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  1. 'Has anybody been consulted?' Business owners stunned by bill increase
    By Jasmine Snow

    Businesses have been hit with hefty bill increases by Tasmania's water provider, leaving some wondering if they can remain open.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/tas

    #CostofLiving #WaterSupply #WaterResources #JasmineSnow

  2. Australian-first water recycling tech switched on in regional NSW
    By Catherine James

    A new water recycling plant in Central NSW can process '16 times' more efficiently than existing systems, its inventor says.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/nsw

    #WaterSaving #WaterSupply #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalTechnology #CatherineJames

  3. Watchdog's floodplain admission sparks call for immediate embargo
    By Michael Condon and Cara Jeffery

    Calls to halt floodplain harvesting are mounting after NSW's chief water regulator revealed uncertainty around enforcing the state's water laws.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/nsw

    #WaterResources #IrrigatedFarming #EnvironmentalPolicy #WaterSupply #MichaelCondon #CaraJeffery

  4. Perth looks back to the day when Mundaring Weir last overflowed
    By Emma Wynne and Natalie Jones

    Thirty years ago, Perth's Mundaring Weir overflowed following good winter rains. The visitors who flocked to see the spectacle had no idea it would never happen again.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/mun

    #DamsandReservoirs #WaterSupply #WaterResources #History #EmmaWynne #NatalieJones

  5. Proposal to pump 70m litres of treated wastewater into Parramatta River
    By Digby Werthmuller

    If approved, a Sydney facility will pump millions of litres of treated wastewater, equivalent to 35 Olympic-sized swimming pools, into Parramatta River per day to service a growing population.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/syd

    #WaterSupply #DigbyWerthmuller

  6. 300-plus homes stalled as SA Water battles 'severe constraints'
    By George Yankovich

    A major housing development in a fast-growing South Australian region has been put on hold due to what the housing minister has described as the state's "severely constrained" water system.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/kad

    #HousingPolicy #Utilities #WaterSupply #GeorgeYankovich

  7. This should be more widely known

    Years and years ago Munich realised that paying farmers to transition to organic agriculture was much, much cheaper than building filtration plants to remove agrochemicals from the water supply

    Why don’t we all do it?

    semanticscholar.org/paper/Desi

    #waterQuality #agrochemicals #organicFarming #waterSupply #pollution #waterFiltration #Munich #economics

  8. Brown and foul tasting. This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis
    By Nicole Hegarty

    In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/hug

    #WaterSupply #WaterResources #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LocalGovernment #PublicHealth #NicoleHegarty

  9. International company's plan for multi-billion-dollar data centre in regional Qld
    By Bella Munro

    A $31.9 billion hyper-scale data centre proposed for regional Queensland promises huge economic scale, while raising questions about energy demands and water security.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/pla

    #DataCentres #EnergyIndustry #WaterSupply #BellaMunro

  10. Wagga's drinking water diluted after elevated PFAS levels detected
    By Melinda Hayter

    Riverina Water is diluting water from two of its Wagga Wagga bores due to elevated detections of so-called "forever chemicals", but the source of contamination is a mystery.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/riv

    #WaterSupply #WaterPollution #RegionalCommunities #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentalTechnology #EnvironmentalManagement #ChemicalControl #MelindaHayter

  11. Iris Number System 04 Volume IV Physics Etc : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive archive.org/details/iris-numbe

    A new chapter has been added about non-thermal energy generation.

    You will, of course, ignore this, even though it is the sort of thing we are supposedly seeking. Instead you will continue with your stupid hot fusion experiments, etc.

    #physics #mathematics #science #chemistry #astrophysics #engineering #energySecurity #ecology #globalWarming #desalination #waterSupply

  12. Reconstructed coal waste shows promise as active catalyst for wastewater treatment

    image: ©Leonsbox | iStock A new review published in Environmental and Biogeochemical Processes suggests that coal gangue, one…
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #Energy #wastedisposal #watersupply
    newsbeep.com/au/841464/

  13. #Kansas town is getting an underground #nuclear reactor [whether they like it or not!]

    Story by Jessie Williams, July 29, 2026

    "A pilot project to bury a #NuclearReactor one mile underneath a town in Kansas has split the opinion of local residents, with some fearing the #EnvironmentalImpacts while others hope it will create economic opportunities.

    "The so-called #GravityReactor is being proposed by #DeepFission, a California-based start-up from a father-daughter duo, #LizMuller and #RichardMuller, emeritus professor of physics at University of California, and an inventor.

    "It will be the first time a commercial nuclear reactor operates underground.

    "The startup has raised around $150 million in the past year, with $40 million of that going to fund the work in #ParsonsKS, a rural town in Kansas with a population of 9,600.

    "So far Deep Fission has drilled one test hole with a second due to be completed this year, and a full-scale prototype canister intended to test installation procedures.

    "Their plan is to send the canister loaded with nuclear fuel into a third hole to heat water a mile underground and generate electricity on the surface in 2027 or 2028.

    "But some people in Parsons are worried about the short time frame by industry standards and the impact on the #environment and their #WaterSupply.

    "Each reactor would generate 15 megawatts of electricity from inside a 30-inch borehole, enough to power 12,000 homes. But Muller wants 100 or more reactors, providing more than a gigawatt – which would be enough for a #datacentre.

    "The design relies on established pressurised water reactor technology, but with the reactor one mile underground, Deep Fission says it could remove some of the most expensive parts of conventional #NuclearPlants, as rock and water pressure could replace some costly #safety structures, such as #cooling and #containment.

    "Nuclear only generates about a fifth of US electricity, but the Trump administration is seeking to kickstart a '#NuclearRenaissance,' aiming to quadruple America’s nuclear-power generation by 2050. It comes amid skyrocketing demand for electricity, mainly driven by data centres for AI."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/money/general/ka

    #NoNukesForAI #AISucks #TrumpSucks #USPol #AIDatacenters #Datacenters #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #NuclearPowerPlant #SafetyStandards #EnvironmentalCosts

  14. Port Moresby at 'unnecessary risk' as landholders block urgent water works
    By Marian Faa and Theckla Gunga

    Urgent repairs to address a pending water crisis in Papua New Guinea's capital are being delayed after traditional landowners set up a blockade.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/png

    #Infrastructure #WaterSupply #Utilities #MarianFaa #ThecklaGunga

  15. “Water failure now top threat to UK – where’s the institutional panic?”

    by Skwawkbox with The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @uk_politics
    @UKLabour

    “After decades of under-investment by greedy private water companies, the failure of the UK’s water supply is now the top threat to the UK, alongside a new pandemic.”

    thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/07

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Water #WaterSupply #Privatisation #Risk #Threat #Pandemic #CorporateGreed #Nationalisation #PublicOwnership #Labour #Burnham #ThamesWater #NationalSecurity

  16. Supreme Court battle over traditional owner consultation pauses flood works
    By Sarah Buchecker and Nethma Dandeniya

    The Victorian government and a regional water authority have admitted they did not property consult with traditional owners before approving a controversial flood plain restoration project.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/nya

    #EnvironmentalImpacts #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousCulture #WaterSupply #SarahBuchecker #NethmaDandeniya

  17. Firmus outlines plans for 'very large' AI factory at River Murray town
    By Katie Spain

    An AI company says its proposed South Australia projects have the potential to create hundreds of jobs, but residents of one River Murray town say they want to know more about the potential impacts.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/sa-

    #AI #WaterSupply #EnvironmentalImpacts #KatieSpain