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The HSE Daily http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/index/uneThematique.asp?idThema=2 Water en Water Framework Directive: ‘yellow card' from Brussels http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=658&idThema=2 14/05/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=658&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=658&idThema=2 On 2nd April, the European Commission decided to send a letter of formal notice to the French government concerning its failure to transpose the water framework directive (WFD). Most Member States are... The Mediterranean region: acting fast to fight water shortages http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=648&idThema=2 05/05/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=648&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=648&idThema=2 During a conference organized by the European Water Forum on April 16 in Brussels, experts from several European and Middle Eastern countries discussed the actions to be rolled out to combat water... Maritime safety scaled down by Member States http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=637&idThema=2 16/04/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=637&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=637&idThema=2 Two draft directives were debated at a meeting of European Transport Ministers on 7th April, although neither of them obtained a qualified Australia: an agreement is finally reached on stalled water basin plan http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=632&idThema=2 10/04/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=632&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=632&idThema=2 Water flows in rivers across the Murray-Darling basin in Australia have been below average for the past eleven years. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Premiers of the basin States (in the South-East)... Drugs in water "more of a concern than a risk" http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=622&idThema=2 03/04/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=622&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=622&idThema=2 Benoît Roig, from the Ecole des Mines in Alès, France, is responsible for coordinating the European Knappe project (1), which has the task of proposing measures to reduce the presence of... A European association for public water management http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=615&idThema=2 31/03/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=615&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=615&idThema=2 Aqua Publica Europea is the name of the European network for public water management, which was launched in Paris on 18th Total responsible for polluting the Loire http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=609&idThema=2 25/03/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=609&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=609&idThema=2 On 17th March the prefecture of the Loire-Atlantique department announced that around 400 tonnes of toxic heavy fuel oil had leaked into the 1012-km long River Loire from Totals refinery in Donges.... Measures banning phosphates in the United States http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=596&idThema=2 17/03/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=596&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=596&idThema=2 Phosphates are the main pollutants affecting Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the United States the countrys largest Funding to be found for water and sanitation by 2030 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=594&idThema=2 13/03/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=594&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=594&idThema=2 According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developments (OECD) recent forecast report, Environmental Outlook to 2030, the percentage of the worlds population living in water... France: achieving “good condition” for surface and underground waters http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=584&idThema=2 06/03/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=584&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=584&idThema=2 The French Secretary of State for Ecology, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, has given an assurance that 50% of surface and underground waters - possibly as many as two-thirds of them - will be in good... The Mayor of London prefers tap water http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=574&idThema=2 27/02/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=574&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=574&idThema=2 London On Tap is the name of the British capitals new campaign to promote the drinking of tap water in restaurants, cafés and pubs. The campaign, which will be launched in May, is the brainchild of... United States: western states must improve water resources management http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=562&idThema=2 19/02/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=562&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=562&idThema=2 A study (1) carried out by two researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego shows a 50% chance of Lake Mead running dry by Framework Directive on Water: Germany lagging behind http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=546&idThema=2 06/02/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=546&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=546&idThema=2 During the third Leipzig conference on the Framework Directive on Water (FDW), which was held by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the University of Leipzig on 17th and 18th... The Water Framework Directive: an overview http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=538&idThema=2 31/01/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=538&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=538&idThema=2 Although derogations can be granted until 2027, the main objective of this directive is to achieve good water status by 2015. Nevertheless, EU-wide harmonisation remains to be United States: estimated budget for sanitation needs http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=536&idThema=2 30/01/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=536&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=536&idThema=2 The United States Environmental Protection Agency has just published a four-yearly report to Congress entitled Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2004. This 14th edition of the national survey estimates... Medicines in tap water: UK under the spotlight http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=524&idThema=2 23/01/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=524&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=524&idThema=2 The British Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), the body in charge of regulating water quality in England and Wales, has published a report revealing that drug substances are found in the water supply... Greece may give water to Cyprus http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=516&idThema=2 15/01/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=516&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=516&idThema=2 According to Photis Photiou, Cypruss Agricultural Minister, the island is considering importing water in sea tankers from the neighbouring Greek island of Crete. If weather conditions do not improve... Germany sets the pace in rainwater management http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=510&idThema=2 10/01/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=510&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=510&idThema=2 While France is trying to encourage the use of rainwater, its European neighbour has been implementing projects for a number of years, targeted at private individuals, residential areas and Legionnaires' disease: the number of cases in Europe is increasing http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=500&idThema=2 03/01/2008 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=500&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=500&idThema=2 An article in Eurosurveillance (1), a scientific review published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), reports cases of Legionnaires disease inventoried throughout Europe... The European Parliament approves marine environment directive http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=492&idThema=2 18/12/2007 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=492&idThema=2 http://www.thehsedaily.net/en/document/detail.asp?id=492&idThema=2 At the second reading vote, on 11th December, Members of the European Parliament approved the marine environment strategy directive. The directives objective is to achieve good environmental...