We passed Chris on Elektra (www.pink-narrowboat.com) and stopped for a chat about his boating plans and our boating planes given the upcoming closure of the Bosley and Marple flights of locks. He's heading up.

Then we had the brown water (toilet) pumped out, filled the fresh water (drinking, washing), and worked one last lock to reach the lower end of the Macclesfield.

#CanalLife #canal #boating #narrowboat #locks #PotableWater #sewage #Macclesfield #Cheshire #Stoke #Staffordshire #England #UK

Issues re enshrining water rights for humans in the constitution would likely include:

Extended drought
Environment protection vs people demand
Agriculture
Impact on underground water basins
Extended pollution from floods and fires
New development in arid areas expecting the govt will pipe water

to state a few. 2/2

#Water #WaterRights #PotableWater #Environment #Climate

Issues re enshrining water rights for humans in the constitution would likely include:

Extended drought
Environment protection vs people demand
Agriculture
Impact on underground water basins
Extended pollution from floods and fires
New development in arid areas expecting the govt will pipe water

to state a few. 2/2

#Water #WaterRights #PotableWater #Environment #Climate

NSW govt wants to enshrine the right to potable water in the constitution.

Good on the face of it but there will need to be some provisos to prevent it causing harm. 1/2

Thoughts @petergleick?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/nsw-regs-chris-minns-water-promise/102240732

#Water #WaterRights #PotableWater #Environment #Climate

( #OneidaNation of the Thames, a #FirstNation just south of #LondonON that has been on a #BoilWaterAdvisory since 2019, has #secured $43 million in #FederalFunding to bring treated #DrinkingWater to the community.
The connection to the #LakeHuron Primary #Water System will supply #PotableWater to more than 500 homes & public buildings to the community, which is home to nearly 2,200 residents.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6788184

#Indigenous #NativeRights #HumanRights #Ontario #Canada

@m455 #potablewater >> #greywater in my book

More than 800m people need to travel 30 mins for safe #water, report finds | Global development | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/mar/21/more-than-800m-people-need-to-travel-30-mins-for-safe-water-report-finds

#PotableWater #Health