Tag #Water Infrastructure

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Valencia to Invest €120 Million in Water Infrastructure Resilience Plan

Valencia's mayor announced a €120 million plan to enhance water infrastructure resilience, aiming for water self-sufficiency within five years, prompted by past supply vulnerabilities.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Ethical Hackers Aid Small Water Utilities After Iranian Cyberattack

Following a November 2023 hack of the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania water system by Iranian-linked hackers, a group of ethical hackers is providing free cybersecurity support to smaller water utilities across the US, including Indiana, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont, to enhance network security and protect pub...

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Cunliffe Report: Smart Meters and Social Tariff Proposed to Tackle UK Water Crisis

Sir Jon Cunliffe's report on the UK water industry proposes smart meters and a national social tariff to address underinvestment, rising bills, and a projected 5 billion liter daily water shortfall by 2055, potentially impacting 88% of households without smart meters.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Dagestan Water Contamination Outbreak Affects 302, One Arrested

Contaminated drinking water from the "Dzhepelskiy" source in Dagestan's Magaramkent district caused an acute intestinal infection outbreak affecting 302 people (mostly children), leading to one arrest and a criminal investigation.

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Good Health and Well-being
theguardian.com
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KKR Pulls Out of Thames Water Takeover, Leaving Creditors to Tackle £20bn Turnaround

KKR withdrew its bid to take over debt-laden Thames Water, leaving a group of creditors – including US hedge funds – responsible for a £20bn, 15-year turnaround plan, raising concerns about potential environmental and customer service impacts.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Trump Revokes $26 Million Grant for Alabama County Facing Sewage Crisis

In Lowndes County, Alabama, failing water infrastructure has caused raw sewage to contaminate homes and yards for over 14 years, leading to a public health crisis with a 2017 study showing one in three adults infected with hookworm; a $26 million federal grant to address the "environmental racism" w...

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Gaza Water Crisis Deepens After October 2023 Conflict

Following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, 55 percent of Gaza's water infrastructure requires repair, and all wastewater treatment plants are non-functional due to power and fuel shortages. This leaves 2 million people relying on insufficient emergency solutions, with Israel controlling most...

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Robbins, CA, Gets $8M Water System Upgrade

Robbins, California, a town of roughly 300 residents, is finally getting clean drinking water after decades of relying on bottled water due to contaminated tap water; an $8 million project funded by the state is upgrading the town's water infrastructure, expected to be completed by June 2027.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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East and West Midlands Officially in Drought

The East and West Midlands are officially in drought due to critically low reservoir and river levels following three heatwaves and insufficient rainfall, impacting eight million people and potentially leading to further hosepipe bans; experts cite outdated water infrastructure as a key factor.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Morocco's €12.5 Billion Investment in Water and Energy

Morocco is investing €12.5 billion in water and energy infrastructure, including a high-capacity power line, wind and gas-fired power plants, and desalination plants, to address water scarcity and reduce energy imports, a project involving UAE investors and potentially impacted by geopolitical tensi...

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Affordable and Clean Energy
liberation.fr
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Thames Water Hit with Record £123 Million Fine for Environmental Violations

Thames Water, serving 16 million UK customers, was fined £123 million by Ofwat for years of environmental violations, including excessive sewage discharges and infrastructure neglect, following the regulator's largest-ever investigation into the UK water industry.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Bipartisan Bill to Protect US Water Systems from Cyberattacks

US Senators Gallego and Cotton introduced the Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act to protect water systems from foreign cyberattacks following China's admission of responsibility for past attacks on US infrastructure, the bill expands the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program to ...

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Clean Water and Sanitation

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