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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  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. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. #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

  18. Air well (condenser) (Hydrology 💧)

    An air well or aerial well is a structure or device that collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air. Designs for air wells are many and varied, but the simplest designs are completely passive, require no external energy source and have few, if any, moving parts. Three principal designs are used for...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_well

    #AirWell #Hydrology #WaterSupply #DrinkingWater #Precipitation #AppropriateTechnology

  19. Sunwater chair calls on Queensland government to dump troubled dam rebuild

    The board of Queensland’s largest regional water provider has written to the Crisafulli government advising it to dump…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #AU #Australia #Bundaberg #DavidCrisafulli #farmers #mayorhelenblackburn #paradisedam #Qld #Queensland #sunwater #watersupply
    newsbeep.com/au/661742/

  20. Sunwater chair calls on Queensland government to dump troubled dam rebuild

    The board of Queensland’s largest regional water provider has written to the Crisafulli government advising it to dump…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #AU #Australia #Bundaberg #DavidCrisafulli #farmers #mayorhelenblackburn #paradisedam #Qld #Queensland #sunwater #watersupply
    newsbeep.com/au/661742/

  21. Monday, March 16, 2026

    Russian strike on Ukraine hydropower plant spills oil into Dniester River, threatening Moldova's water supply -- Ukraine strikes Russian radar systems, S-400 launcher in occupied Crimea -- Oscar-nominated ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ exposes Russian passivity -- [videos/Vlogs] How the war in Iran benefits Russia ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  22. Summerlike heat dome to send #Southwest temperatures soaring past 100 F

    A strengthening #HeatDome will send temperatures soaring into the 90s and past 100 degrees across the Southwest, threatening records, accelerating snowmelt and raising #wildfire risk now, then #WaterSupply concerns later.

    By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
    Published Mar 13, 2026

    "Temperatures will climb well into the 90s, with some areas forecast to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit through next week. While those numbers may not seem extreme for the southwestern United States, they are running one to two months ahead of historical averages and could have implications for wildfire risk and water supplies across the interior Southwest later this year.

    "A persistent area of high pressure at multiple levels of the atmosphere, known as a heat dome, will intensify in the coming days and may be slow to break down."

    Read more:
    accuweather.com/en/weather-for

    #USWx #ExtremeTemperatures #HeatWave #RecordHeat #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel

  23. Darwin residents told to boil water after warnings to ‘decrease use’ as main dam overflows

    Northern Territory Health has issued an urgent boil water alert for Greater Darwin and Palmerston after heavy flooding…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #chiefminister #darwn #LiaFinocchiaro #nt #Science #watersupply #weather
    newsbeep.com/au/531148/

  24. Provisional Land Use Data From Water Year 2024 Is Now Available On [CA]DWR Atlas, CNRA Open Data, And SGMA Data Viewer For Public Use
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    gis.water.ca.gov/app/CADWRLand <-- shared web-based CDWR datasets / map
    --
    “The collected data is used by various federal, state, and local agencies, academic researchers and private consultants , and can help estimate the amount of water available for agriculture. Using this information, farmers can adapt and make decisions to better manage scarce water supplies more effectively.”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #California #download #opendata #water #hydrology #datause #datasharing #download #landuse #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #wateryear #DWRAtlas #statewide #CNRA #SGMA #publicdata #publicgood #usecase #crops #croplands #cropmapping #counties #countysurvey #CADWR #DWR #groundwater #irrigation #wateruse #watermanagement #federal #state #local #webmapping #agriculture #watersecurity #foodsecurity #watersupply
    #CaliforniaDepartmentOfWaterResources

  25. #StandingRockSioux Tribe files new lawsuit over #DAPL

    By: Mary Steurer - October 15, 2024

    "The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Monday filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers arguing that the #DakotaAccessPipeline is operating illegally and must be shut down.

    "The tribe has long opposed the pipeline, also referred to as DAPL, due to concerns that it violates the tribe’s #sovereignty, endangers #sacred cultural sites and threatens to pollute the tribe’s #WaterSupply.

