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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a web-based discussion forum to gather public input on how the agency can improve protection of drinking water. The information will be used in implementing EPA’s new drinking water strategy announced by Administrator Lisa P. Jackson in March.

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Aug 17, 2010, 14:27

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New Agreements Address Water Safety in Latin America and Caribbean
Improving drinking water safety in the Latin American and Caribbean region is the focus of two new bi-lateral agreements between The International Water Association (IWA) and the Peruvian
Ministry of Health and the United States Department of State. Both agreements will support the ongoing development of a Water Safety Plan Network in the region. These plans provide for consistently ensuring the safety of a drinking water supply through the use of a comprehensive risk assessment approach that encompasses all steps in water supply from catchment to consumer.

Aug 26, 2009, 15:40

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UNEP Head Says Investing in Freshwaters Could Be A Key to Aid Global Economy

Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme in a UNEP World Water Day Message for March 22, 2009 says investing in the world's freshwaters could be one of the keys to aiding global economic recovery.
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Mar 20, 2009, 19:18

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Small Ecuadorian Clean Water Project Improves Health in Village

Agua Muisne constructed its first water treatment system in 2007 in Ecuador. It now uses water from a covered and protected well that is connected to an electric pump that sends the water through two filters and into a concrete cistern where the water is chlorinated to kill the bacteria.
Jul 28, 2008, 13:49

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UNICEF, the European Union and the Government of Djibouti Partner to Provide Access to Clean Drinking Water for Djibouti's Poor
A partnership between the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the European Union and the Government of Djibouti is paving the way for at least 25,000 of the poorest and most vulnerable rural residents of the country to gain, for the first time, access clean drinking water close to their homes.
Jul 9, 2007, 19:55

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