Water sales trump crop sales in Queensland

BRISBANE, Australia — Small farmers in Queensland can make more by selling their water than growing crops, reports Adelaide Now. Read more

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Decades of dumping bring Chitlopakkam Lake to the edge

CHENNAI, India — A constant influx of wastewater and sewage into Chitlappakam Lake has left the reservoir contaminated and unfit for use. That’s according to residents living along the lake’s shore. Read more

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Iraq signs $1 billion deal for water-systems reconstruction

BAGHDAD — Growing stability in Iraq is leading the country to invest in and modernize Baghdad’s dilapidated and damaged utility systems, Reuters reports. Read more

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Great Lakes Compact: Nestle joins bottled water exemption debate

CHICAGO — The bottled water loophole in the Great Lakes Compact – an opening that initially worried lawyers, conservationists and concerned citizens — is inspiring corporations like Nestle to respond. Read more

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Video: James Olson discusses the Great Lakes Compact

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In an interview with Circle of Blue, James M. Olson discusses the Great Lakes Compact: an international agreement intended to protect the Great Lakes Basin. Olson, an environmental lawyer specializing in natural resource law, highlights the possible unexpected consequences of the Compact. He is the senior principal at the law firm Olson, Bzdok & Howard. Read the entire transcript here.

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No more trips to the well, drinking straight from the tap in India

JAMSHEDPUR, India — For the first time in India, residents of Jamshedpur can get safe, potable drinking water straight from their household taps. Read more

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India and Nepal approach the water table for talks over recent flooding

Months of flooding, ravaged villages, and a destitute populous have inspired India and Nepal to try again. This week they meet in Kathmandu to resume talks over water sharing, after a four-year delay. Read more

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Op-ed: Californians called upon to solve state’s water shortage

Bodega, California, relies on a weekly truckload of water to meet its basic needs. Read more

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Great Lakes Compact flows through U.S. House on its way to the President

Representatives remain worried about exemptions Read more

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What would Peter Gleick do? Hypothetical PowerPoint explains water crisis for next president

In eight slides or less, Wired.com sums up the water crisis. The hypothetical presentation, created by Wired, showcases the research of Dr. Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute and provides the next president with a roadmap to the worldwide freshwater crisis.

In the PowerPoint, Wired — channeling Gleick — illustrates problems such as mismanagement, expensive drought-alleviation budgets, insecure water supplies, international security concerns, inadequate access, and preventable water-related death and disease. It suggests taking water politics more seriously and includes ideas on how to incorporate water in government.

View the presentation here.

Source: Wired

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