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Water board to raise 8% more in fees, major regional differences
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Water board to raise 8% more in fees, major regional differences

Dutch News  

Water board bills will total €4.2 billion this year, an increase of 8% on 2024, according to national statistics agency CBS. Water board bills are based on the value of the property and depend on whether the household consists of a single person or more. By contrast, people covered by the De Dommel water board in Noord-Brabant will pay around …

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Karnataka: Bengaluru Water Board to impose fines on drinking water wastage
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Bengaluru Water Board to impose fines on drinking water wastage

India TV News  

Karnataka: Bengaluru Water Board to impose fines on drinking water wastage Bengaluru Water Board introduces fines for drinking water wastage, prohibiting non-essential uses to tackle the looming water crisis. In response to the ongoing groundwater depletion and the looming water crisis expected during the summer months, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has announced new regulations aimed at curbing …

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Rainwater Harvesting Pits Must: HMWS&SB
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rainwater Harvesting Pits Must: HMWS&SB

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Property owners who do not have rainwater harvesting pits on their premises will be charged double for tankers from the water board, starting from the New Year. The HMWS&SB has decided to make the construction of rainwater harvesting pits compulsory for all property owners in the GHMC area. The HMWS&SB is serving notices to 17,000 property owners who have …

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Water board calls for action to tackle American crayfish
3 months ago

Water board calls for action to tackle American crayfish

Dutch News  

A Dutch water board is calling for nationwide action to tackle the American crayfish, which has made its home in the Netherlands and is causing major damage to weirs and the banks of ditches and canals. Weirs allow water boards to manage the water table, but the crayfish are disrupting the process because their digging causes leaks, the Schieland en …

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45,000 acres to get water for Rabi crops in Kurnool: Minister
4 months ago

45,000 acres to get water for Rabi crops in Kurnool: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Bharath said water will be supplied to 45,000 acres for Rabi crops under the Tungabhadra Lower Canal from December 10 to the end of March. Panyam MLA Gowru Charitha Reddy suggested passing a resolution to establish the Krishna River Management Board in Kurnool district while Adoni MLA V. Parthasarathy urged measures to prevent drinking water shortages in Adoni during the …

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A decade after signing of California groundwater law, major challenges remain
6 months, 1 week ago

A decade after signing of California groundwater law, major challenges remain

LA Times  

Water flows from a well to irrigate an orchard in Visalia in 2021. The state’s approach to intervention, he said, would saddle growers with an estimated $10 million annually in pumping fees, and would bring rapid and “extreme” restrictions on water use. “Under SGMA, local agencies are responsible for the sustainable management of their groundwater basins,” said Edward Ortiz, a …

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Water war spills out on to streets of Delhi; Jal Board office ‘vandalised’
9 months, 1 week ago

Water war spills out on to streets of Delhi; Jal Board office ‘vandalised’

The Hindu  

Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Sunday accused the BJP of vandalising a Delhi Jal Board office, and said some people “intentionally” damaged a pipeline to disrupt water supply to parts of south Delhi. The BJP trashed the charges while saying that the incident at the DJB office in south Delhi was the result of people’s restlessness over the water crisis. …

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Delhi Jal Board data exposes AAP's blame game on water crisis
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Jal Board data exposes AAP's blame game on water crisis

Op India  

As the National Capital struggles with an acute water crisis in the scorching June heat, the ruling party in New Delhi, AAP, has alleged that the neighbouring BJP-ruled states have reduced the water supply to Delhi, exacerbating the crisis. pic.twitter.com/5fbQ1LPUW5 — Delhi Jal Board June 2, 2024 Notably, the Jal Board recently changed the format of the Summer Bulletin and …

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Revelations of possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area trigger new testing at parks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Revelations of possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area trigger new testing at parks

LA Times  

Beyond a chain-link fence topped with spiraled barbed wire, swaying coastal grasses conceal a cache of buried radioactive waste and toxic pesticides from a bygone chemical plant. According to DTSC archival records, Stauffer discarded industrial waste at several Bay Area sites — including present-day César Chávez Park and the Albany Bulb, two popular parks built atop former municipal landfills. Several …

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Delhi Jal Board sets target of 1,000 MGD water supply during summer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Jal Board sets target of 1,000 MGD water supply during summer

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Jal Board, as part of its summer action plan, has set a target of supplying 1,000 million gallons per day of water across the city, officials aware of the objective said on Wednesday. The water utility will also begin increasing the number of tankers supplying water to water-stressed areas, with tubewells to also augment the supply of water …

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Telangana State Asks KRMB To Stop Water Drawals by AP From Nagarjunasagar
11 months ago

Telangana State Asks KRMB To Stop Water Drawals by AP From Nagarjunasagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh, for all practical purposes, has had its way with respect to its demand for 9 tmc ft of water from Nagarjunasagar. It has so far drawn 8.5 tmc ft of water from Krishna river, despite the Krishna River Management Board allocating it only 5.5 tmc ft. AP has so far withdrawn 3 tmc ft without permission from …

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HMWSSB Moots Vertical Water Treatment Plant Near Gandipet
11 months, 3 weeks ago

HMWSSB Moots Vertical Water Treatment Plant Near Gandipet

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The managing director of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board C. Sudarshan Reddy was on a spot visit in the vicinity of Gandipet to zero in on a place for the construction of a vertical water treatment plant to meet the drinking water requirements of Gandipet, Kokapet, Puppalaguda and other surrounding areas. Water tankers will be available 24x7 …

