WATER INDUSTRY WIRE NEWS
DROUGHT REQUIREMENTS TAKE EFFECT JUNE 3
May 22, 2013
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 21 -- The city of Fort Worth issued the following press release: Fort Worth is implementing Stage 1 water restrictions effective June 3 because of low water supply levels. |
Abilene City Council takes step toward city wastewater reuse plan
May 22, 2013
One of Abilene's three main water sources, Hubbard Creek Reservoir, is at a historic low, the city's water utilities director told the City Council Monday. Tommy O'Brien, city director of water utilities, told the council the Stephens County lake...
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MOST SAMPLES SHOW NO CONTAMINATION DETECTED IN ALGONA GROUNDWATER
May 22, 2013
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 21 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release:Preliminary results from completion of an underground water-sampling project in parts of Algona show no contamination detected at most of the w...
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Three-quarters of Asia-Pacific nations 'lack water security'
May 22, 2013
CHIANG MAI, May 22 -- About 75 per cent of emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region suffer from low levels of water security, with millions still living without safe water supplies and sanitation facilities, according to a study published las...
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ATHENS PROJECT RECEIVES OHIO EPA LOAN FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
May 22, 2013
The following information was released by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):Ohio EPA has issued an $18.6 million loan to the city of Athens to improve its wastewater treatment plant. The Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) ...
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USAID Releases Its First Water and Development Strategy
May 22, 2013
The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release:Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah, joined members of Congress - Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Chris Coons, Congre...
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Missouri: Attorney General Koster sues Ralls County woman for clean-water violations
May 22, 2013
Office of the Attorney General, The State of Missouri has issued the following press release:Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit in Ralls County against Mary Lou Callicott, owner of the Callicott Mobile Home Park, for violations of ...
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Missouri: Attorney General Koster sues Polk County developer for clean-water violations
May 22, 2013
Office of the Attorney General, The State of Missouri has issued the following press release: Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit in Polk County against a real-estate developer for violations of Missouri's Clean Water Law. |
Missouri: Camden County receives funds for drinking water improvements
May 22, 2013
Department of Natural Resources, The State of Missouri has issued the following press release:The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded Camden County Public Water Supply District No.1 a $95,418 small borrower loan to make necessary...
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Ohio: Adams County Project Receives Ohio EPA Loan for Drinking Water Quality and Public Health Improvements
May 22, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency, The State of Ohio has issued the following news release:Ohio EPA has issued a $427,717 low-interest loan to the Adams County Regional Water District to help construct the Sunshine Ridge waterline extension project...
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