Thames Water said the works at Abingdon would ensure the quality of the water in the River Thames was "exceptionally high".
Already in the planning stages: a 37-km tunnel to channel water from the Benus river in water-rich Pahang state to drought-stricken Selangor state, and a pipe to link the Gombak river in KL to the Wangsa Maju water treatment plant.
The salt water in the river has had a benefit for some anglers: "The redfish follow it up, so we're able to fish right in the Mississippi now instead of having to go to the gulf, " he said.
In a statement, the Shanghai municipal government said that the water in Huangpu River, which is a major source of drinking water for Shanghai, was safe.
Fleming said the decision to open the spillway, along with similar decisions made in recent weeks as the floodwaters moved southward, was done to address a historic excess of water in the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
And it is not only the water in the Yellow River, which flows through nine provinces, that is at risk from contamination.
The government has put up posters and organised talks to explain to the villagers that urinating in the water can make them sick, and that they should avoid bathing in the river at noon - the snails come out when the temperature is highest.
The new rules allow Arizona to bank the river's water in aquifers for the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
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In Worcestershire, the racecourse and cricket ground in the city centre were under water after the River Severn burst its banks.
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The rain and river water in the city state's reservoirs is being mixed with recycled waste-water from air-conditioners, sinks and toilets.
With parts of the country in an epic drought, water levels were also running low in the Mississippi River south of New Orleans, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The diversion project a massive government undertaking will bring billions of gallons of water from the Yangtze River in the south northward to Beijing and other parts of northern China.
The Duckmill Weir White Water Arena on the River Great Ouse in Bedford opened in May 2012 after permanent slalom uprights, lines and gates were added to the Duck Mill weir.
There is no water, except the Jordan River is richer in history than water.
The side-car racing at Druridge Bay and seriously dangerous water battles on the River Wansbeck in the Morpeth regatta would surely be banned today.
The oars cup and spill the water, leaving eight evenly spaced dimples in the river behind them.
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Some engineers have theorized that removing too much debris from the basement would compromise the wall's support and allow water from the Hudson River to rush in.
Stepping cautiously through the slime until he reached solid ground, looking disoriented, he regarded his image in the shallow water of the river while the paratroopers dried their feet with an old shirt, then pulled on their socks and boots and rolled down their pants.
To try to combat the problem, the agency has twice released better-oxygenated water from Kielder Reservoir into the river in an effort to help salmon move out of the estuary and into the freshwater section of the river.
Water levels in the River Severn are expected to peak on Tuesday, with Tewkesbury and Maisemore particular areas of concern.
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Worcester resident Lesley Bond, 64, said she used to be "a nervous wreck" every time water levels in the nearby River Severn began to rise.
His talks with Morsy included regional concerns as well as bread-and-butter issues like livestock imports, industrial development and water rights in the Nile River basin, Ali said.
They were exposed 65 years after being dropped when water levels in the Rhine River fell to record lows, prompting what officials said was the biggest evacuation since the war's end.
In addition to creating the sill, officials are planning to take 2.5 million gallons of fresh water from farther north in the river -- past mile marker 100 -- then carry it by barge southward "and suck it into our water treatment facilities, " Laigast said.
Divers, working in the pitch black in deep and torrid water, were able to find the car on the river bed and the bodies of four men were recovered.
However, the main road was left under under several feet of water after heavy rain resulted in the river breaching a section of the defences.
The Environment Agency said no signs of contaminated water from the fire had been found in the nearby River Wye.
After independence, nine countries in the Niger River Basin in Africa created a joint river basin authority to cooperatively manage their joint water resources.
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