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BWSSB removes hyacinth blocking Cauvery water channel
1 year ago

BWSSB removes hyacinth blocking Cauvery water channel

The Hindu  

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board workers on Saturday night and Monday morning removed hyacinth plants which were blocking the water flow partially in channels. Free supply Listing out other measures taken to handle the water crisis, the BWSSB said it is also supplying 1 lakh litres of water for free to areas with the highest population density. Lakes …

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Over 39,000 residential buildings regularly penalised by BWSSB for failing to implement RWH
1 year ago

Over 39,000 residential buildings regularly penalised by BWSSB for failing to implement RWH

The Hindu  

Despite several awareness programmes and penalisation by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, the residents of Bengaluru remain reluctant when it comes to implementing rainwater harvesting owing to infrastructure constraints. The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 2021 made it compulsory for even old constructions on 60x40 feet and above sites to install RWH systems. “People are ready to …

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Obtain permission from water board before sinking borewells: BWSSB Chairman
1 year ago

Obtain permission from water board before sinking borewells: BWSSB Chairman

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: All those who wish to drill borewells in the city should obtain the permission of the BWSSB. Chairman of BWSSB Ramprasath Manohar said, “Due to shortage of rainfall, the groundwater table had depleted, and borewells in the city have dried up. The water table has gone down because of the unmindful drilling of borewells without obtaining proper permissions.” People …

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BWSSB to Penalise Residents over Water Wastage in Bengaluru City
1 year ago

BWSSB to Penalise Residents over Water Wastage in Bengaluru City

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The residents of Bengaluru city have been banned from taking to cleaning their vehicles, gardening among other purposes using drinking water and any violation found would attract a penalty of Rs 5,000 on erring the residents from the officials concerned of Bangalore Water Supplies and Sewerage Board, Bengaluru. The Board felt that a ban on the use of water …

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Their land is sinking. But Tulare Lake farm barons defy calls to cut groundwater pumping
1 year, 3 months ago

Their land is sinking. But Tulare Lake farm barons defy calls to cut groundwater pumping

LA Times  

Earlier this year, as floodwaters rushed toward the San Joaquin Valley city of Corcoran — home to roughly 20,000 people and a sprawling maximum-security state prison — emergency workers and desperate local officials begged the state for help raising their levee. In October, state water regulators announced they’re taking the first step toward putting the Tulare Lake region on “probation” …

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Water board tax to rise next year due to climate change and inflation
1 year, 4 months ago

Water board tax to rise next year due to climate change and inflation

NL Times  

Water board taxes in the Netherlands will increase next year by several tens of euros, the Dutch Water Authorities reported on Monday. Following a survey of the 21 water boards by the Dutch Water Authorities, it was determined that the water board tax would have to “increase considerably” next year. Not only residents, but also farmers, businesses, and nature reserve …

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Arrowhead bottled water company sues to continue piping from California forest
1 year, 5 months ago

Arrowhead bottled water company sues to continue piping from California forest

LA Times  

The company that sells Arrowhead 100% Mountain Spring Water is suing to challenge California regulators’ recent ruling that the company must stop taking much of the water it pipes from the San Bernardino National Forest for bottling. BlueTriton said on its website that the board’s ruling “creates water rights uncertainty and negatively impacts every water agency and farmer in California …

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Consumer Wins Case Against Water Board for Unfair Trade Practices
1 year, 7 months ago

Consumer Wins Case Against Water Board for Unfair Trade Practices

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A four-year-long struggle, including a court battle, with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board over a 1.4 lakh bill ended in a victory for Ravindranath Kolli this week. When the water board announced its voluntary disclosure scheme for regularisation of illegal water supply and sewerage connections in 2019, the family duly approached the board with all the …

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HMWSSB ISO Certificate renewed, extended until July 2026
1 year, 8 months ago

HMWSSB ISO Certificate renewed, extended until July 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board renewed its ISO 9001:2015 certification on Tuesday which will be valid until July 2026, representatives of Jio Tech Global Certificate Private Limited said. Calling it another honour for providing drinking water to the residents of Hyderabad, given the arduous audit process, technical director P. Ravikumar, Transmission CGM Dasharath Reddy and MD Dana …

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Water Board to rely on emergency pumping for uninterrupted water supply
1 year, 10 months ago

Water Board to rely on emergency pumping for uninterrupted water supply

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state irrigation department has assured the Water Board that it would maintain a minimum draw down level of 510 feet at Nagarjunasagar dam in Krishna river basin until the monsoon arrives, to allow for drinking water supply to the city. The Water Board had told the government that the water level stood at 521.5 feet, and would hit …

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AP seeks curbs on TS in drawal of Krishna water
1 year, 11 months ago

AP seeks curbs on TS in drawal of Krishna water

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The AP irrigation department has urged the Krishna River Management Board to allow it draw at least 7tmc-ft of water from the Srisailam Reservoir to meet the immediate drinking water needs of the state this summer season. It has also pointed out to the board that Telangana state has already utilised 90.36tmc-ft more water than its allotted quota of …

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Preliminary figures show BBB also performs well in water board elections
2 years ago

Preliminary figures show BBB also performs well in water board elections

NL Times  

The BoerBurgerBeweging ​​is on a path towards winning a major victory in the water board elections, said the association of Dutch water boards. "The preliminary results that have already been received show that BBB will become the largest party in at least six water boards," the Unie van Waterschappen said. "WaterNatuurlijk, a partnership between GroenLinks, D66 and Volt for the …

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