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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:58:01 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No mere pipe dream]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=No_mere_pipe_dream</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:58:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Fluid Mechanics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[UCI engineers are working on robotic technology to rehabilitate the nation's aging water infrastructure.The growing U.S. infrastructure crisis involves more than crumbling roads and bridges. Underground and out of sight looms a worsening problem every bit as critical.Thousands of miles of aging water pipes are breaking down. Each day, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers -<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bottled waters has lightest environmental footprint]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Bottled_waters_has_lightest_environmental_footprint</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:52:52 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Bottled_waters_has_lightest_environmental_footprint</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new study finds that water, in all its forms, has the least environmental impact of any beverage choice. And when compared to other packaged beverages, including soft drinks, sports drinks, enhanced waters and juices, bottled water has the lightest environmental footprint.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimal Location of Created and Restored Wetlands in Mediterranean Agricultural Catchments]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Optimal_Location_of_Created_and_Restored_Wetlands_in_Mediterranean_Agricultural_Catchments</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Optimal_Location_of_Created_and_Restored_Wetlands_in_Mediterranean_Agricultural_Catchments</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:52:43 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Optimal_Location_of_Created_and_Restored_Wetlands_in_Mediterranean_Agricultural_Catchments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Simple tools and accessible information are needed by environmental planners to select sites for the restoration or creation of wetlands. A flexible suitability model for allocating wetlands is demonstrated in small (20-2,000 ha) agricultural catchments in the semiarid Ebro basin (NE Spain). The model used improved existing data layers (soil and geomorphology), simple geographical transformations<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Map: Total Water Use per capita by Country]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Total_Water_Use_per_capita_by_Country</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Total_Water_Use_per_capita_by_Country</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:51:34 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This map shows total water withdrawal per capita by country. Water withdrawal is the quantity of water removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream.Current world total water withdrawal: ~499 m³/inhabitants/year ( 499,000 liters each person )Annual quantity of freshwat<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Freezing supercooled water puzzles scientists]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Freezing_supercooled_water_puzzles_scientists</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:51:28 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Freezing_supercooled_water_puzzles_scientists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As every schoolchild knows, water freezes at 0°C. Or perhaps not. It has been known for centuries that pure water, in the absence of any nucleating surface, can remain in a supercooled liquid state down to temperatures as low as -40°C. Now, researchers in Israel have discovered that supercooled water itself will freeze at different temperatures depending on whether it is in contact with a positiv<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Drinking Water Alternatives &amp; Consumer Beverage Consumption in North America]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Environmental_Life_Cycle_Assessment_of_Drinking_Water_Alternatives__Consumer_Beverage_Consumption_in_North_America</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Environmental_Life_Cycle_Assessment_of_Drinking_Water_Alternatives__Consumer_Beverage_Consumption_in_North_America</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:09:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) has commissioned a project to better understand the environmental aspects of bottled water and available alternatives, and to explore ways to further reduce its own footprint. The intentions of the project are to 1) identify and compare the environmental impacts of consuming bottled water and several prominent alternatives; and 2) identify the environmental impa<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Map: Freshwater Use as Percentage of Total Renewable Water Resources]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Freshwater_Use_as_Percentage_of_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Freshwater_Use_as_Percentage_of_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:10:27 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Freshwater_Use_as_Percentage_of_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This map shows worldwide surface water and ground water withdrawal as percentage of total renewable water resources. Water withdrawal is the quantity of water removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. This parameter is an indication of the pressure on the renewable water <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chart: Surface Area of the Earth]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Chart_Surface_Area_of_the_Earth</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Chart_Surface_Area_of_the_Earth</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:10:23 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Chart_Surface_Area_of_the_Earth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This chart shows total surface area of earth.Total surface area of earth: 510,072,000 sq km    * Total water surface area: 70.8% (361,132,000 sq km)    * Total land surface area: 29.2% (148,940,000 