Water and Sewer Are Under Stress in Fast-Growing Areas
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Mar. 4--Union County is running out of both water and sewer capacity in fast-growing western parts of the county.
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Insurance payments to the thousands hit by floods last month are taking place rapidly, the industry says.
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By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 13--New houses on the outskirts of Tucson are drawing down the water table, drying up streams and causing subsidence.
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By Randy Kraft, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  May 30--Controversy already has splashed an Emmaus inspection program aimed at stopping storm water from getting into sanitary sewer lines.
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By Gareth McGrath, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.  Feb. 25--Curtailing new connections into the Northeast Interceptor might  not be enough to stop wastewater flows from increasing through the troubled  sewer line.
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As urbanites with rising incomes are demanding better air and water, the countryside is increasingly becoming a dumping ground.
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By Joanne Huist Smith Staff Writer  DAYTON -- Storm sewer catch basins blocked by snow and ice have created puddle problems throughout the city.
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The risk of wars being fought over water is rising because of explosive global population growth and widespread complacency, scientists said on Friday.
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New findings suggest that fine clays may be deposited by relatively fast-flowing water.
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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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Planners have been inundated with a flood of applications for new housing developments.
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By Chris Mazzolini, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.  May 30--Wilmington and New Hanover County officials say they have made  great strides to repair the area's troubled sewer system. Now they hope the  Environmental Protection Agency will agree.
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XINTAI, China, Aug. 23 -- The first sign of trouble was a stream of water that burst from a wall deep in the mine, Wang Kuitao recalled. Within minutes, he said, the water was everywhere, rushing down the shaft carrying tons of mud. Another disaster was on the way, Wang quickly concluded, one mor...
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By Jayne Matthews, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 6--TROY -- Contamination of Silver Creek and other waters in Illinois soon may bring down stricter inspections on above-ground septic tanks that spew cleansed water onto the ground.
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By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 20--Work on city streets that were wearing out abnormally fast because they contained a defective building material is expected to be finished by this time next year.
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Cities around the world are facing the danger of rising seas and other disasters related to climate change.
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"There's several feet of water. It's contaminated with sewage and everything. We can't wade through it because it's not safe"  A man tries to avoid getting wet as the banks of the River Aire in Leeds city centre, northern England, are broken by heavy rain fall, Monday June 25, 2007. via The Macon Telegraph