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#watershortage

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AI6YR Ben

"The Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant remains under repair due to flooding during Tropical Storm Chantal. With the water treatment plant still under repair, the City has less than 2 days of drinking water at current usage. Due to the limited amount of water available to the City, the City Manager is issuing a public declaration of water shortage as provided in the City of Mebane Water Shortage Plan adopted by the City Council in 2019 to more effectively protect the health and safety of our residents and to place in effect the restrictive provisions within the plan.
The restrictions could remain in place for multiple days until the Water Treatment Plant is producing potable drinking water; all industries, businesses, offices, and non-residential units should cease operations. The exceptions are for grocery stores, health care facilities, and drug stores.
The Water Shortage Response Plan requires residents and businesses not to use any water other than limited drinking purposes when bottled water is not available, limited restroom usage (not including showers), and required medical usage. We urge everyone to use bottled water or other alternative sources. City personnel and local law enforcement will enforce the Water Shortage Plan. All regulations will continue until the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment plant is back in operation, and we have no estimated date at this time..."

cityofmebanenc.gov/tropical-st

#NCwx#Mebane#WaterShortage
💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Declining Freshwater Availability in the Colorado River Basin Threatens Sustainability of Its Critical Groundwater Supplies
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doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115593 <-- shared paper
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livescience.com/planet-earth/r <-- shared technical overview article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #groundwater #waterresources #management #planning #ColoradoRiver #ColoradoRiverBasin #depletion #pumping #overpumping #climatechange #extremeweather #droughts #watershortage #waterstorage #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #earthobservation #satellite #spatiotemporal #GRACE #GRACEFO #model #modeling #sustainable #extraction #research

DoomsdaysCW

#WaterShortage fears as Labour’s first #AIGrowth zone sited close to new #reservoir

First #datacentre site proposed seven miles from #AbingdonReservoir planned for water-stressed #SouthEastEngland

by Helena Horton Environment reporter
Mon 13 Jan 2025

"Labour’s first artificial intelligence growth zone will be sited close to the UK’s first new reservoir in 30 years, sparking fears that the AI push will add to the 'severe pressure' on water supplies in the area.

"Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he would hugely increase artificial intelligence capacity and reduce planning restrictions on companies that wanted to build datacentres by setting up '#GrowthZones' with fewer constraints [like #ExportProcessingZones and #FreeTradeZones].

"The first of these will be in #CulhamOxfordshire, only seven miles from a reservoir planned by #ThamesWater in Abingdon, which was supposed to provide water to people in the severely water-stressed south-east of England. This is the area of the country most at risk of running out of water, according to the Environment Agency. #Oxfordshire has faced particular issues, with areas reliant on #BottledWater during #heatwaves.

"AI datacentres use a large amount of water, as their servers generate heat. To prevent computer systems overheating and shutting down, the centres use cooling towers and outside air systems, both of which need clean, fresh water. AI consumes between 1.8 and 12 litres of water for each kilowatt hour of energy usage across Microsoft’s global datacentres. One study estimates that global AI could account for up to 6.6bn cubic metres of water use by 2027 – the equivalent of nearly two-thirds of England’s annual consumption.

"Even without a big increase in AI datacentres, by 2050, England faces a shortfall of nearly 5bn litres of water a day between the sustainable supplies available and the expected demand. This is more than a third of the 14bn litres of water currently put into public supply. The south-east faces a potential deficit of more than 2.5bn litres a day in the same period.

"AI could wipe out gains made by businesses in reducing their water consumption; the government is seeking a 9% reduction in non-household (business) consumption by 2037-38 from 2019-20 levels, and currently businesses are on course to achieve a reduction of 6.1%.

Adrian Ramsay MP, Green Party co-leader, said: 'While communities will face #heatwaves, #droughts and water shortages over the coming decades, this strategy locks us into pumping huge amounts of water into AI datacentres. One estimate said AI-related infrastructure may soon consume six times more water than Denmark, a country of 6 million people. What will this mean for residents in water-stressed communities like Culham in Oxfordshire?'"

