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Facing urban water scarcity, Cape Town citizens line up for drinking water during the city's 2018 water crisis (Credit: Cavan / Alamy Stock Photo)

Six finalists chosen for 2019 Imagine H20 Urban Drinking Water Challenge

Imagine H2O’s Urban Water Challenge 2019 announces finalist entrepreneurs from six countries spanning Africa, India, Asia and the Americas who are reimagining a water-resilient future. Two winners will be announced at the start of Stockholm Water Week at the end of August during a ceremony in the Swedish capital.

What's getting into your tap water that you cannot see or smell but which may threaten your health?

Nightmare Bacteria' Discovered At SoCal Sewage Plant Wastewater

News reports from California tell how so-called “nightmare bacteria” capable of killing almost half of its victims has been found in a wastewater treatment plant in Southern California - and, the scary thing is that sewage plants seem unable to kill it with existing chemicals.

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