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Plans are underway to rehabilitate and strengthen the Angat Dam amid reports that some parts of the country may experience water shortage due to the aggravating impact of weather disturbances, a Palace official said on Wednesday.

During the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda assured that the Aquino government has started to address the concern on the possible water supply shortage in Metro Manila and other parts of the country.

Lacierda cited an on-going study by the Read More >

Fred Kirschenmann, PhD, Iowa State University, talks with Sharon Kleyne about Organic Dry Land Farming and Climate Change

Sharon Kleyne, host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio talk show, recently interviewed Fred Kirschemnann, PhD, of Iowa State University and President of Kirschenmann Family Farms in South Dakota; on organic farming, soil health, pollution, humidity, water conservation and climate change. The interview may be heard on-demand on World Talk Radio, Voice America, Green Talk Network, Apple iTunes and Read More >

From Energy Digital:
“In a report in Energy Digital, Las Virgenes Municpal Water District (LVMWD) shows its customers how to use water more efficiently, an invaluable and limited resource in Southern California.

Serving roughly 70,000 customers, LVMWD provides potable water service, wastewater treatment, recycled water service and biosolids composting to the residents and businesses of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills and Westlake Village.

While water is a very hot topic in Southern California, LVMWD is doing its part ensure the resources will be Read More >

During its 27th Annual Conference the Everglades Coalition announced its priorities for 2012, priorities that range from better water conservation in the landscape that surrounds Everglades National Park to prioritization of land acquisition.

The conference last week brought together business leaders, elected officials and environmentalists to discuss opportunities and challenges for restoring the Everglades’ unique ecosystem.

The 2012 priorities build upon the Coalition’s first-ever statewide legislative education effort, launched in November to educate policymakers and community leaders about the tremendous economic and Read More >

Conservation plan protects endangered species; streamlined permitting benefits ratepayers.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the San Diego County Water Authority have entered into a long-term agreement that will help conserve San Diego County’s natural heritage for future generations while providing a more efficient endangered species permitting process for the Water Read More >

Ford has pledged to reduce the amount of water used to make each of its vehicles by 30pc globally by 2015, compared with the amount used in 2009.

The company is also developing year-over-year efficiency targets as part of its annual environmental business planning process and has established a cross-functional team spanning several divisions to review water usage more holistically.

“Water remains one of our top environmental priorities and our aggressive reduction target helps ensure continued focus on this critical resource,” said Read More >

Protus Onyang

Nairobi — The acute lack of water in Kenya means families have to trek long distances every day to fetch water.

In both rural and urban areas, people often walk as far as 30 kilometres or more to collect water from rivers, streams or wells. But thanks to self-help projects backed by NGOs, some communities are coming up with solutions.

Over 80 percent of the country’s population of 40 million has no access to clean water, according to the World Water Read More >

By Marice Richter
FORT WORTH, Texas | Sat Jan 7, 2012 7:05pm EST
(Reuters) – It’s official: 2011 was the driest year on record in Texas, according to the National Weather Service. It was also the second-hottest ever.

That won’t surprise Texans who lived through a year in which wildfires roared through the Lone Star State, cattle went thirsty and many Fourth of July fireworks shows were canceled.

The weather service said the average rainfall in Texas in 2011 was 14.89 inches. The previous Read More >

Tom Mason, Local Contributor

Whether you see a glass of water as half-full or half-empty depends on whether you are pouring or drinking.

Most of us in the greater Austin region get our drinking water from Lakes Travis and Buchanan, and as we start the New Year, our glass is almost two-thirds empty.

The past year brought us the hottest summer and driest 12-month period in recorded Texas history, and our state climatologist has warned that the drought could last until 2020. The Read More >

By JENS ERIK GOULD / LOS ANGELES Monday, Jan. 03, 2011

To quench the thirst of Southern California’s some 20 million people, water must be imported from hundreds of miles away, across a daunting array of deserts, valleys and mountains. For decades, Angelenos have muttered a doomsday refrain: our water supply isn’t sustainable and we are going to have to get smarter about managing it — at some point. The obviousness of the problem, however, instilled a kind of panicked lassitude. Read More >