Sediment in Yellow Creek Might Be Down, EPA Says: But Stream Still Running Gray From Dirt, Sand, Clay
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By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 23--Sediment is still washing into Yellow Creek in Bath Township from a new spring, but the volume might have dropped slightly.   That assessment came Thursday from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
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By Madeleine Mathias, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Jun. 21--The 100 million-gallon spill of fly ash into the Delaware River from PPL's Martins Creek plant in August 2005 has had no adverse effect on wells, fish or animal life, according to a report by PPL's consultants.
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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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As waterways go, this one isn't very imposing. A murky stream, its tint teetering between gray and brown. Timid flecks of twigs, leaves and unrecognizable vegetation being carried along in its current. An occasional gum wrapper to ruin any hopes of winning that beautification award.
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By Pete Zimowsky, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Mar. 2--Bummed rivers runners who are waiting to hear whether they got a permit for one of Idaho's wild rivers next summer can relax a little.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 24--Sarasota County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program purchased a .22-acre creekside property.
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By Aliana Ramos, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 14--GEORGETOWN -- Control over water and sewer service in rural Georgetown County may be up for grabs.
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By Bert Caldwell, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 8--Worrying about water when the morning air is so saturated you cannot see a block ahead may seem strange, but why wait for spring runoff?   And there will be a runoff, for which no small thanks is owed.
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By Seattle Times  Feb. 14--Environmental groups are challenging new state stormwater regulations, saying they won't do enough to keep polluted runoff from flowing into the state's rivers, lakes and Puget Sound.
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By Dahleen Glanton, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 19--ATLANTA -- North and South Carolina are fighting over a river.  In Tennessee, springs are drying up, jeopardizing production of Jack Daniel's  whiskey. The mayor of Los Angeles is asking residents to take shorter showers.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is close to issuing new guidelines making it easier for sewage authorities to dump partially treated wastewater during heavy rainfalls, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
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By Paul Sisson, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Dec. 8--OCEANSIDE -- County environmental officials say that the soil at  a halted three-home development on Barnwell Street is not dirty enough to pose  a health risk and does not need to be removed.   A letter dated Dec.
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By Shelley Byrne, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Sep. 25--The rain is over, but the trouble is just beginning for some of those who live near creeks and rivers.
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I read the March 4 story "Water woes" about Rhode Island's problems with fresh water with great interest. My view on this issue may be oversimplified, but there was no mention of harnessing the state's greatest resource, our proximity to the ocean.
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The presence of higher than normal manganese in treated water distributed to Bedford, Colleyville, Euless, Grapevine and North Richland Hills by the Trinity River Authority of Texas has caused a light yellow or brown color to be noticeable in some of the water being delivered.
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By Jacob Luecke, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  May 29--Side channel projects to restore fish habitat along a stretch of the Missouri River have come to a halt under pressure from the state's Clean Water Commission.   The U.S.
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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.