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October 6, 2004�� WASHINGTON � President Bush is expected to
sign a landmark $395 million measure that could accelerate water storage
projects in California and rejuvenate a joint state-federal campaign to
preserve the Sacramento Delta, an environmental treasure and irreplaceable
drinking water source �
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20041006-1823-cnswater.html
Most British rivers will fail new EU
water purity rules
October 6, 2004� Despite �12bn spending by water companies on
sewage and storm water treatment works over 14 years, 95% of British rivers
will fail to meet new European standards for water quality if further work is
not done, the government conceded yesterday. � Since the privatisation of water
companies in 1990 there has been a dramatic improvement in the quality of water
in rivers, with fish returning to areas which had been dead for 100 years. But
the EU rules mean that a new way of managing rivers must be adopted, said the
environment minister Elliot Morley�
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1320578,00.html
5
October, 2004 Customers could be given a greater say in how much
they are charged for water under Scottish Executive plans . Mr Finnie [Environment
Minister] said: "My proposals ensure the panels have a specific input to
ministers setting objectives for the industry and that they represent both
households and businesses as users of the public water and sewerage services.
By handling complaints and having a stronger reporting function with a direct
right of reply from regulators, the panels will be able to speak directly to
and for customers "�
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3717242.stm
Johannesburg
Water to continue installing new meters
October
05, 2004�� Johannesburg Water says it is
to continue with the installation of pre-paid water meters in Soweto. This is
despite protest action by members of the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee
(SECC) against the installation of the meters in the township. Johannesburg
Water has been replacing the old flat rate water payment system with pre-paid
meters since last year�
http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0,2172,89175,00.html
OSCE CENTRE HELPS
ORGANIZE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL�
ISSUES IN CENTRAL ASIA
5 October 2004 - Representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan are gathering in Issyk-Kul for a workshop from 5 to 7 October to
discuss ways� of dealing with
environmental issues in the region...
http://www.osce.org/news/show_news.php?ut=2&id=4421
Keime im Wasser - Mikrobiologen
bem�ngeln Wasserhygiene und Hausinstallationen
4.10.2004
-- Sauberes Trinkwasser ist in vielen Regioonen der Welt nicht ausreichend
vorhanden und entwickelt sich weltweit immer mehr zu einem Problem. In der
Dritten Welt sterben Menschen an verseuchtem Wasser. Im Irak stellte man schon
w�hrend des Krieges fest, dass viele Menschen kein sauberes Trinkwasser hatten.
Aber auch in Europa ist sauberes Wasser keine Selbstverst�ndlichkeit. Die
Hygiene l�sst vielfach zu w�nschen �brig. Das Problem hierbei: die
Hausinstallation. Ein Thema, das am Wochenende auch Hygieniker w�hrend eines
Symposiums in Halle besch�ftigte ... Und ein weiterer Punkt
ist, man muss Wasser verbrauchen. Die �berzogenen Sparappelle in der
Vergangenheit haben ein Problem geschaffen in der Hygiene...
http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/umwelt/309093/
Umweltbewusstsein in
Deutschland 2004 (Umweltstudie 2004)
Am
29. September 2004 wurde im Bundesumweltministerium die neue Studie
"Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2004" vorgestellt. Durchgef�hrt
wurde die Studie von einer Forschergruppe an der Philipps-Universit�t Marburg
(Leitung: Prof. Dr. Udo Kuckartz)...
http://www.empirische-paedagogik.de/us2004/studie/studie2004.html
http://www.bmu.de/files/umweltbewusstsein2004.pdf
Herzliche Gr��e von der Elbe
J�rg Barandat
http://de.geocities.com/joergbarandat/wassernetz.html