End Nears For Storm Runoff Dispute
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 17--A long environmental battle over storm runoff into ocean waters off the Monterey Peninsula is close to over, though several local jurisdictions could still challenge details of the antipollution program.
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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 Mary Divine, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Jun. 5--The Sierra Club is going to court to stop a proposed new bridge across the St. Croix River, arguing the project is an improper retooling by the Bush Administration of a plan rejected by the National Park Service in the 1990s.
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By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 6--A meeting Thursday on a plan to take millions of gallons of water a day out of the Catawba River basin is shaping up as a contest to see which side can turn out a bigger crowd.
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By MEG KINNARD  COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to stop North Carolina from draining millions of gallons from a river that provides drinking water and electricity to both states.
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Â·  No rain forecast in south of state until September Â·  Sprinklers and car washing could be stopped
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 25--GULFPORT -- The final day of the season at Gulf Islands Water Park went slip sliding away all too soon. Thunderstorms on Sunday forced the park to close early on the last day of its first full season.
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By Meera Pal, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 11--SUNOL -- Using nature's tools of logs and tree roots, local, state and federal agencies have joined efforts to battle streambank erosion along the Arroyo de la Laguna between Pleasanton and Sunol.
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A northerly flow of surface winds should develop over the next couple of days as the remains of Gaston move north. The result is expected to be slightly lower rain chances for the first part of the workweek.
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By Joyce Lobeck, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Jun. 20--The Imperial Irrigation and Drainage District board declared there won't be enough water by 2008 to maintain the current level of use.
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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 Mike Monson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Feb. 28--CHAMPAIGN The state of relations between the city of Champaign  and Illinois American Water was summed up with one gesture Tuesday night: a  walkout.
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The rains forecast for Polk County today should be gone by the time you sit down for your Thanksgiving Day feast. According to the National Weather Service in Ruskin, a line of thunderstorms
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By NATE DEGRAFF  Lawns are browning. Farm fields are drying out. This month is one of the driest Mays on record.  But Guilford County is not in serious drought. Yet.
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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.
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By Sona Patel, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 7--Acknowledging signs of progress toward building a sewer in Los Osos, state water quality regulators have agreed to stop ordering thousands of property owners to quit using their septic tanks if a sewer is not built soon.
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By Ken Ward Jr.  Federal court battles over mountaintop removal will continue this year, with two major rulings expected and a fight over the largest permit in state history being renewed.