footprint. While Central …

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6 months, 1 week ago

MPCB directs PCMC to improve Kudalwadi STP functioning

Hindustan Times

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in a surprise visit to the Kudalwadi Sewage Treatment Plant on June 27 found a disparity in the plant’s functioning. With the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation having installed this STP to treat sewage water in the area, the MPCB has now instructed the PCMC to improve functioning of the plant. After receiving a tip-off about functioning …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Some Parisians save 'le pipi' to help the Seine

BBC

Some Parisians save 'le pipi' to help the Seine Getty Images A athlete readies to dive into Seine for a test in 2023 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralymics. In 1900, at the first Paris Olympics, "the swimming competition took place just upstream of a sewage discharge point", says Laurence Lestel, an environmental historian at Sorbonne University, who …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

New sewage treatment plan for 13th-century reservoir in Delhi

Hindustan Times

Hauz-i-Shamsi, the 13th-century reservoir located in Mehrauli, might get a permanent solution to its long-standing problem of polluted water. Delhi Jal Board plans to build a new sewage treatment plant in sector A of Vasant Kunj -- 2.5 km away from Hauz-i-Shamsi -- which will provide treated water directly to the water body, said a DJB official. The proposal sent …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Thames Water under threat of nationalisation as shareholders refuse to inject £500m lifeline

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Thames Water’s sewage treatment works have come under scrutiny The …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

BWSSB seeks CSR funds for innovative water projects in Bengaluru to combat water crisis

The Hindu

Amidst a severe drinking water crisis, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has called for Expression of Interest from corporates to take up projects with new cutting-edge technologies to alleviate the water situation in the city under their Corporate Social Responsibility funds. New technologies to ensure water in lakes One of the major reasons for a severe fall in underground …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru water crisis: Only solution is to use treated sewage water, says water expert Subramanya Kusnur

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Despite Bengaluru going through repeated water crises and the state suffering from a severe drought, political parties fail to mention it in their manifestos, said environmentalist Benedict Paramanand. TNIE spoke to water expert Subramanya Kusnur and Benedict Paramanand on the way out of this great water scarcity. Kusnur, who has met experts in IIT Bombay, said that since the …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Plug gaps in treatment of sewage and municipal solid waste, Jal Shakti Ministry tells Kerala govt.

The Hindu

The Jal Shakti Ministry has asked the Kerala government to take appropriate measures to bridge the gap in the treatment of sewage and solid waste. The gap in sewage treatment capacity is 967.545 million litres per day while there existed a gap of 241 tonnes per day in municipal solid waste management, according to the Department of Water Resources, River …

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11 months ago

Pounding rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill from L.A. County sewers

LA Times

Heavy rains pummeling Southern California for the last several days are forcing millions of gallons of raw sewage to spew from sewer connections across Los Angeles County and flow into coastal waters off Long Beach and San Pedro, according to health and sanitation officials. As communities throughout the Los Angeles Basin cope with mudflows, power outages and flooding, county sanitation …

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1 year ago

The neglected clean heat we flush down the drains

BBC

The neglected clean heat we flush down the drains Getty Images In the False Creek suburb in Vancouver, the waste heat from sewage is being captured and put to good use In this part of Vancouver, innovative technology is harnessing heat from wastewater and using it as a renewable energy source to heat homes. "There's enough heat in the sewerage …

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1 year ago

Puducherry makes it mandatory for government offices to use treated sewage water for bathrooms, gardening

The Hindu

Keen on saving 17 million litres per day of treated sewage water from draining into the sea, the Puducherry government has made it mandatory for all government offices in Puducherry to use treated water for toilet flushing and watering gardens, among other non-potable purposes. The Public Works Department has laid pipelines from its Sewage Treatment Plant in Dubrayapet for use …

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1 year ago

Conduct inspections, Atishi tells DJB CEO over poor drainage

The Hindu

Water Minister Atishi on Wednesday ordered the Delhi Jal Board CEO and junior engineers to inspect the city’s sewage system at least twice a week, saying the sight of overflowing drains is “not only dismal but inhuman”. Ms. Atishi told DJB Chief Executive Officer A. Anbarasu and the board’s members to conduct at least two weekly inspections and chief engineers …

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Articles for Sewage Water

Thames Water got itself into this mess – but its customers will pay the price

Chennai: One Dead, 23 Hospitalised Due To Suspected Water Contamination In Pallavaram

Secunderabad’s 108 Bazaar Basti: Engulfed by Filth and Neglect

Ludhiana: Shivpuri residents fume over contaminated water supply

Polio vaccines in Gaza amid the Israel–Hamas war: Water, disease, and health threats to Palestinians.

Water companies 'lied over sewage discharges'

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Prevent sewage water from mixing in Thirumanimutharu: Salem farmers

Nature and sports campaigners to take to streets over water pollution

PMC clears debris, sewage water from KNH basement

British water firms fined for sewage pollution

Every river in the country is polluted, Environment Secretary warns

Being water-smart in Gurugram

MPCB directs PCMC to improve Kudalwadi STP functioning

Some Parisians save 'le pipi' to help the Seine

New sewage treatment plan for 13th-century reservoir in Delhi

Thames Water under threat of nationalisation as shareholders refuse to inject £500m lifeline

BWSSB seeks CSR funds for innovative water projects in Bengaluru to combat water crisis

Bengaluru water crisis: Only solution is to use treated sewage water, says water expert Subramanya Kusnur

Plug gaps in treatment of sewage and municipal solid waste, Jal Shakti Ministry tells Kerala govt.

Pounding rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill from L.A. County sewers

The neglected clean heat we flush down the drains

Puducherry makes it mandatory for government offices to use treated sewage water for bathrooms, gardening

Conduct inspections, Atishi tells DJB CEO over poor drainage