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THE Environment Court has fined a farm a record $35,000 for illegally discharging effluent.   Plateau Farms owners Frank, Alan and Elizabeth Crafar pleaded guilty to effluent discharge on one of their Reporoa farms.
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Householders could be charged for the amount of rubbish they throw away, government confirms.
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Did you forget to empty the stale water in the bottom of your flower pot? In tropical Singapore, you could be fined S$100 if environmental inspectors find mosquito larvae in your home because of such carelessness.
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Mar. 8--Take water from a river. Use a bunch of expensive equipment and chemicals to make it safe to drink.   Then pour it down the toilet.
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By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 16--DURHAM -- State environmental officials issued fines totaling $33,431 against Durham for the city's role in the collapse of a sewer line in May that spilled untreated sewage into the Eno River.
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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 Chuck Thompson, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  May 24--About 10,000 gallons of sewage overflowed from a manhole Tuesday at Healy Point Country Club, Freddie Wiggins, director of the Jones County Water and Sewer Department, said Wednesday.
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Business & money: Water industry regulator Ofwat confirms that it has hit company with its biggest fine ever
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By Bertrand M. Gutierrez, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Mar. 9--Clean tap water. Unclogged wastewater pipes. Modernized treatment plants.
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By ALEX NUSSBAUM, STAFF WRITER  Removing the toxic chemicals that foul the lower Passaic River could cost up to $2.3 billion, the federal government said Thursday, as it outlined what could become one of the costliest pollution cleanups in U.S. history.
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State environmental officials said yesterday that they would begin enforcement actions against 950 groups and individuals who have failed to comply with regulations for monitoring certain environmental cleanup sites, including groundwater contamination and protective caps. Environmental officials said state law requires that those responsible for monitoring the condition of such sites file reports with the state certifying that protective measures are still in effect. The officials said the state would begin issuing notices of violation next week to those who have not complied. The sites include residential developments, gas stations, industrial sites and public institutions, the officials said.
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IT ISN'T pretty. In fact, it's disgusting. It's one of North Jersey's most serious water-quality problems and has been for decades. During heavy rains, untreated sewage pours out of aging sewer systems directly into area rivers and streams.
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By JONATHAN PRYNN; BO WILSON  THAMES WATER has been fined Pounds 50,000 for poor maintenance which resulted in thousands of gallons of sewage flowing past schools, allotments and back gardens.
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By Terri Hardy, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 27--City Councilman Robbie Waters' campaign finance records show he's paid himself $500 each month since July 2004 to house a district office for constituents in his framing shop in south Sacramento -- a potential violation of state law.
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Stick a tape in the VCR and save it for posterity. Clip the newspapers. Buy the frame for the ticket stub. Baseball history beckons.
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To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS  Contact: Kurt M. Knaus, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, +1-717-787-1323  HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec.
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By KERRY CAVANAUGH\\ Staff Writer  Los Angeles County and its cities braced Friday for the possibility of $10,000-a-day fines and citizen lawsuits if their beaches have bacteria levels that can sicken swimmers.