Dunbar Mayor Praises Workers for Response to Water, Gas Leaks
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Dunbar city officials praised city workers and emergency crews for their efforts to control the situation when water and natural gas lines nearly required residents to evacuate.
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Volunteers and emergency staff are recognised for their rescue work during the floods across England.
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By Chuck Thompson, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  May 24--About 10,000 gallons of sewage overflowed from a manhole Tuesday at Healy Point Country Club, Freddie Wiggins, director of the Jones County Water and Sewer Department, said Wednesday.
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By Cassie Shaner, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Feb. 15--FAIRMONT -- City officials took time this week to explain the details of Fairmont's recent water crisis and commend city utility workers for their outstanding efforts.
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By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Sep. 18--A familiar and often jarring sound -- the clanking and grinding  of garbage trucks -- will make a welcome comeback this morning as Sacramento  County sanitation workers return to their jobs after a two-week strike.
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By James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Sep. 16--When Bill Froehlich worked for the state Transportation Cabinet, his boss often called out work crews to clean up trash he'd spotted along the highways.
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By Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Feb. 13--Columbus Water Works received two prestigious national awards Monday at the meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners.
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Mayor Ray Nagin, in his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, said Wednesday that New Orleans is a city on the mend, despite broken promises from the state and federal governments.
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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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Police officer's aid at accident scene is very appreciated   I was amazed by the compassionate and exceptional service provided to me by Officer Cromwell of the Virginia Beach Fourth Precinct. He was on the scene of an accident I was involved i n May 24.
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By M.K. Guetersloh, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Sep. 12--BLOOMINGTON -- A possible solution to keep taste and odor problems from reoccurring in the city's water supply received the Bloomington City Council's approval Monday.
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Environment officials assess the damage after 300 gallons of heating oil leaks from a tanker in a coastal town.
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By Alexandra Mayer-Hohdahl, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Jun. 19--LOWELL -- Members of the Lowell Fire Department and its Hazardous Materials Team worked early Monday afternoon to contain a substance that had been spotted on the water of the city's Northern Canal.
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By DECLAN FERRY  COUNCIL bosses admitted yesterday they will not meet next Friday's deadline for restoring a city's clean water supply.   Director of Services Ciaran Hayes said Galway's supply from the Luimnagh treatment plant will not be flowing for another three weeks.
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FINDLAY, Ohio, Aug. 22 -- Firefighters and volunteers steered boats through streets awash in waist-deep water Wednesday, plucking residents and pets from porches as flooding that has swamped the Upper Midwest and Plains reached Ohio.
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By Christian Hill, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Mar. 3--As the water level rose in Hicks Lake during torrential rains this winter, so did nearby homeowners' fears of flooding.
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By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 17--Tim Douglas doesn't plan to launch bold new projects during his unexpected year as mayor, but he doesn't see himself as a mere care- taker either.