Village Votes on Water Surcharge: Extra Fee Would Be Added for High Usage in Droughts
600055
By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 12--WELLINGTON -- Residents slurping up extra water might soon pay the price.
750085
By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 3--Soaring fuel prices and electricity rates contributed to the 12 percent increase in Carroll County's minimum combined water and sewer rates that were approved by the board of commissioners Thursday, officials said.
49619
By Frank Norton, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--Johnston County is telling towns, utilities and residents to cut back on water use this weekend after a volunteer fire department used about 10 percent of the county's reserves overnight.
547762
By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 20--Pima County will continue to pay for water stations in the desert to aid illegal border crossers.
734013
By Mike Monson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Feb. 8--URBANA -- The city councils in Urbana and Champaign have agreed  to spend as much as $121,000 to hire a consultant on water issues a move that  an Illinois American Water official strongly criticized this week.
177343
By Eric Curl, Savannah Morning News, Ga.  May 31--The Rincon City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday  night establishing fines for violating set water-usage restrictions.
401966
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.
146142
By Anna King, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 5--BENTON CITY -- A lot of money is riding on a Kennewick Irrigation District proposal to bring more water to Red Mountain.
89522
By Rick Armon, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jun. 7--SILVER LAKE -- Faced with a dwindling water fund that will soon run out of money, village officials will begin debating today whether to raise water rates by as much as 17.2 percent.  "We need to address rates soon.
165231
The building trade could be asked to pay more for providing water supplies to developments, it emerges.
415829
By Virginia Hennessey, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 18--The spiraling costs of the Salinas Valley Water Project do not include the millions of dollars the county has paid out for related litigation.
127635
By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 16--Now is the time to save water for San Luis Obispo residents who want to get a break on city sewer fees come summer.
469333
By DAN MCKAY Journal Staff Writer  Water conservation is coming to unincorporated Bernalillo County.
589496
By Beth Lucas, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 4--Stealing or wasting water in Gilbert will become a misdemeanor crime under new ordinances approved by the Town Council.
461878
By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 4--Water shortage solutions are expensive   Mount Airy's water commission is pushing for an ordinance that would shut down development in the water-deficient town that straddles the border of Carroll and Frederick counties.
159014
By Ani Martinez, The Miami Herald  Jun. 7--Come rain or shine, Davie's water restrictions are here to stay.   The Town Council implemented year-round restrictions at Wednesday's meeting, ensuring that restrictions will be permanently in place.
105642
By Associated Press  LEHI -- An official is calling it a "water war." Two Utah County communities are claiming their supplies will be diminished if the state allows new wells to be drilled by Salt Lake County-based water agencies.