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By Steve Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune  May 31--DRAPER -- After Friday, new-home buyers in Salt Lake County's  south end will have to fork over an extra $1,000.    The South Valley Sewer District has raised its connection fees for  just-built abodes from $2,925 to $3,921.
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The Water Department notified residents Thursday that on Aug. 26 bacteria was found in the water supply in the Oak Street area, where construction is now taking place to install new water mains.
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By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 16--Now is the time to save water for San Luis Obispo residents who want to get a break on city sewer fees come summer.
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Unlike New York Cityâs recently unveiled pay-toilets, some public restrooms around the city allow you to, at least, save the quarter.
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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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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 14--PASCAGOULA -- A judge's ruling has allowed a utility that serves subdivisions along the Coast to almost double its rates for water service, even though state regulators said "no" to the increase.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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By Anna King, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 5--BENTON CITY -- A lot of money is riding on a Kennewick Irrigation District proposal to bring more water to Red Mountain.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 15--SAN FRANCISCO -- A progressive increase in California American Water customers' bills was approved unanimously by the state Public Utilities Commission here Thursday.   Beginning Jan.
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By Danielle Sottosanti, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Jun. 14--Oro Valley's Town Council on Wednesday night will consider drastically increasing water-connection fees for new homes and businesses -- a move that has for months been the center of controversy between the town and developers.
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By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  May 24--The Walla Walla County Conservation District will receive $225,000 from the state Department of Ecology to create an urban riparian buffers program.
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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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The first of 20 pay toilets opened today in Manhattan's Madison Square Park. Costing only 25 cents, it will give a user 15 minutes of private time and automatically self-clean between uses.
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The city has started charging residents $500 for structure fires and up to $1,000 for false alarms to raise money for the financially troubled department.
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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 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 22--A $175 million housing and retail development that's planned for Milwaukee's Park East area will receive a $1.1 million city/federal loan to help with the project's environmental cleanup.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 9--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is demanding that the City of Tacoma to pay a $358,000 fine and restore wildlife habit as a penalty for missing deadlines on the Thea Foss Waterway Superfund cleanup.