Averitt Files Omnibus Bill to Address State Water Needs
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By David Doerr, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Feb. 23--Sen. Kip Averitt unveiled an omnibus bill Thursday aimed at  addressing Texas' future water supply needs by implementing years of planning  by state and regional agencies.
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By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Sep. 24--LOWER ARKANSAS Valley Water Conservancy District officials are on the right track, demonstrating leadership and independence in their quest to protect the region's rural water supplies from being lost to the urban Front Range.
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By M.K. Guetersloh, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 10--BLOOMINGTON -- The city may be looking for short-term solutions that may increase Bloomington's water supply and improve its quality.
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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 Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 8--The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District board on Thursday approved a $13.6 million budget for 2007, slightly more than anticipated in November.
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By Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 12--The Minnesota Senate gave preliminary approval today to a bill committing the state to a common set of standards protecting Great Lakes water, positioning Minnesota to take a lead role among Great Lakes states.
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By Neil Strassman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 20--North Texans can comment tonight on a draft of a $30.7 billion statewide plan to provide enough water for Texas residents through 2060. The public meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Bob Duncan Community Center, 2800 S.
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Stepping up his legal and political battle, state Sen. Richard Alarcon endorsed a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday that challenges the 11 percent water-rate increase the Department of Water and Power imposed this year.
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By TAMARA RACE  PLYMOUTH -  The Eel River Watershed Association has appealed a state permit allowing Plymouth to pump millions of gallons of water a year from the watershed to sprinkle on town ballfields and the town-owned Crosswinds Golf Course.
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By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  For four days, Las Vegas water managers have testified about their plans to pipe billions of gallons of water a year out of White Pine County's Spring Valley.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 15--SAN FRANCISCO -- A progressive increase in California American Water customers' bills was approved unanimously by the state Public Utilities Commission here Thursday.   Beginning Jan.
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By JIM SKEEN\\ Staff Writer  PALMDALE -- To address a growing demand for water, a coalition of water providers and municipal and county government officials is trying to come up with a plan that will more than double supplies by the year 2035.
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By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  The federal government will press on with two projects designed to conserve Colorado River water, some of it for use in Nevada, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told a conference of water managers in Las Vegas on Friday.
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By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 11--GAUTIER -- City personnel are seeking grant money to fund an environmental court that would help enforce Gautier's laws on property care and cleanup.
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By Aaron Kinney  BURLINGAME -- A proposed state law would bring relief to Burlingame and other Peninsula cities that have struggled to finance needed storm-drainage improvements.   The bill, introduced Wednesday by state Sens.
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By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 27--WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., has secured almost $79 million in funding for Colorado as part of the 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations bill.
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A far reaching consultation into plans to upgrade flood protection across the country is to be unveiled.