Utility Owner Disputes Repair Bill: Battle Brews Over Who Should Pay for Work on Local Water and Sewer
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By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Dec. 10--Charleston utility owner Reece Williams IV is fighting efforts to make him reimburse taxpayers for fixing substandard water and sewer systems he once operated in the Columbia area.
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By Antonio Velarde, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Jun. 22--After committing for the last three years to no rate increases, the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority on Thursday assured customers next year will have higher water and sewer bills.
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By Mike Stanton; Journal Staff Writer  As the head of a neighborhood group asks a committee for stiffer penalties for polluters, senators grill state officials about the costs of the lawsuit.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 1--GULFPORT -- A broken water main forced city officials to issue a boil water notice in the area of Jones Street between Anniston Avenue and Ford Street.
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--HANCOCK COUNTY -- Rebuilding delayed due to faulty septic tanks   Thousands of property owners hoping to rebuild their homes here will soon find they are stuck between a rock and a smelly place.
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By Danielle Sottosanti, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Jun. 7--A proposed large increase in Oro Valley's water-connection fees met with opposition from development and building representatives at a public hearing Wednesday night.
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By Dave Sheeley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 6--Lannon -- Village officials will consider Monday holding a binding referendum on Nov. 7 that would allow borrowing an estimated $3 million to create a municipal water system here.
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It's not so hard to shave some serious money off your utility bills.
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 19--A year ago, a handful of people turned out to protest a plan to pipe Catawba River water into Cabarrus County.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 10--Lenders who foreclose on contaminated properties would have to disclose hazards to buyers under a bill being considered in the Legislature.  "This is just huge moral issue in my view," said state Sen. Karen Fraser, D-Olympia.
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By DAVE PHILIPPS THE GAZETTE  This spring Colorado Springs will wrestle with an issue dozens of cities have already tackled: how to strike a balance between letting the public visit city-owned reservoirs and protecting drinking water.
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By JIM SKEEN\\ Staff Writer  LANCASTER -- Lancaster homeowners could be asked to finance millions of dollars for additional work in a proposed expansion of the sewage treatment plant.
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By Brooke Bryant, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 15--Orinda is urging the East Bay Municipal Utility District to reconsider plans to overhaul its regional water system.
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Joseph Glazier has seen the cost of his phone service double this year and his utility bills could do the same. He cannot ride the bus for free anymore. Subsidized prescriptions for his ailing eyes and ears have long since stopped.
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By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 24--CONCORD -- Editor's note: A story in Cabarrus Neighbors today on the Concord/Kannapolis water transfer request went to press before the state postponed its decision.
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By Dawn Hinshaw, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 12--The cost of providing sewerage service to the growing northwest part of Richland County has jumped a second time, likely resulting in even higher monthly rates for current customers and increased tap-on fees for new homeowners.
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By James Yoo  KINNELON  Repairs to three dams owned by the Fayson Lakes Association will help protect the neighborhood from flooding, but they'll come at an added cost to residents.