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Water21 - magazine of the International Water Association

February 2003

Issue 5.1

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COVER STORY

Filling the liability gap
The catastrophic pollution potential of industry when associated with a major river system was exemplified by the Baia Mare incident, which affected various eastern European countries in 2000. As a legally binding civil liberties resolution to tackle the problem of transboundary pollution moves closer to realisation, Bill McCann assesses its likely impact.

NEWS / ANALYSIS

Including... UN International Year of Freshwater launched The launch of 2003 as the United Nations International Year of Freshwater took place at a special event at the UN in New York in December.
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GLOBAL FOCUS

13. Water's peace paradigm
By Keith Hayward

DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

18. Filling the liability gap
By Bill McCann
21. Salinity, sanitation and sustainability in Johannesburg
By Peter Rose
23. Taking the waste out of wastewater
By Rob Stephenson, Bruce Tennant, Don Hartle and George Geatros
24. Yeast yields treatment success
By Absar Ahmad Kazmi

LATIN AMERICA

28. Private sector pioneers
By Peter Reina
31. Investing in the future
By Peter Reina
32. Dealing with the flow
By Peter Reina

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

34. Assessment overhaul
By Lis Stedman
36. A bright future for fluorescence in environmental monitoring
By Andy Baker

SEWERS

38. Out of sight, out of mind?
By Lis Stedman

RECYCLING

41. Recycling progress in the Mediterranean region
By Bill McCann

CLIMATE CHANGE

43. Planning for climate change?
By Holger Hoff

WATER UTILITY 21

48. Liberalisation of international trade in water services
By Andrew Taylor and Anja Koenig
49. Safeguarding the source
By Robin Rice

WATER21 CASEBOOK

53. Chloramination - future best practice for the water industry?
By Ian Walker
56. Rainwater harvesting: public need or private pleasure?
By Klaus Koenig

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

59. Assessing the global assessment
By Bill McCann

61. Water21NTERNET

65. IWA NEWS

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69. IWA EVENTS

70. DIARY