WATER INDUSTRY WIRE NEWS
Senate Approves Legislation to Advance Flood Prevention & Water Infrastructure Projects
May 16, 2013
The office of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., issued the following news release:The U.S. Senate today approved the "Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2013," which includes a number of provisions championed by Senator Lautenberg to help N...
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Exclusive: Six teams to tender Scottish Water £1.5bn deals
May 16, 2013
Exclusive: Construction News can reveal six joint ventures have been invited to tender across two categories for Scottish Water's infrastructure programme, which could be worth up to £1.47bn over 12 years.Scottish Water is procuring for long...
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Senate Passes Merkley Proposal to Create Jobs by Repairing Crumbling Water Infrastructure
May 16, 2013
The office of Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following news release:Today, the U.S. Senate passed Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley's Water Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (WIFIA) as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013. ...
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Lower Murray Water to fight defamation rulings
May 16, 2013
A water authority in north-west Victoria is appealing against a Supreme Court judgment for defaming three directors of a former irrigation body. |
Long Beach water rate boost recommended
May 16, 2013
LONG BEACH -- Long Beach Water Department staff on Thursday recommended a four percent water rate hike next year and the same increase in each of the following four years. |
Mikulski Announces Senate Passage of Water Infrastructure Bill to Create Jobs, Protect Maryland Communities
May 16, 2013
The office of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., issued the following news release:U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today announced Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which provides critical flood protection for co...
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Need a Source? Find the best Ontario beaches for this long weekend
May 16, 2013
TORONTO, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Which beaches should you swim at this Victoria Day long weekend? Lake Ontario Waterkeeper can tell you, with its newly updated, free Swim Guide app. |
There's no legal impediment to exporting water to Qatar, says lawyer
May 16, 2013
Water rights holders in Chile's Patagonia face no legal impediments to export water to Qatar or any other place if they choose to do so, according to natural resources lawyer Winston Alburquenque. |
Shaheen Announces Epa Funding For Atkinson Water Line Extension
May 16, 2013
The office of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., issued the following news release:U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to commit up to $2 million for the construction of a water ...
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Utah: EPA orders gas stations to close underground injection wells to protect drinking water sources on Yakama Reservation
May 16, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency, The State of Utah has issued the following news release:Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, has ordered two gas stations to close their underground injection wells to protect drinking water on the Yakama I...
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