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ONWASA breaks ground on new Richlands sewer plant
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.A Friday ground breaking kicked off "the best thing that could possibly happen" to Richlands, according to Mayor McKinley Smith. The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture broke ground for a sewer treatment...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Water, Energy Saving
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ONWASA to get wastewater treatment plant running
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.ONWASA officials approved a $321,860 contract this week to get a wastewater treatment plant up and running. The Summerhouse Wastewater Treatment Plant was constructed in 2008 by a private developer to serve the Summerhouse residential development....Tags: Environmental Issues, Water, Energy Saving
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Back to the drawing board
Times-News, Burlington, N.C.Now that a bill repealing the Jordan Lake Rules -- legislation that made cities upstream pay for water treatment improvements -- is advancing through the General Assembly, did Burlington spend $23 million for nothing? Sen. Rick Gunn, the bill's...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds
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IID water payback obligations pouring in
Staff WriterThe amount of water that the Imperial Irrigation District is expected to pay back to the Colorado River keeps rising. In addition to nearly 180,000 acre-feet of water that the IID ordered in excess over the last two years and a projected overrun for...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation
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City evaluating public's conservation recommendations
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe City of Wichita has released a drought response based on six public meetings focused on conservation efforts. The city asked for the public's input during city council district meetings. While the recent rains have helped the three-year drought,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Droughts
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Jimmy Orth: Better plan needed for water conservation
In a recent May 8 op-ed, Colleen Castille said that "today, we're too far down the road of water consumption to turn back, but we can move forward with a better plan." I wholeheartedly agree that Florida needs a better plan, one that aggressively focuses...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Plant Openings, Water
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Public hearing scheduled on proposed budget for Funkstown
holly.shok@herald-mail.comProperty tax rates are expected to increase in the upcoming fiscal year, but Funkstown residents will not pay more because of low property assessments, according to a town official. The town’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year calls...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Environmental Issues, The Herald-Mail, Energy Saving
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Tainted Wake Forest well owners get clean water
The News & ObserverClean water is flowing to 22 homes in rural northern Wake thanks to new water lines that replaced contaminated wells. Last summer, environmental agencies discovered that more than 20 wells in the Stony Hill community west of Wake Forest were laced...Tags: Raleigh, Environmental Illness, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Golden State to increase rates by 13 percent
Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.A spike to water bills this summer may come sooner than expected. The Golden State Water Company was approved to increase system rates beginning May 22 by roughly 13 percent, according to GSW Mountain and Desert Region District Manager Perry Dahlstrom.... -
May 18 Letters: Comp time, online taxes, federal spending, energy conservation
Progressive influence I find it amusing to read letters to the editor where people are bound to one party and all it stands for and the vitriol that spews from their pens. Blind allegiance to either party — given both of their track records —...Tags: Social Security, Services and Shopping, Energy, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Environmental Issues
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New hydraulic fracturing rules proposed
Hydraulic fracturing, the process that involves shooting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack shale formations and unlock oil and gas, would become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Interior Department. As...Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Energy Resources, Natural Resources Defense Council, Petroleum Industry, Land Resources
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Work on water line project could start May 24
The Herald Banner, Greenville, TexasWork on a Circle Drive water line upgrade project is scheduled to begin on May 24. The city council awarded a contract on the project during a special meeting on May 7. Actual construction of the water line will cost about $58,000. There will be other...Tags: Science and Technology, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Government Contracts
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