Freshwater Resources
Beth
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02 Aug 2011
Niue has a Water Resources Act (1996) and a Water Resource Bill in effect.
There is no surface water on Niue. Maintaining a sufficient, high quality water supply is always a key concern for Niue. It is a fundamental resource for human survival and economic development. Water resource management poses a serious sustainable development challenge for Niue. Water supply comes from underground sources and rain catchments. Rainfall infiltrates the porous coral until it reaches the saline water that...
Beth
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01 Aug 2011
The only significant permanent freshwater resource in Nauru is groundwater in the form of a "lens" of often slightly brackish freshwater, hydrostatically "floating" on higher-density saltwater beneath it. The height of the freshwater lens above sea level and the level of salinity vary in relation to the elevation, geology, texture and shape of each island, and with the amount of water use and rainfall. Unfortunately there is evidence of both biological and chemical...
Beth
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01 Aug 2011
Freshwater resources are precious in the FSM. Despite being blessed with abundant rainfall, water supply is still inadequate in terms of both quality and quantity. The high volcanic islands of the FSM such as Pohnpei and Kosrae receive high annual rainfall and freshwater supplies are collected from surface water runoff. The challenge is more acute in the coral atolls of the nation, which represents the outer island communities, and the rural communities of the main islands. These areas have...
Beth
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29 Jul 2011
In 1994, the Marshall Islands Government approved the Environmental Protection Authority water supplies regulation.
Freshwater resources are limited and fragile, with piped water usually supplied to households on Majuro on only two days of the week. Ebeye is the only other island with piped water supply. In all outer islands and most households on Majuro and Ebeye, drinking water is collected from rain catchments. With no rain, Majuro has approximately only 38 days of water supply....
Beth
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29 Jul 2011
Kiribati has a National Water Policy on the protection of groundwater resources and maintenance of the distribution network.
A ground water lens exists on the atolls and provides the main source of potable water for the great majority of the people on the outer islands. Within any atoll the quality of ground water lenses with respect to salinity depends on precipitation and the width of the land. Available ground water within the atolls is limited and insufficient to meet the need of the...
