King William Reservoir Timeline
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By Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 16--This timeline shows some key dates in the planning of a massive reservoir in King William County:   April 1993: Peninsula localities, headed by Newport News, endorse the reservoir as the preferred water supply source.
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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 Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 14--A proposed long-term strategy for managing and developing water resources in El Dorado County may not be perfect, but a spokesman for a water advocacy group says it's time the plan, six years in the making, was adopted.
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By Beth Wilberding, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Mar. 4--By early March 1997, days of heavy rain had brought rivers and creeks over their banks, causing what would become the region's worst flooding in 33 years.
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The financial risk of applying for Waitaki River water has been lessened for two major proposals.   Meridian Energy's hydro tunnel and the Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme can apply for water separately from the other consents they need for their projects.
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By Dominic Adams, The Lima News, Ohio  Sep. 24--OTTAWA -- A comment by an engineer about possibly using water from the Blanchard River to fill an under-construction Leipsic reservoir has Ottawa officials feeling defensive.  John T.
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By REX SPINGSTON  Newport News won another battle yesterday in its effort to build a controversial $235 million reservoir in King William County.
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By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News  Mar. 1--AUSTIN -- The House put a stamp of approval Wednesday on a bill to help manage water levels across the state, the first of several landmark water planning bills before the Legislature this session.
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By Patrick Lynch, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 17--NEWPORT NEWS -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision to allow Newport News to continue work on the King William Reservoir.
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Mill Hollow enthusiasts will not find a spot at a fishing hole or camping site at the north-central Utah reservoir this Memorial Day weekend.  Not only that, they won't find this popular place available for fishing and camping for the next two years.
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By Associated Press  LAS VEGAS -- The target date for completion of a bypass bridge at Hoover Dam is being pushed back to 2010 following the collapse of a construction crane in September, a project chief said.
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By Mike Keller, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  May 26--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a regional wetlands filling permit on Friday and opponents have already vowed to take the matter to court.
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By Mark Grossi, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 25--LOS BANOS -- A farm road runs through the shriveled San Joaquin River where chinook salmon are supposed to swim in seven years.
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By The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep. 16--Potter Township supervisors have scheduled a work session 7 p.m. Tuesday at 124 Short Road, Spring Mills, to address residents' concerns about how a proposed 63-home development would affect their well water.
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HUBEI  Dam water level to rise  The second phase of the raising of the water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir began at 10:00 pm yesterday.
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Sir, I hope that all city councillors saw the Country Calendar programme, Saturday January 27. The programme graphically showed the importance of wetlands. Such areas were prolific around our estuaries in 1961. The destruction of our wetlands around Tahunanui, Annesbrook and Stoke horrifies me.
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By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 30--The Army Corps of Engineers is poised to cede part of its authority for regulating wetlands to the state -- a move intended to speed permits for small developments and road projects, especially in wetlands-rich Hampton Roads.