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Dealing with drought: El Pasoans asked to start conserving water
El Paso Times, TexasEl Pasoans are urged to step up water conservation efforts for the next few weeks because of the severe drought conditions. "Last year we asked people to voluntarily conserve during the same critical time and we're asking them to do it again. If we...Tags: Conservation, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues, Droughts
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TCEQ: Levels of chromium at Cemex site don't warrant investigation
El Paso Times, TexasThe Texas Commission on Environmental Quality did not investigate the source of chromium reported by El Paso Water Utilities at the Cemex site in West El Paso because the levels reported were too low, TCEQ spokesman Terry Clawson said. Officials said...Tags: Julia Roberts, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Politics, Health Organizations, Subway Transportation
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Ingram to issue debt for sewer project
Kerrville Daily Times, TexasIngram officials are set to pass the next milestone in a wastewater project intended to promote commercial expansion and prevent sewage from leaking into the Guadalupe River. The Ingram City Council is poised to accept a 10-year, 1.45 percent interest...Tags: Marketing, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bodies of Water, Business, Rivers
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Minnesota lakes contaminated with all kinds of chemicals
Star TribuneA cornucopia of man-made chemicals -- including cocaine, DEET, synthetic estrogen, antibiotics, antidepressants and plastics derivatives -- are finding their way into even isolated Minnesota lakes, an indication that some contamination is becoming the...Tags: Population, Water, Science and Technology, BPA Contamination and Investigations, Science
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Gore, Wister Special Elections Slated Tuesday
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Town of Gore and Wister Public Schools district voters head to the polls Tuesday in special elections to decide funding issues. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sequoyah and LeFlore county election board secretaries said....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Voting, Elections, Local Elections
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Future of Soap Lake mineral water in limbo
Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash.The mineral water system for Soap Lake, a staple at local hotels for decades, isn't working. There's no money to fix it and the city is looking for "out-of-the-box" ideas to determine the future of the system. The Soap Lake City Council listened to...Tags: Water, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Environmental Issues
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Concord to pay almost double to clean Coddle Creek Water Treatment Plant lagoons
Independent Tribune, Concord, N.C.City officials asked the Concord City Council Thursday to nearly double the $231,000 budgeted to remove dewatered sludge from the lagoons at the Coddle Creek Water Treatment Plant. Concord City Council members voted Thursday to authorize City Manager...Tags: Public Officials, Lakes and Ponds, Government, Politics
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EDITORIAL: Senate needs to tweak bill on water projects
The Fresno BeeThe water infrastructure of the United States is aging. Yet Congress hasn't enacted a Water Resources Development Act, authorizing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects and providing policy direction, since 2007. Senate Bill 601, now on the Senate...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research, Natural Resource Industry, Conservation, U.S. Congress
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Coalition hosts educational festival celebrating wonders of water
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterManchester students took first and third place prizes, while a Keene student placed second last week in the finals of the New Hampshire Fourth Grade Water Science Fair. Last week the New Hampshire Drinking Water Coalition, along with the New Hampshire...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water, Arts and Culture, Conservation, Science and Technology
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A conversation with: Watershed administrator Fred Akers
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Fred Akers, 63, of Buena Vista Township, is an environmental advocate and watchdog through his administrative role at the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, a nonprofit that receives federal funding. For more than a decade, he's been involved in...Tags: New York City, Water, Plant Openings, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Controlling the flow of water
Times-News, Burlington, N.C.Fifty-three years ago, former city manager J.D. Mackintosh Jr.'s foresight in building Lake Cammack, then following that with the reservoir eventually named for him, set Burlington up for a long history of water production and distribution. Though the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Energy Saving, U.S. Senate, Water, Conservation
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Riverfront Committee: time to expand Black River trail system
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.With Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pushing to promote tourism and Upstate New York, Dr. Jason F. White said he believes now is the time to go after state funding to complete the city's hiking and biking trail system that runs mostly along the Black River. In the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, New York City, YMCA, Local Elections, Travel
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