Environmentalist, Utilities Oppose Year-Round Water Restrictions in South Florida
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 21--Year-round water restrictions could provide a lesson in conservation, but not the answer to solving South Florida's water woes, utility operators and environmentalists warned Wednesday.
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By Nirvi Shah, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Wetlands present a unique obstacle to South Florida school construction.   From the northeast corner of Broward to the southwest, the limestone that can support construction becomes buried under deeper layers of muck and peat.
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An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn't have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York's reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year.
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By JIM SKEEN\\ Staff Writer  PALMDALE -- To address a growing demand for water, a coalition of water providers and municipal and county government officials is trying to come up with a plan that will more than double supplies by the year 2035.
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By Sean Boone, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 2--It has been nearly two years since the environmental debate surrounding Eastern Lake began, and problems continue to exist.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 15--El Dorado Irrigation District board members followed up a call for banning personal watercraft on Silver Lake with a request to limit boat speeds, a move that would effectively eliminate water skiing as well.
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By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald Mar. 7--With Lake Okeechobee rapidly receding and no rain on the radar, regional water managers said Tuesday they were being forced to install pumps to keep water flowing -- to farms for now and possibly to South Florida's suburbs in the near future.
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By Lori Becker, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.  Sep. 7--Facing another year of triple-digit tax increases, Palm Beach  County's marine industry is fighting back.
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By Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 21--Planners are voicing opposition to a key part of an agreement to eliminate two proposed roadways west of Boca Raton.
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Democrats Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden on Friday pledged not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules, drawing a sharp rebuke from Florida officials who are challenging the system.
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By MARY HURST  FERNANDINA BEACH - The Florida Department of Transportation says the city has two choices for how the state agency will fix the saltwater intrusion problem in the Egans Creek Greenway south of Jasmine Street: Let the area convert to salt marsh or return it to fresh water.
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ATLANTA - After one of the driest springs in recent history, and looking  ahead to a parched weather forecast, Georgia farmers, environmental  officials and local authorities face some tough decisions about using water.
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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 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 Mike Salinero, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  May 28--TAMPA -- Gov. Charlie Crist's appointment of Shannon Estenoz to the board of the South Florida Water Management District sent a jolt of excitement through Florida's environmental community.   In contrast to former Gov.
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By Neil Johnson and Mike Salinero, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 5--TAMPA -- Florida is issuing a collective thanks to Barry for dousing wildfires, giving Tampa's water customers a break and soaking thirsty lawns.
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By Dick Cook, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 25--With drought continuing across much of Georgia, officials are  getting increasingly strict about enforcing the state's water use  restrictions.