sq km)There are a total of 5 oceans, and they are the Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and the Antarctic Ocean. Out of these five, there are three major oceans, the Atlantic, Pacific, a<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Map: Total Renewable Water Resources by Country]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources_by_Country</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources_by_Country</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:18:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources_by_Country</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This map shows total renewable water resources by country. It corresponds to the maximum theoretical yearly amount of water actually available for a country at a given moment.Current world total renewable water resources: ~310 km³ / year ( 310 billion liters )Total renewable water resources provides the water total available to a country but does not include water resource totals that hav<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Map: Total Renewable Water Resources per capita by Country]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources_per_capita_by_Country</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources_per_capita_by_Country</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:58:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Map_Total_Renewable_Water_Resources_per_capita_by_Country</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This map shows total renewable water resources per capita by country.Current world total renewable water resources: ~24,646 m³/inhabitants/year ( 24,650,000 liters for each person)<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water at core of climate change impacts-UN experts]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_at_core_of_climate_change_impacts-UN_experts</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_at_core_of_climate_change_impacts-UN_experts</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:18:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_at_core_of_climate_change_impacts-UN_experts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[* Water shortages risk triggering conflicts* But world can look to Indus, Mekong for cooperationThe main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past cooperation such as over the Indus or Mekong Rivers to help avert future conflicts, experts said on Sunday.Desertification, flash floods, melting glaciers, heatwaves, cyclones or water-borne d<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Week That Was (in Water), 31 January - 6 February 2010 (and More!) - WaterWired]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Week_That_Was_in_Water_31_January_-_6_February_2010_and_More_-_WaterWired</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Week_That_Was_in_Water_31_January_-_6_February_2010_and_More_-_WaterWired</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:24:03 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Week_That_Was_in_Water_31_January_-_6_February_2010_and_More_-_WaterWired</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Emily Green's wonderful weekly post is back after a brief hiatus. Just in the nick of time, too - some of my followers were afraid I would once again post about the water travails of a certain Southwestern USA metropolis. Actually, I could post about said travails without mentioning a certain city in Nevada, because I'm now in Scottsdale, Phoenix's wealthy neighbor. I am at the Fairmont Scottsdal<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[California: Testing waters for salmon in San Joaquin River]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=California_Testing_waters_for_salmon_in_San_Joaquin_River</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=California_Testing_waters_for_salmon_in_San_Joaquin_River</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:24:01 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=California_Testing_waters_for_salmon_in_San_Joaquin_River</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Water has begun flowing down 64 barren miles of the San Joaquin River in what is being touted as California's most ambitious effort to bring back long-lost native salmon.The floodgates of the colossal Friant Dam outside Fresno were opened last week so researchers can study how the water flows down California's second longest river.The releases, which will continue until Dec. 1, will accel<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You're in Luck! A Musical About Water]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Youre_in_Luck_A_Musical_About_Water</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Youre_in_Luck_A_Musical_About_Water</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:18:01 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Youre_in_Luck_A_Musical_About_Water</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's rare that you attend a musical comedy and hear the actors singing about drought, water management, hydrology and, well, pee. Actually, unless you're seeing &quot;Urinetown: The Musical,&quot; you'll probably never hear all those things on one stage. Last night, I saw &quot;Urinetown,&quot; as performed by a talented group of young people at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale. It was a musical at a high school,<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Week That Was, 1/31/2010-2/6/2010 | Chance of Rain]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Week_That_Was_1312010-262010__Chance_of_Rain</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Week_That_Was_1312010-262010__Chance_of_Rain</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:01:02 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Week_That_Was_1312010-262010__Chance_of_Rain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Emily Green's entertaining summary of weekly water events.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Idaho snowpack falls further behind]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Idaho_snowpack_falls_further_behind</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Idaho_snowpack_falls_further_behind</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:57:01 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As the El Nino pattern has intensified over the winter, the snow deficit has grown in Idaho.Historically when snowpacks are 50 to 60 percent of the 30-year average on February, the level does not recover to normal - or even near normal - by April 1.Ron Abramovich uses the Upper Snake above Heise as an example. The snowpack in the basin was 59 percent of normal on February 1, making 2010 t<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You Can't Beat the Q Drum!]