City is Set to Alter Water-Purification Method: Most Customers Won't Notice Any Difference
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By Mike Torralba, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 24--MONROE -- Starting this week, the city will temporarily change how it disinfects its drinking water.   The N.C.
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You've got plenty of sunshine and running water on your patch in God's country. But the water is laced with toxins, and there are no power lines to run a water purification system. The Ecos LifeLink is a green tech mash-up, a modular system you plop down in areas lacking life support. (It is actually designed for use in homeland ...
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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.
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By Ellen Gedalius, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 2--TAMPA -- It has become a familiar drum beat at city hall: Conserve water.   Council members talk about it on the dais. The water department sends out news releases. The mayor regularly ticks off a list of the city's water woes.
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By Jennifer Griswold, The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 6--MINCO -- City water has been cleared for drinking after more tests by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality showed it's free from contamination, Minco officials said.
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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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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Jun. 1--Most Americans have never had to cope for long periods without access to running water. But for many of the residents of Blackmon Road, running water and adequate plumbing had been unattainable luxuries -- until last week.
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By Nicholas Azzara, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--MANATEE -- In the coming years, Manatee County's freshwater treatment plant will require significant upgrades, costing $50 million to $150 million, to meet tighter environmental standards.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--HICKORY -- City Council members may have come up with a compromise to protect homes from business encroachment without stifling development.
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One city experiments with providing water 24 hours a day - a rarity in this country.
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By Zheng Lifei  Gu Zhaodi had never had to think about water. It was taken for granted. In fact, no one in this beautiful lake city of Wuxi had bothered to spare a thought on one of the most vital elements of life.  But all that changed dramatically overnight last week.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 11--State health officials are considering a proposal that would have Rancho Cordova residents relying for the first time on treatment technologies to remove rocket fuel chemicals from their drinking water.
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Bacteria levels in DC tap water exceeded federal health standards this month for the first time since 1996, city and Environmental Protection Agency officials announced yesterday, but they said most people are not at risk.
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By Jennifer Lebovich, The Miami Herald  Dec. 14--To Hallandale Beach officials, it's a "transfer station," but to residents of the city's northwest section, it's a garbage dump, and they don't want it in their area.
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By Garin Groff, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Mar. 5--Cleaner water and a new pedestrian bridge are coming to Tempe Town Lake.   Swimmers will enjoy the better water in time for this spring's events, while the bridge will take a couple of years.
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Communities worldwide are finding ingenious ways of purifying water and getting the most out of their supplies.
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By Marcella Peyre-ferry  Correspondent           Bart Township supervisors at their June meeting approved an amendment to the holding-tank ordinance that will allow microflush toilets in homes without electricity.