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Elevated nitrate levels above half the legal limit have been linked to serious health outcomes.

US mining giant Alcoa is being ordered to move its operations further away from Perth's drinking water sources amid heated debate about the potential impact its bauxite mining is having on waterways.

New restrictions on the bauxite miner include increasing protection buffers for water reservoirs by prohibiting mining within two kilometres, and increasing protection buffers for black cockatoo nesting trees.

The BMC issued the warning over a possible impact on water quality following the recommissioning of a repaired reservoir at the Pise-Panjrapur water supply complex

Telangana Chief Minister asks officials to take measures keeping future demand in view

Facing the "most difficult set of circumstances" in generations, wineries and breweries are going out of business as data reveals why Australians are drinking less.

Pipeline interconnection works are underway near Velimela village, close to the Outer Ring Road to link the 3,000-mm-diameter Godavari ring main with the 1,200-mm-diameter Manjira Phase-III and IV gravity main pipelines

Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation has worsened in recent weeks.

Minister Seán Canney was right to stand down an RSA plan to install breathalysers

More than 400 people, mostly children under four, contracted gastrointestinal illnesses after drinking contaminated tap water in Bronkhorstspruit, exposing failures in water treatment and municipal oversight. The outbreak highlights South Africa’s wider sewage crisis, with experts warning that failing wastewater systems threaten drinking-water safety and nat

A chef worked at a high-end Sydney restaurant. The fair work umpire ruled his dismissal was harsh, unjust and unreasonable.