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=You_Cant_Beat_the_Q_Drum</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=You_Cant_Beat_the_Q_Drum</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:40:01 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The idea of the Q Drum originated in response to the needs of rural people in developing countries who have a problem carrying adequate quantities of potable water from a reliable source. In Africa for example, many debilitating back and neck injuries are a result of women carrying heavy water on their heads. The Q Drum is a durable, donut-shaped plastic container which can hold 50 liters of wate<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Earth Made Us: Water (6 videos)]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Earth_Made_Us_Water_6_videos</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Earth_Made_Us_Water_6_videos</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:20:04 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Earth_Made_Us_Water_6_videos</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Professor Iain Stewart explores of how the planet has shaped human history.This time he explores our complex relationship with water. Visiting spectacular locations in Iceland, the Middle East and India, Iain shows how control over water has been central to human existence.He takes a precarious flight in a motorised paraglider to experience the cycle of freshwater that<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[California American Water Calls for Continuing Water Conservation in Los Angeles]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=California_American_Water_Calls_for_Continuing_Water_Conservation_in_Los_Angeles</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=California_American_Water_Calls_for_Continuing_Water_Conservation_in_Los_Angeles</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:20:02 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=California_American_Water_Calls_for_Continuing_Water_Conservation_in_Los_Angeles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[California American Water is continuing the call for water conservation by urging all of its Los Angeles County customers to turn off outdoor irrigation systems as rain storms are predicted to return to the region this weekend. The oncoming storms will cut the need for outdoor watering. Given the forecast, California American Water is asking customers to leave their sprinklers and other irrigatio<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Uganda: Wetlands Down 30 Percent in 15 Years]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Uganda_Wetlands_Down_30_Percent_in_15_Years</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Uganda_Wetlands_Down_30_Percent_in_15_Years</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:19:57 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[UGANDA has lost 30% of its wetlands in the last 15 years, according to the Wetlands Commissioner Paul Mafabi.Mafabi said wetlands covered 15% of Uganda in 1994 and this has reduced to only 10% in 2008.This, Mafabi added, was affecting Lake Victoria.He also said the wetlands around Lake Kyoga were disappearing at an alarming rate.&quot;We have lost most of the seasonal wetlands around L<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keeping Girls in School May be a Matter of Better Sanitary Protection]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Keeping_Girls_in_School_May_be_a_Matter_of_Better_Sanitary_Protection</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Keeping_Girls_in_School_May_be_a_Matter_of_Better_Sanitary_Protection</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:01:01 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Keeping_Girls_in_School_May_be_a_Matter_of_Better_Sanitary_Protection</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When boys and girls reach puberty, their bodies go through many physical changes.  But for girls in Africa, the onset of menstruation can bring with it discrimination, unwanted sexual advances and the end of their education.  Now a pilot study in Ghana says it doesn\'t have to be that way.  The study says when free sanitary protection is provided to secondary school girls there is a sharp drop in <br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judge orders California water pumping limits lifted]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Judge_orders_California_water_pumping_limits_lifted</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Judge_orders_California_water_pumping_limits_lifted</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:58:02 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Judge_orders_California_water_pumping_limits_lifted</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A federal judge temporarily lifted pumping limits Friday designed to protect endangered wild salmon in order to speed more irrigation water to California's drought-addled fields.Some of the country's largest farms had pressed for the protections to be suspended to nurture their fields and orchards. West Coast fishermen argued the limits were necessary to save their dwindling catch.&quot;This m<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Electric Charge Can Change Freezing Point of Water | Wired Science]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Electric_Charge_Can_Change_Freezing_Point_of_Water__Wired_Science</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:33:02 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Electric_Charge_Can_Change_Freezing_Point_of_Water__Wired_Science</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A study in the Feb. 5 Science reports that water can freeze at different temperatures depending on whether the surface it rests on is positively or negatively charged. Under certain conditions, water can even freeze as it heats up.