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Phys.org


Scientists know that streams and rivers can contribute significant quantities of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. One way these bodies of water come to contain greenhouse gases is via groundwater, which picks up carbon and nitrogen as it seeps and flows through rock and sediment near rivers.   Click here to read the story.

France 24


Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south. Inaugurated last August, the “water highway” had supplied more than 700 million cubic metres (24.7 billion cubic feet) of drinking water to Rabat and Casablanca areas by early March.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Drought.

CBC


A 2021 Statistics Canada survey found that 40 per cent of private well owners in Ontario don’t treat their water, making the lack of testing riskier, the report said. Some public health studies have suggested users of private wells are more prone to waterborne illnesses than individuals who get their drinking water from municipal systems.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Phys.org


In addition to showing the importance of intentional groundwater banking policies, the study showed how incidental seepage from irrigation has also helped recharge the aquifers, which were initially depleted by intensive groundwater pumping from the 1940s-1970s, and how a wet period from the 1980s-1990s provided an additional boost.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Climate and Severe Weather.

EurekAlert!


There was a substantial wetland shrinkage in area before 2015, with a small rebound between 2015 and 2020. Although this area value looks like small, we must see the hidden loss of wetlands.   Click here to read the story.

Global News


An investigation is underway after city officials confirmed an “unintentional” wastewater leak into the Bow River in southeast Calgary. Test results – which came back Friday – showed elevated levels of E. coli near the plant, and upon further investigation, a leak was found. The city said that within three hours of getting the results, it was able to identify the source as one of three pipes that carry untreated wastewater under the Bow River into the plant.   Click here to read the story.

Smart Water Magazine


“Water management infrastructure is essential to every community across the province.” said Daryl Harrison, Minister responsible for WSA. “This year, WSA will be investing a total of $141 million in capital and operations with a focus on two main areas: ongoing infrastructure rehabilitation and irrigation development.”.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Governance.

Strathmore Times


The wetland in question, ST19, it has been identified as an environmentally significant wetland because of its high species diversity.   Click here to read the story.

Al Jazeera


A network of six canals will be built across the country to irrigate millions of acres of barren lands as part of the $3.3bn (945 billion rupees) project called Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI), which was launched by the country’s powerful army chief General Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in 2023.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Phys.org


As flood threats rise, wetlands across South Carolina could play an important role in fending off high water before it soaks homes, businesses, roads and other property that people depend on. But wetlands that control flooding and shelter wildlife are in substantial jeopardy as a result of a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited federal protections for many of the watery depressions, according to a report released this week.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Governance.

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