Water Follies a Boatload of Business
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By Andrew Sirocchi, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 4--The calls for reservations begin in earnest in April or May.
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Peeking out over the office buildings and utility poles in this Atlanta suburb, a towering gray drill bores down in search of what everyone in north Georgia seems to be seeking these days: Water.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Mar. 5--The pressures of growth have caught up with the 4,000 customers of the Sunset Beach, N.C., water system, who in a few months will be paying dramatically higher monthly bills.
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Business is brisk for this drilling equipment dynamo.
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Some resort developers have found a niche that has not been fully mined: luxe marinas with boat slips that can serve giant yachts.
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WHEN a big fish flails in the water, a backwash is assured. That happened yesterday when food and consumer goods giant Unilever put out a profits warning.
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Planners have been inundated with a flood of applications for new housing developments.
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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 ; LAUREN DONOVAN  Max used to drain water properly, but with roads and highways in town, the water can't get away.
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Boats have become a necessary means of transport in the flooded streets of Quxian, north-east of Sichuan province. Picture:Reuters.
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Water. For years, Singapore has taken a utilitarian view of it. Great for shipping, good for rinsing semiconductors. But for fun? No way.
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On the steamy banks of the Nile, busy modern docks and gleaming giant warehouses bustle with boats, while businessmen relax in the luxurious green gardens of a five-star luxury hotel.
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Drought, pollution, mismanagement and politics have made water a precious commodity in much of the world.
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Contaminants ranging from farm runoff to the bug repellent DEET are putting pressure on some of the most pristine rivers in the southern U.S.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 9--Legendary Marina has joined some elite company.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb.
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By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 12--WELLINGTON -- Residents slurping up extra water might soon pay the price.