&quot;We are very, very surprised by this result,&quot; says study coauthor Igor Lubomirsky of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. &quot;It means that by control<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Experiences in Regional Cross Border Co-operation in River Management. Comparing Three Cases at the Dutch–German Border]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Experiences_in_Regional_Cross_Border_Co-operation_in_River_Management-_Comparing_Three_Cases_at_the_DutchndashGerman_Border</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Experiences_in_Regional_Cross_Border_Co-operation_in_River_Management-_Comparing_Three_Cases_at_the_DutchndashGerman_Border</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:57:01 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Experiences_in_Regional_Cross_Border_Co-operation_in_River_Management-_Comparing_Three_Cases_at_the_DutchndashGerman_Border</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cross border co-operation is increasingly viewed as an obvious and logical consequence of an integrated perspective on river management. Consequently, we would expect an increase of cross border co-operation and collaboration in EU member states, through joint planning, co-management or co-implementation in flooding policies, water quality management or river rehabilitation. If we take a closer l<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Puts South India Under Water]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Climate_Change_Puts_South_India_Under_Water</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Climate_Change_Puts_South_India_Under_Water</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:05:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Even as the world prepares for the grand climate meet at Copenhagen this December, a large part of South India has gone under water. And while talks have already begun on coming up with an equitable deal and the very fear that there may be none, over 300 people have already lost their lives while millions are displaced and missing in this global warming related freak weather event, predicted well<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sweden wants explanation on Baltic nuclear dumping]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Sweden_wants_explanation_on_Baltic_nuclear_dumping</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:57:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The Russian military allegedly dumped nuclear waste into the Baltic Sea in the early 1990s, according to a report on Swedish television.Radioactive material from a military base in Latvia is thought to have been thrown into Swedish waters.For many the biggest shock is that the Swedish government may have known at the time and done nothing about it.The partly enclosed Baltic Sea is kno<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:18:02 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. The coating is also flexible and breathable, which makes it suitable for use on an enormous array of products.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Houstonians could see hefty hike in water rate]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Houstonians_could_see_hefty_hike_in_water_rate</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:01:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Houstonians_could_see_hefty_hike_in_water_rate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The city is considering significant increases to its water rates to shore up the finances of the Combined Utility System, a major piece of Houston's $4 billion budget that is used to pay for drainage projects, rehabilitate water and sewer lines and protect the water supply.The increase could be spread over several years or applied all at once. Under the latter option, one estimate suggested a<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water Security Carries a High Cost for Israel’s Citizens]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_Security_Carries_a_High_Cost_for_Israelrsquos_Citizens</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:33:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Fluid Mechanics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Changes in Israel\'s water industry are having a drastic effect on the nation\'s water bills. At the start of the year, Israel\'s national water company, Mekorot, which provides 80% of the nation\'s water, increased water rates by 25%. Additionally, rates will increase by another 16% during this summer, and at least another 2% at the start of 2011. Currently, water rates range between $1.5 and $2 per<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Perdue calls Georgians to a culture of water conservation]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Governor_Perdue_calls_Georgians_to_a_culture_of_water_conservation</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:31:01 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Georgians will be called to a new &quot;culture of conservation&quot; under water legislation outlined Wednesday by Gov. Sonny Perdue, struggling in the twilight of his term to find a solution to the long-running water dispute with neighboring Florida and Alabama.At a news conference Wednesday morning, Perdue called the legislation &quot;a diverse and comprehensive package,&quot; and then went on to warn that it<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two DC Water Events on 24 February 2010 - WaterWired]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Two_DC_Water_Events_on_24_February_2010_-_WaterWired-1</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:58:02 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
