ST. JOHNS RIVER Better Oversight Needed
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The health of the St. Johns River became a priority last summer with the $742 million River Accord.  Jacksonville residents could finally envision a brighter future for the city's most valuable natural asset.
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By Randy Kraft, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  May 30--Controversy already has splashed an Emmaus inspection program aimed at stopping storm water from getting into sanitary sewer lines.
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By Julie Scharper, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 3--On a hazy spring morning, George Malone steers his johnboat toward the head of the Back River in Essex, passing the twin golden domes of the sewage treatment plant and gliding under the Eastern Avenue bridge.
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By Jeff Ayres, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 23--CRESTVIEW -- The Yellow River Reservoir Committee and the Northwest Florida Water Management District have different ideas on how to ensure a plentiful future water supply in Okaloosa County.
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IT ISN'T pretty. In fact, it's disgusting. It's one of North Jersey's most serious water-quality problems and has been for decades. During heavy rains, untreated sewage pours out of aging sewer systems directly into area rivers and streams.
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By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 15--BILOXI -- The city's failure to quickly act on a plan to create a park around the Biloxi Lighthouse that would be funded with federal money is centered on a lack of communication between Mayor A.J.
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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 The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 18--WATER IS such an important part of the well-being and vitality of the Arkansas Valley that discussions about this crucial life-sustaining natural resource must be conducted in broad view of the public.
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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 Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 2--The salty old song that goes "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum" is starting to rub some folks the wrong way.
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By E.J. Schultz, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 22--The state should wait for Congress to act before spending any money to restore the San Joaquin River, the state's nonpartisan budget analyst said in a report Wednesday.   Gov.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 29--MANATEE -- A musty odor and taste coming from some drinking water in Sarasota County is due to algae at the Lake Manatee Reservoir.
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By Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun. 17--One step forward, one step back. We're making progress in cleaning up some of the problems plaguing the Chesapeake Bay and the rivers and streams that flow into it.
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By Sean Boone, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 16--The Walton County Beach and Safety Committee held a meeting June 6 to further discuss water safety models that would add additional lifeguard patrols on private sections of South Walton beaches.
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By Jason M. Rodriguez, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Mar. 6--CAROLINA SHORES, N.C. -- An eight-year battle to control stormwater flow is going to take even longer and now hinges on the state's proposed plan for widening U.S. 17.
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By Mike Keller, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--A revised federal plan to speed home and institutional building in coastal wetlands has been released for public review and comments.   The U.S.
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Coast Guard divers prowl the depths of the St. Johns River and inspect the hulls of cruise ships here. Federal helicopters fitted with crowd-surveillance cameras soar overhead. Hundreds of manholes have been locked down, and thousands of security forces are poised to hit the streets.