Resident, Developer Spar Over Dry Well: Man Says Shumaker Homes Development Work Has Dried Up His Drinking-Water
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By Joy L. Woodson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 21--For almost a year, Northeast Richland homeowner Michael Harvey and owners of a Shumaker Homes development have been at odds over property lines and something no one can live without -- water.
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By Sharif Durhams, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 3--Residents in nearby Union County face fines now if they water their lawns on the wrong day.   Mecklenburg County officials have asked residents to cut back on water use.
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By The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep. 16--Potter Township supervisors have scheduled a work session 7 p.m. Tuesday at 124 Short Road, Spring Mills, to address residents' concerns about how a proposed 63-home development would affect their well water.
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By Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News, Ga.  Sep. 18--When the neighbors of a proposed sewage treatment plant for Port  Wentworth got wind of its location, they got concerned.
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By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 31--VIRGINIA BEACH -- Developers Steve and Art Sandler have asked a state commission to overturn a Virginia Beach decision that halted their plans to build 1,063 homes on a large stretch of waterfront property.
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By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 7--Grappling with an ever-tightening water supply, the growing town of Mount Airy has given up on tapping nearby rivers in favor of a renewed search for wells that can produce enough water so that homes already approved there can be built.
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By Ryan Teague Beckwith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 18--Conservationists found an unlikely ally in the fight to save Marks Creek: a home builder.
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WHITING, Ind. -- A proposal to allow BP to greatly increase the amount of pollutants it discharges into Lake Michigan from its refinery here has prompted a bitter war of words between officials in Illinois and Indiana.
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By KAREN GOULART  A Kingston resident whose property was declared a hazardous waste site by the state Department of Environmental Protection this week wants neighbors to know he is doing all he can to quickly correct the problems.
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TO THE EDITOR:           Thank you for your coverage of the residents' discontent over the development of a 159-home community on the Hawk Valley Golf Course property owned by Jim Fricke.           Of particular concern to us is the future adequacy of the water supply.
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By Dahleen Glanton, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 19--ATLANTA -- North and South Carolina are fighting over a river.  In Tennessee, springs are drying up, jeopardizing production of Jack Daniel's  whiskey. The mayor of Los Angeles is asking residents to take shorter showers.
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By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 12--Los Osos developer Jeff Edwards will not get his wish to join a key county water panel as an environmentalist, but he could reapply in coming weeks if the committee creates a new slot for builders.
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By Peter Barnes, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun. 6--An expansive housing development under construction beside the Spokane River mostly complies with Spokane Valley's shoreline regulations, a hearing examiner concluded Tuesday.
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By Donita Naylor; Journal Staff Writer  Knowledge and maintenance are keys in keeping well water free of contaminants, say speakers at a workshop.
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By Steve Mayes, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Jun. 13--Despite repeated warnings from the state, a prominent Clackamas  County real estate developer allowed his herd of water buffalo to foul a creek  with fecal bacteria, stir up sediment and destroy streamside vegetation.
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By David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 14--LINCOLN -- Water managers and irrigators in Nebraska's Republican River Valley will face gut-wrenching decisions in coming years if Gov. Dave Heineman carries out a new plan to prevent another legal clash with Kansas.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Sep. 22--SARASOTA -- The Southwest Florida Water Management District wants to know how outdoor enthusiasts rank local lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers on their water levels.