WATER INDUSTRY WIRE NEWS

Letter: Different Twist to Fluoride Plot

May 24, 2013

To the Editor:

As the unannounced votes in the Bradford, Vt., Water and Sewer Commission remind us, putting fluoride in the public's drinking water can be pretty controversial.

Washington: Most samples show no contamination detected in Algona groundwater

May 24, 2013

The State of Washington has 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 water-sampling locations.

Utah: Interior Awards Grants in Eleven Western States to Improve Water Management, Supplies

May 24, 2013 Department of the Interior, The State of Utah has issued the following news release:"Throughout the West, we’re seeing that drought, growing populations, energy demands and basic environmental needs are stressing our finite water and energy...

WITNESSES STRESS IMPORTANCE OF HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT FOR JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

May 24, 2013 The following information was released by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources:Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held a legislative hearing on H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Condui...

Utah: ELECTION NOTICE

May 24, 2013 Utah Legal Notices, The State of Utah has issued the following news release:Spanish Valley Water & Sewer Improvement District (SVWSID) will have three (3) trustee positions open for election on November 5, 2013. The term is four years. To bec...

DNR Requesting More Testing After Benzene Detected in Village of Jackson Well

May 24, 2013 The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:The Department of Natural Resources is requesting that West Shore Pipe Line Company and the Village of Jackson water utility increase sampling activities in the Villag...

Owners Of Unoccupied Homes Can Appeal Against Indah Water Charges

May 24, 2013

Here is the text of news released by official news agency Bernama on its website:
Owners of residences that are unoccupied but still receiving Indah Water bills can appeal for the monthly charge to be waived.

REP. NAPOLITANO CALLS FOR CONTINUED DESALINATION RESEARCH

May 24, 2013 The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Grace Napolitano:Today, at a hearing for the Subcommittee on Water and Power, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano called for support for her bill, H.R. 745, the Reauthorization of the Wa...

PILOT TRAVELS CENTERS LLC ASSESSED PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS IN STURBRIDGE

May 24, 2013 The following information was released by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP):Pilot Travel Centers LLC of Knoxville, Tenn., has been assessed a $6,900 penalty by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protecti...

Washington: USAID Releases its First Water and Development Strategy

May 24, 2013 U.S. Agency for International Development, The Government of USA has issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah, joined members of Congress – Senator Richard Durb...