Archive for November 20th, 2009

Orange Bureau Confidential: Mt. Hope sewage plant draws developers

About two years ago, Mount Hope took out a $1.6 million bond to build a new sewage treatment plant for homes in the Hidden Valley development. … See all stories on this topic

Judge: Army Corps of Engineers responsible for Katrina flooding

Examiner.com Near-failing grades of D- applied to drinking water, sewage treatment and navigable waterways. The highest grade, C+, went for landfills and the recycling … See all stories on this topic

Does anything really disappear down the sewer?

EMC Lifestyle – When you flush something down the toilet, in most cities and towns in North America, your sewage goes to a sewage treatment plant where the … See all stories on this topic

Sewage treatment plant in Assembly complex to save water

The rainwater harvesting structures there will store 1.2 lakh litres while the STP, likely to come up on the Sivananda Salai side, will treat 2,50000 litres … See all stories on this topic

Battling the Elements: How Can India's Farmers Cope with Drought?

Knowledge@Wharton "Electrification of eastern India is perhaps the best way of drought proofing it, while in other parts, better and concerted efforts at rainwater harvesting … See all stories on this topic

Cabinet clears Bundelkhand package

Under the package, the main strategy will be optimisation of water resources through rainwater harvesting and proper utilisation of the river systems. … See all stories on this topic

ONGC makes rainwater harvesting compulsory

ONGC has decided to implement Rain Water Harvesting in all its existing Residential Complexes across the Country. The decision was taken at its recently … See all stories on this topic