WA’s wettest towns have had no local drinking water for 15 years

The state government has trucked water to two of Western Australia’s wettest towns day in, day out for…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/310318/

#California #PotableWater

From AP News.com: PHOTO ESSAY: Many Californians lack safe tap water and don’t trust cleanup efforts

https://apnews.com/photo-essay/mobile-homes-water-california-photo-essay-980f80305579542fbf76ba00fdc715e6

PHOTO ESSAY: Many Californians lack safe tap water

THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — Agustin and Ricarda Toledo loaded eight empty 5-gallon jugs onto their truck and drove to a water store some 14 miles from their Southern California home, just as they've done almost weekly for years.

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"This research concludes that fog water collection is feasible in the northeast and southeast areas surrounding the city, where fog collection rates reach up to 10 L m−2 day−1. Fog water has the potential to serve as an effective alternative water source for populations lacking access to drinking water from a public water source, and for activities such as irrigation of urban green spaces, human consumption, and hydroponic farming."

#PotableWater
#FogWater

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1537058/full

Frontiers | Unlocking the fog: assessing fog collection potential and need as a complementary water resource in arid urban lands–the Alto Hospicio, Chile case

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Water-filling station begins operating in Township of South Frontenac
A new water-filling station in the community of Sydenham is expected to provide access to clean, potable and drinking water to residents of South Frontenac Township.
#globalnews #Canada #DrinkingWater #potablewater #Sydenham
https://globalnews.ca/news/10427950/water-filling-station-township-south-frontenac/
Water-filling station begins operating in Township of South Frontenac

A new water-filling station in the community of Sydenham is expected to provide access to clean, potable and drinking water to residents of South Frontenac Township.

Global News
Water-filling station begins operating in Township of South Frontenac
A new water-filling station in the community of Sydenham is expected to provide access to clean, potable and drinking water to residents of South Frontenac Township.
#globalnews #Canada #DrinkingWater #potablewater #Sydenham
https://globalnews.ca/news/10427950/water-filling-station-township-south-frontenac/
Water-filling station begins operating in Township of South Frontenac

A new water-filling station in the community of Sydenham is expected to provide access to clean, potable and drinking water to residents of South Frontenac Township.

Global News

Issues re enshrining water rights for humans in the constitution would likely include:

Extended drought
Environment protection vs people demand
Agriculture
Impact on underground water basins
Extended pollution from floods and fires
New development in arid areas expecting the govt will pipe water

to state a few. 2/2

#Water #WaterRights #PotableWater #Environment #Climate

NSW govt wants to enshrine the right to potable water in the constitution.

Good on the face of it but there will need to be some provisos to prevent it causing harm. 1/2

Thoughts @petergleick?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/nsw-regs-chris-minns-water-promise/102240732

#Water #WaterRights #PotableWater #Environment #Climate

UNSW academic explores impact of constitutional right to safe, reliable water

A promise to protect Sydney and Hunter water infrastructure in the constitution has opened a conversation about enshrining a right to safe, clean reliable water for all of NSW.

ABC News

( #OneidaNation of the Thames, a #FirstNation just south of #LondonON that has been on a #BoilWaterAdvisory since 2019, has #secured $43 million in #FederalFunding to bring treated #DrinkingWater to the community.
The connection to the #LakeHuron Primary #Water System will supply #PotableWater to more than 500 homes & public buildings to the community, which is home to nearly 2,200 residents.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6788184

#Indigenous #NativeRights #HumanRights #Ontario #Canada

Oneida Nation of the Thames gets $43M from Ottawa for clean drinking water

Oneida Nation of the Thames, a First Nation near London, Ont., that's been on a boil-water advisory since 2019, has secured $43 million in federal funding to connect to a municipal water supply.

CBC