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20.04.26 - 16:30
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Fears more than 1,000 toads may have died after Welsh water firm drains reservoir (The Guardian)
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Conservationists in Denbighshire 'angry and heartbroken' after Nant-y-Ffrith site emptied during breeding seasonMore than 1,000 toads may have died after a reservoir important to the local ecosystem was drained by a water company, conservationists in north Wales have said.Volunteers at Wrexham Toad Patrols help toads returning to the Nant-y-Ffrith reservoir on the Llandegla moors in breeding season, this year assisting 1,500 of the amphibians to cross busy roads to help protect the declining species. Continue reading......
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19.04.26 - 01:06
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Kemflo strengthens water resilience for semiconductor fabs (Digitimes)
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As the global electronics and advanced semiconductor manufacturing sectors expand in 2026, the stability of semiconductor and electronics plant utilities systems has become critical to meeting new factory construction schedules. Kemflo Group CEO Eugene Lin pointed out that, leveraging its integrated strengths across water resources, industrial water treatment, and metal products, Kemflo is establishing itself as an indispensable high-end water treatment partner amid labor shortages in plant operations....
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15.04.26 - 21:03
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Iran War Leads To Fluoride Shortages For Some US Water Utilities (ZeroHedge)
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Iran War Leads To Fluoride Shortages For Some US Water Utilities
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
Multiple water providers have lowered the amount of fluoride they add to water for millions of Americans, amid shortages stemming from the U.S.–Iran war.
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works said on April 13 that it is reducing the level of fluoride from 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L) to 0.4 mg/L.
The move, officials said, was driven by disruptions to the supply chain caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. A key Israeli supplier, specifically, has been struggling to meet demand.
“This is an adjustment driven solely by supply availability,” Matthew Garbark, director of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, said in a statement.
“We remain committed to providing safe, high-quality drinking water.”
Some 1.8 million people in and around Baltimore, the most populous city in Maryland, are served water by the city of Baltimore utility.
Fluoride, a m...
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14.04.26 - 20:00
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South East Water chief executive to forgo his bonus over ′unacceptable outages′ (The Guardian)
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David Hinton will only receive his £400,000 salary this year after thousands of customers were left without waterThe chief executive of South East Water has said he will forgo his bonus in an act of penitence for “unacceptable outages” that left thousands of customers in Kent and Sussex without water.David Hinton told MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs select committee that he had decided not to accept an additional “performance payment” this year. Instead, he will receive only his £400,000 salary. Continue reading......
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