Read more:

theguardian.com/technology/202
#WaterIsLife #DataCenters #WaterShortages #NoWaterForData #NoWaterForAI #NoNukesForAI #BigData

The Guardian · Water shortage fears as Labour’s first AI growth zone sited close to new reservoirBy Helena Horton
Replied in thread
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱

#WaterSupply

Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are denied control of the aquifers under their feet, and must instead buy the water back in limited quantities from the Israeli national water company, Mekorot, via Israel's auxiliary: the Ramallah-based so-called "Palestinian Authority" #PA.

• While Israelis have access to an average of 300 liters of water per day,
• Palestinians in the West Bank enjoy only 80 liters — 20 liters less than the World Health Organization’s recommended daily quantity.
• For Palestinians in Gaza, it is currently as low as 3 liters.

"Long neglected by the Jerusalem Municipality, Kufr ‘Aqab residents now receive only a few hours of water a week — and the authorities refuse to help": 972mag.com/kufr-aqab-jerusalem

+972 Magazine · In Jerusalem’s largest Palestinian neighborhood, taps have run dryLong neglected by the municipality, Kufr ‘Aqab residents now receive only a few hours of water a week — and the authorities refuse to help.
#occupation#community#water
DoomsdaysCW

#NewDelhi records highest-ever temperature of 52.3C as north #India swelters

Brutal weather forces schools to close in several cities and raises the risk of heatstroke for people working outdoors.

29 May 2024

"The brutal weather has forced schools to close in several cities and raised the risk of heatstrokes for people working outdoors. The extreme heat also coincides with a six-week general election, increasing health risks as people wait in long lines to cast their vote. The voting ends on Saturday.

"The sizzling temperatures are also taking a toll on animals, putting them at risk of dehydration and heatstroke. Sitaram, an animal conservationist in the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan who goes by one name, said endangered #chinkaras — also known as #IndianGazelle — are facing a #WaterShortage."

Read more:
aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/5/2

Al Jazeera · North India swelters as New Delhi records highest-ever temperature of 49.9CBy Al Jazeera
#ExtremeWeather#ExtremeHeat#ExtremeWx
DoomsdaysCW

It's so bad in #Mexico, even the #police are #protesting!

Mexico’s #drought, #heatwave and #WaterShortage are so bad even police are blocking traffic in #protest

AP, May 22, 2024

"Mexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortages have gotten so bad that even police blocked traffic in protest Wednesday.

"In recent months, residents of some #MexicoCity neighborhoods have regularly taken to forming #HumanChains to block boulevards to demand water. In April, complaints about #ContaminatedWater sparked a weeks-long crisis in one upscale neighborhood.

"Normally, police seek to redirect traffic, but on Wednesday some officers were themselves manning a protest blockade, near the capital’s iconic Independence Monument.

"The officers stood blocking six lanes of traffic, saying their barracks hadn’t had water for a week, and that the bathrooms were unusable.

"'We don’t have water in the bathrooms,' said one female officer who would not give her name for fear of reprisals, adding that conditions in the barracks were intolerable. 'They make us sleep on the floor,' she said."

Read more:
apnews.com/article/mexico-heat

AP News · Mexico's drought, heatwave and water shortage are so bad even police are blocking traffic in protestMexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortages have gotten so bad that even police are blocking traffic in protest. In recent months, residents of some Mexico City neighborhoods have regularly taken to forming human chains to block boulevards to demand water. Normally, police seek to redirect traffic, but on Wednesday some police officers were themselves manning a protest blockade, near the capital's iconic Independence Monument. The officers said their barracks hadn't had water for a week, and that the bathrooms were unusable. In the midst of record temperatures and a severe drought, many buildings in the capital have to get water trucked in.
#ClimateChange#ClimateCrisis#DontFightUsJoinUs
The European Network

Europe's water crisis: How bad is it and what can be done?

30% of the EU population has been impacted by strained water supplies in recent years.

But as the planet becomes more populated and demand for water increases - a crisis is pending. What does this mean and how can Europe manage this precious resource?

euronews.com/2023/10/16/europe

euronewsVIDEO : Europe's water crisis: How bad is it and what can be done?VIDEO : 30% of the EU population has been impacted by strained water supplies in recent years. With the situation only set to get worse, what does this mean for Europe and how can it manage the situation?
#Europe#EU#Water
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