News on Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Mr. Sun, Where does the water for The Lakes come from? The man-made body of water that gives the community its name is filled with tap water. Like Mr. SunÕs Members Only jacket, the lake south of Sahara Avenue and west of Durango Drive is, according to water officials, a relic of the mid-1980s. When construction began on The Lakes, local governments justified and maintained their allocation of Colorado River water by using it — all of it. A man-made lake was considered as good a use as any at the ...

The European Commission said Tuesday it has allocated eight million euros (11.3 million dollars) in aid to help Zimbabweans without proper health services and water supplies. The funds will be used to provide medicines and medical supplies, water treatment equipment and spare parts to upgrade water treatment plants and wells, the European Union's executive branch said in a statement. The projects will be operated by non-governmental relief organisations as well as agencies from the United Nations and the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement. The European Union has a ...

An insider at the California Water Service Company in San Jose broke into the company's computer system and transferred $9 million into offshore bank accounts and fled the country. Abdirahman Ismail Abdi, 32, was an auditor for the water company, which delivers drinking water throughout the state and is located in San Jose, Calif. Abdi resigned from his position ...

South Florida water managers have approved Gov. Charlie Crist's deal to buy farmland from U.S. Sugar Corp. for use in Everglades restoration. The South Florida Water Management District voted 6-1 Wednesday to pay $536 million bill for 73,000 acres of land from the company, in the final step to approve the deal. U.S. Sugar is the nation's largest cane sugar producer. The size of the purchase has been trimmed since it was announced ...