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<description><![CDATA[On 21 December 2009 I posted about Jim Thebaut's water event scheduled for 24 February 2010 in Washington, DC. The event will be held, but it's now been split into two events, one in the afternoon (noon - 2 pm) and one in the evening (6 - 8:30 pm). The first one will be a panel discussion at CSIS and the second will be a film screening and discussion at the Capitol Visitor Center.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New York court upholds state rules on ballast water]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_York_court_upholds_state_rules_on_ballast_water</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:33:01 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld state regulations requiring ships to replace their ballast water at least 50 nautical miles offshore from its waterways to prevent bringing in dangerous, invasive speciesThe Appellate Division panel rejected challenges from shipping companies and port officials, saying the federal Clean Water Act permits a state to add conditions to federal vessel d<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NYTimes: Recent UC Davis water/job loss study cited on Capitol Hill]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=NYTimes_Recent_UC_Davis_waterjob_loss_study_cited_on_Capitol_Hill-1</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:09:02 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=NYTimes_Recent_UC_Davis_waterjob_loss_study_cited_on_Capitol_Hill-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As congressional representatives argue of details of a recent CA water bill, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor sought to clear up two areas of confusion: how much water is being restricted by the federal government and whether there is precedent for waiving ESA.He cited a University of California, Davis, study that estimated that of the 21,000 agricultural jobs lost<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Final Agenda: Capitol Hill Briefing on University WASH Initiative - 3 March 2010 - WaterWired]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Final_Agenda_Capitol_Hill_Briefing_on_University_WASH_Initiative_-_3_March_2010_-_WaterWired</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:24:47 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
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<description><![CDATA[I posted on this event. The date is now firm and the final agenda is now available here. Prominent university and college leaders working on international water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues  will participate in a congressional briefing on a new University WASH Initiative from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on March 3, 2010, in Room SVC 203/202 of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.  Presentations will feat<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Orland, California Group Gets Ready to Ward off Water Bottling Plant]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Orland_California_Group_Gets_Ready_to_Ward_off_Water_Bottling_Plant</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:33:12 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Orland_California_Group_Gets_Ready_to_Ward_off_Water_Bottling_Plant</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Crystal Geyser is seeking approval for a bottling plant on an industrial-zoned parcel that is bordered on three sides by bucolic agricultural-residential land.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[States struggling with EPA rules]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:33:02 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[States are slashing funds for environmental programs, threatening their ability to meet federal standards for clean air and water.All but two states, Montana and North Dakota, have made significant cuts to initiatives ranging from toxic waste cleanup to sewage treatment, says Steve Brown, executive director for Environmental Council of the States, which unites state agencies.The budget cr<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Household Pesticide Is Finding Its Way Into California Rivers, Study Suggests - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Household_Pesticide_Is_Finding_Its_Way_Into_California_Rivers_Study_Suggests_-_Green_Inc-_Blog_-_NYTimes-com</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:33:00 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Pyrethroids, a common home pesticide, have been found in California rivers at levels toxic to some stream-dwellers, according to a new study.The pesticide is often used in California to kill ants and other insects, and has been found in sewage treatment outflow and storm runoff in the Sacramento area. Scientists found the toxin in low levels in the San Joaquin River and the American River, ac<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dams Trigger Stronger Storms, Study Suggests - National Geographic]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Dams_Trigger_Stronger_Storms_Study_Suggests_-_National_Geographic</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:32:57 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Scientists have long suspected that the world\'s dams can create their own weather, often bringing more rain. Water in reservoirs behind dams, plus the water used to irrigate nearby land puts more moisture in the air, which falls as precipitation.Now some researchers are sounding the alarm that dams-along with their reservoirs-might also trigger more frequent fierce storms that could be the da<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Officials: Army mistake delays congressional OK for Washoe  (Truckee River) flood project]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Officials_Army_mistake_delays_congressional_OK_for_Washoe__Truckee_River_flood_project</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:48:02 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Errors made while rushing through a flood plan for the Truckee River will delay congressional approval by another year, possibly endangering Reno and Sparks with more floods before the project is ever built, officials say.The delay until 2012 of federal authorization of the Truckee River Flood Project is the latest in a series for the long-discussed flood-control effort, designed to prevent d<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spiders May Help Water Starved Countries]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:50:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A spider may be the reason fog-catching nets, which provide precious water in rain-starved parts of the world, may be ready for a high-tech upgrade.Chinese scientists reported their research in the journal Nature on why spider's silk is not only famous for strength but also terrific for collecting water from the air, sparing the creature the hunt for a drink.The secret lies in the silk's <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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