    "The Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction over the section of the pipeline that passes under #LakeOahe — a reservoir on the #MissouriRiver — roughly a half-mile upstream from the #StandingRockReservation.

    "The tribe in a 34-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia argues the Army Corps flouted federal regulations by allowing the pipeline to operate without an easement, sufficient study of possible #environmental impacts or the necessary emergency spill response plans, among other alleged violations.

    "'We are fighting for our rights and the water that is life for Oceti Sakowin tribes,' Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman #JanetAlkire said during a news conference the afternoon of #IndigenousPeoplesDay.

    "The Army Corps of Engineers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    "The more than 1,000-mile-long pipeline carries crude oil from the #BakkenOilFields of northwest North Dakota to Illinois, and has been operating since 2017. Its pathway includes #unceded land recognized as belonging to the #SiouxNation under an #1851Treaty with the U.S. government.

    "The lawsuit was triggered in part by a 2024 engineering report that raised questions about the construction of the pipeline crossing below Lake Oahe, representatives of the tribe said Monday.

    "The report calculated that up to 1.4 million gallons of bentonite clay-based drilling mud used in the horizontal directional drilling process was not fully accounted for in construction records. The report notes that there is no clear indication where the fluid migrated, but that it could have seeped into the surrounding soil.

    “'The Corps has failed to act and failed to protect the tribe,' Alkire said of the report’s findings.

    "The report was prepared by engineering consulting firm Exponent for environmental advocacy group #Greenpeace as part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by pipeline developer #EnergyTransfer. Greenpeace commissioned the report to defend itself against Energy Transfer’s allegations that Greenpeace defamed the pipeline during its involvement in protests against DAPL in 2016 and 2017.

    [...]

    "Standing Rock’s complaint also emphasizes that the Dakota Access Pipeline has still been allowed to operate despite that it no longer has an easement authorizing it to cross under Lake Oahe.

    "The Army Corps approved the easement in 2017, but a federal judge later revoked it in 2020, finding that the Corps violated environmental law by granting it without properly researching the possible environmental impacts of the pipeline.

    [...]

    "The ban was related to a criminal pollution case against Energy Transfer for two pipelines in #Pennsylvania. Violations alleged in the criminal case included that Energy Transfer had used unapproved additives in the #DrillingFluid used to construct one of the pipelines. The company was convicted of #EnvironmentalCrimes under Pennsylvania law.

    "For this reason, Standing Rock wonders whether the drilling fluid used to bore under Lake Oahe truly contained no toxins.

    "'That’s a question the tribe has — what was in the drilling fluid?' Don Holstrom, an environmental consultant for Standing Rock, said Monday."

    Full article:
    dailymontanan.com/2024/10/15/s

    #WaterIsLife #StandWithStandingRock #NoDAPL #KelcyWarren #Trump #StandWithStandingRock
    #NoDAPL #CorporateColonialism
    #BigOilAndGas #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalRacism #StandingRock

  26. Under a sweltering WA summer could these hexagonal discs save the drinking water of towns?
    By Andrew Chounding and Mark Bennett

    In its latest effort to shore-up supply, Water Corporation is adding thousands of plastic hexagons to dams to stop drinking water from being lost to evaporation.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/wa-

    #WaterSupply #Water #Logistics #ClimateChange #Droughts #WaterManagement #DamsandReservoirs #AndrewChounding #MarkBennett

  27. Under a sweltering WA summer could these hexagonal discs save the drinking water of towns?
    By Andrew Chounding and Mark Bennett

    In its latest effort to shore-up supply, Water Corporation is adding thousands of plastic hexagons to dams to stop drinking water from being lost to evaporation.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/wa-

    #WaterSupply #Water #Logistics #ClimateChange #Droughts #WaterManagement #DamsandReservoirs #AndrewChounding #MarkBennett

  28. Profile of an #Arizona suburb that thought it could skirt requirements for a #sustainable water supply. Now homeowners are finding out the hard way that #water is essential, as a neighboring community cuts of their water access. nytimes.com/2023/01/16/us/ariz

    #DrinkingWater #urbangrowth #drought #arid #WaterSupply