Legal challenge to water charges
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A legal challenge over plans to introduce water rates in NI clears the first hurdle in the High Court.
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By Dave Munday, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Dec. 10--SUMMERVILLE -- Dorchester County residents who have been  fighting orders to spend thousands of dollars to tie into county sewer lines  coming their way say they've spotted an exemption in the county's sewer  ordinance.
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Three environmental groups said they intend to sue two poultry processing plants, claiming unlawful discharges of waste into the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.  The companies send waste to a treatment plant in Timberville that the state has taken to court over pollution of the river.
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The Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether companies that voluntarily seek to clean up their polluted land can sue former owners to get help with the costs. The case could have important ramifications for communities with abandoned toxic plants, landfills and mines.
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Stepping up his legal and political battle, state Sen. Richard Alarcon endorsed a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday that challenges the 11 percent water-rate increase the Department of Water and Power imposed this year.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 12--While saying they would prefer negotiation to litigation, El Dorado Irrigation District board members Monday agreed to join with a coalition in a potential battle with the city of Sacramento over water rights.
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To the editor:    In response to the Wednesday story, "Commission OKs water rate increase":  No, your pants aren't on fire, it's just our elected county officials blowing smoke as they squeeze us to ensure developers' continued profits.
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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 The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 13--A Priest River building contractor has been fined $7,500 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal water laws.
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A legal challenge to the government's smoking ban in England will be launched at the High Court.
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By Anna Staatz  By Anna Staatz  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Kansas has only begun the fight in an ongoing water litigation case, Attorney General Paul Morrison said Monday.
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The suit accuses oil companies and gas stations of overcharging customers at the pump by failing to compensate for changes in gasoline volumes when temperatures rise.
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Sewers trigger water bill rise   WATER bills are to go up by as much as Pounds 11 a year after a shake-up in sewage arrangements, the Government said today.
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Most NI households can expect to pay up to Â£415 per year in water charges by 2008, it is announced.
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A test case which will determine how much banks can charge their customers for going overdrawn without their permission will be heard at the High Court on Monday.
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Banks are accused of seizing on a court victory to urge customers to drop claims for repayment of charges.
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By Jennifer Smith, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Dec. 8--A Plainview Water District lawsuit over the looming threat a fuel spill allegedly poses to drinking water can proceed even though the district's wells have yet to be contaminated, a State Supreme Court judge has ruled.