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EDITORIAL: Vote Yes on Twin Falls Wastewater Bond
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoChobani building the largest yogurt plant in North America in Twin Falls was a wake up call for Idaho and for this community. The size, scope and future potential of the yogurt plant with its economic and cultural ripple effect gave the Magic Valley a...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Business, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent
Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent — more than expected — under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday. The projected rate hike follows years of increases and will bring a...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Consumers, Personal Income, Mary Pat Clarke, U.S. Conference of Mayors
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COLUMN-U.S. aquifers fall as farmers take too much: Kemp
Reuters(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are withdrawing unsustainable volumes of groundwater to irrigate their crops, resulting in an accelerating decline in...Tags: Conservation, Water, U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry
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Miami-Dade lawmakers approve $1.6 bln sewer-lawsuit deal
Reuters* Deal seen requiring unpopular water rate hikes * County to pay $1 million civil penalty * County lawmakers pull back from big sewer bond issuance By Zachary Fagenson May 21 (Reuters) - Florida's Miami-Dade County on Tuesday promised to spend $1.6...Tags: Miami-Dade County, Credit Ratings, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated -USGS
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was...Tags: Water, U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Issues
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Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated: USGS
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was almost three times as great as any time during the 20th...Tags: Water, U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Issues
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Lower Township allotted more water to serve new areas
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.New Jersey has agreed to increase the township's water allocation, allowing thousands of homes tapping polluted groundwater or threatened by saltwater intrusion from the Delaware Bay to hook up to public lines. The added allocation will provide water...Tags: Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), Town Bank, Salt
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Sociology, Science and Technology, Labor Legislation, Rentals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Public Works event educates Vallejo about department's services
Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif.A second annual Vallejo Public Works Open House on Sunday educated visitors about the array of services the department provides, coordinators said. Included in the day's events were informations on a new mobile phone app that will allow Vallejoans to... -
Buffalo Grove to offer meters for underground sprinklers
Lake County homeowners with underground sprinkler systems in the village of Buffalo Grove will soon have the option of using separate irrigation meters to gauge outdoor water usage. "The irrigation meter is just another option to give customers the... -
AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, finance and economy briefs
AME InfoQATAR ELECTRICITY AND WATER RISES, LAUNCHES POWER INVESTMENT FIRM: The Doha-based Qatar Exchange 20 Index rose 0.61 percent to close at 9,064.31 points on Monday. Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) added 0.70 percent, finishing at QR144.50....Tags: Debt Market, Qatar, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Willmar, Minn., panel nearing end of discussion about best method to increase sewer rates
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.The Willmar City Council's Finance Committee could be nearing the end of its discussion on proposing higher sewer rates to pay debt service, operation and maintenance of the $83 million wastewater treatment facility. The committee asked finance...Tags: Debt Market, Dwayne Johnson, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Loans
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