New charity to take control of English and Welsh canals and waterways

"The government opened a consultation on Wednesday to decide the future of English and Welsh inland waterways, and to discuss how the countries' canals and rivers should be managed.

A new charity is to be set up as part of the transfer of control of the network from British Waterways and the Environment Agency. The transfer is a key part of the government's promised abolition of quangos, which has also seen the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) abolish a large proportion of its arms-length bodies."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/mar/30/uk-waterways-charity

When Waves Collide

"Waves bouncing off of the seawall at the south end of "Victoria Beach" in Laguna Beach, California, rebound into oncoming waves to create a beautiful and turbulent water playground."

Team Aquaduct wins Innovate or Die competition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U-mvfjyiao

"Team Aquaduct was declared the winner out of 102 entries by building a unique and functional solution to provide rural communities with access to clean water."

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/team-aquaduct-wins-innovate-or-die.html

Bottle makes dirty water drinkable

The way fresh water is supplied to disaster-hit regions could be revolutionised after an Ipswich-based businessman invented a £190 bottle that makes foul-smelling water drinkable in seconds.

Michael Pritchard hopes that the bottle could be a life-saver for refugees in disaster regions where access to clean drinking water is vital.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=3R3S1NAZ1X2NVQFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2007/09/12/nwater112.xml