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Drinking Water Warning – Fulton Water Has High Turbidity Levels – Oswego Daily News

Sun, 20 May 2012 01:07:09 GMT
Drinking Water Warning – Fulton Water Has High Turbidity LevelsOswego Daily NewsIn an effort to combat against this possibility, chlorine levels have been turned up at the Fulton Water Works. DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, …Boil water advisory for FultonNewsChannel 9 WSYRBoil water advisory issued for FultonSyracuse.comall 5 news articles »

Fitch Rates Rhode Island’s $34MM Drinking Water Rev SRFs ‘AAA’; Outlook Stable – CNBC.com

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:49:27 GMT
Fitch Rates Rhode Island's $34MM Drinking Water Rev SRFs 'AAA'; Outlook StableCNBC.comCHICAGO, May 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency's (RICWFA) safe drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF) program bonds: –$34000000 series 2012A. The series 2012A bonds are …and more »

Fitch Rates Rhode Island’s $34MM Drinking Water Rev SRFs ‘AAA’; Outlook Stable – MarketWatch (press release)

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:15:25 GMT
Fitch Rates Rhode Island's $34MM Drinking Water Rev SRFs 'AAA'; Outlook StableMarketWatch (press release)Bond proceeds will be used primarily to fund loans to three public entities in Rhode Island for drinking water projects. The series 2012A and outstanding senior lien bonds are secured by borrower loan repayments, debt service reserve funds, …and more »

No water, no sanitation for Fakirgudem residents – The Hindu

Sun, 20 May 2012 09:01:21 GMT
The HinduNo water, no sanitation for Fakirgudem residentsThe HinduThe residents of Fakirgudem abutting Bandar Canal (near Greenland Road) have neither proper drinking water nor Under Ground Drainage (UGD) facilities. For all the 120 houses only one public tap is the drinking water source. With closure of canals, …

Invasive plants clogging up vital bayou waterway, drinking water source – WWL

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:55:47 GMT
Invasive plants clogging up vital bayou waterway, drinking water sourceWWLHowever, invasive plants– like water hyacinths and hydrillas– are threatening that water source. "Salt water can intrude at the bottom of Bayou Lafourche and cause problems with drinking water," St. Pe said. That is the main concern for Hugh Caffery, …and more »

Waukesha’s quest for Lake Michigan water lagging – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:10:59 GMT
Waukesha's quest for Lake Michigan water laggingMilwaukee Journal SentinelBy Don Behm of the Journal Sentinel Waukesha – Time appears to have run out on Waukesha's landmark effort to obtain Lake Michigan water by a court-imposed deadline of June 2018 to provide residents with radium-safe drinking water.and more »

Fracking in North Carolina could carry extra risks – Charlotte Observer

Sun, 20 May 2012 04:36:44 GMT
Fracking in North Carolina could carry extra risksCharlotte ObserverCongress modified the federal Safe Drinking Water Act in 2005 to exclude fracking from regulation, a provision dubbed as the Halliburton loophole because it was inserted at the request of former company executive Dick Cheney, then the vice president.and more »

Water-saving idea: Dig deeper to irrigate – Omaha World-Herald

Sun, 20 May 2012 05:42:33 GMT
Water-saving idea: Dig deeper to irrigateOmaha World-HeraldNow an idea has emerged that could save hundreds of millions of dollars while maintaining crop irrigation, conserving wildlife habitat and protecting drinking water supplies for more than half the state's population, including Omaha and Lincoln.

Third Vegas ‘straw’ into Lake Mead hits $5M snag – Las Vegas Sun

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:00:44 GMT
Third Vegas 'straw' into Lake Mead hits $5M snagLas Vegas SunAP Efforts to drill a third drinking water supply line to the Lake Mead reservoir have hit another snag, this time in a connector tunnel that will link the new intake to Las Vegas. Southern Nevada Water Authority officials are blaming unpredictable …Excess Water Slows Lake Mead Connector TunnelOccupational Health and SafetyThird intake into Lake Mead hits $5 million snagLas Vegas Review – Journalall 12 news articles »

TEXT-Fitch release on US water utility sector – Reuters

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:01:40 GMT
TEXT-Fitch release on US water utility sectorReutersCommunity water systems face significant future capital expenditures as the result of aging infrastructure and maintaining safe drinking water standards. The EPA estimated in its 2007 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment that …and more »