• Protected: Board Update: July 2010
• US official – Invest in India’s water and sanitation
• Keeping disease at bay in Port-au-Prince camps
• UN declares clean water a ‘fundamental human right’
• Ghana near total eradication of Guinea worm
• EGYPT: Growing protests over water shortages
• Ugandan First Lady laments child mortality in Africa
• Residents block road to protest water crisis in Patna
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• Wildlife in the Watershed
• Straightway Services
• Operation Switch: Mission #6 - Get a Head
• New Signs at Interactive Fountains Indicate New Rules for Public Health and Safety
• July is (Still) Smart Irrigation Month
• Today at the Water Bureau - it's Field Day!
• Benson Bubblers - Good Clean Drinking Water While You Walk
• Benson Bubblers Offer Good Clean Drinking Water to Pedestrians
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• Skoll Global Threats Fund Manager Positions: 1) Water Scarcity; 2) Climate Change; 3) Middle East
• Western Governors' Association DC Workshop: Drought, Climate, and Water
• WaterWired Update: Doctor, My Eyes
• Johns Hopkins University Launches Global Water Magazine
• In the Land of Enchantment, Regional Water Planning Thankfully Runs Amok
• Emily Green's The Week That Was, 18-24 July 2010 - And More!
• No Captain, No Rudder: Walter A. Lyon on Water Governance in the U.S.
•  Nicaragua Hydrophilanthropy Update: 1) Escuela Técnica de Agua Potable Challenge; 2) ACJF Award to LWI
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• On Water news: 29 July 2010
• On Water news: 28 July 2010
• Dam news: 28 July 2010
• Dam news: 26-27 July 2010
• Dam news: 21-25 July 2010
• On Water news: 26 July
• On Water news: 22 July 2010
• UCR Press release about acquisition of WRCA collections
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• Walter A. Lyon on Water Governance in the USA: No Captain, No Rudder
• Global Water Magazine Launched by Johns Hopkins University
• Gulf Oil Spill: An Open Letter From Coastal Scientists to Adm. Thad Allen
• Report: Evaluating Sustainability of Water Demands in 2050 Under Climate Change
• For Wisdom in Water Visit Wayne Bossert’s Blog…Please!
• Are PlayPumps Played Out?
• Should Selenium Be Regulated?
• Review: Will ‘Gasland’ Light a Fire?
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• UN Declares Access to Water and Sanitation a Human Right
• UN to Vote on Declaring Water a Human Right
• Michigan’s New Natural Gas Rush: Energy and Water in Play
• PlayPump not a Panacea for Africa’s Water Problems
• China’s Oil Spill Threatens International Waters
• Bulk Water Companies Face Challenges Before Shipments Start From Alaska
• Great Lakes States Sue Federal Government Over Asian Carp Threat
• Secretary Clinton Announces Pakistan Water Program
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• 2/4/2010 - Special Meeting Budget Workshop
• WSIP Independent Review Panel Report
• Independent Review Panel Praises the SFPUC work on $4.6 Billion Upgrade to the Hetch Hetchy Water System
• 1/26/10 Agenda San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
• Heavy Rains Continue: SFPUC and DPW Maintain "Flood Risk Alert" - Crews keep up with flooding and power outages City-wide
• 1/21/2010 Agenda - Special Budget Meeting Workshop
• 1/22/2010 Agenda - Special Joint Meeting San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and SF LAFCo
• CAISO to Allow Closure of Potrero Power Plant in 2010
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• City officials are considering adjusting Santa Fe's municipal water-rate structure but aren't yet sure how.
• The rate structure determines how the burden of generating the money needed to fund the community water system is shared among various types of customers. …full story

• The Pacific Institute has just released a major new study that shows that a strong and healthy California agricultural sector can flourish despite diminishing water supply and future uncertainty from climate change, but only if new steps are taken to significantly increase the efficiency of water use in California fields. The good news is that many farmers and irrigation districts are already making improvements in how they use water. The better news is that there is still tremendous untapped potential - potential that totals millions of acre-feet. The report also offers explicit policy and water management changes to capture this potential. …full story

• With a dry season already bringing Kenya%u2019s water reservoirs to the brink, the severely limited water supplies of Nairobi are now also being illegally diverted on their way to the taps of millions. The Nairobi City Council has uncovered an illegal scheme that siphons away nearly half of the capital%u2019s water into pipes for irrigating farm land, the BBC reported. …full story

• TOWN OF PINES, Ind. %u2014 Peggy Richardson was still in high school nearly 40 years ago when trucks began dumping the ash from a nearby coal-fired power plant in this working-class community 50 miles east of Chicago.
• Like the other 800 residents, she and her family never considered whether there was a risk when a heap of ash %u2013- known here as Yard 520 %u2014 steadily grew into a mountain of coal wastes a half-mile long and four stories tall, higher than any building in town. …full story

• A fierce armed clash between an aggressive guerrilla militia and the Nigerian military over control of Nigeria%u2019s oil wealth is forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes and trek through one of the world%u2019s largest wetlands, now monumentally contaminated with oilfield wastes. …full story

• The report Sustaining California Agriculture in an Uncertain Future shows that California agriculture can flourish despite diminishing water supply and future uncertainty from climate change, but it will require great strides in increasing the water efficiency of the agricultural sector. …full story

• Published every two years by Island Press, The World's Water provides both detailed analysis of the most significant trends and events and up-to-date data on water resources and their use. They are essential references for water resources specialists, resource economists, planners, students, and anyone concerned with water issues. …full story