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Elmhurst flood plan would partner with schools, parks
The chance to hear about Elmhurst flood mitigation efforts drew about 50 residents to City Hall Wednesday to hear city officials and consultants talk about what the city is doing and what it hopes to do in partnership with the city's school and park...
Tags: Politics, Government, Public Officials
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Waterworks director turned short-term plans into a career
After two decades as the director of Newport News' Waterworks utility, Brian Ramaley retired on Friday. He joined the utility in 1983 as a project manager. Ramaley, who hails from Pittsburgh but now calls the Peninsula home, talked about his tenure,...Tags: King William County, Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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California plan to overhaul water system hub to cost $25 billion
The state plan to overhaul the hub of California's water system will cost nearly $25 billion to build and operate, according to preliminary figures released Wednesday. The proposal, backed by Gov. Jerry Brown's administration and the Obama...
Tags: Politics, Conservation, Executive Branch, Natural Resource Industry, Government
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Wichita reveals four options for water conservation
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsEven with recent rain, the City of Wichita is still under a drought. Friday, Ben Nelson with Wichita's Public Works and Utilities released four water conservation options that will go before city council next week. - Rebate Program: Homeowners/...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Missouri wants to know what you think about your drinking water
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —The Missouri Department of Natural Resources urges consumers to become more familiar with their local drinking water provider. The department has made it easier to do so by becoming the first in the nation to post Consumer...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Consumers, Conservation, Economic Indicator, Natural Resource Industry
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Mediation to continue on Salton Sea restoration solutions
Staff Writer and Digital Media News EditorMediation on how to address impacts caused by the nation’s largest farm-to-city water transfer will continue between Imperial County and the Imperial Irrigation District, officials said Wednesday, although what that mediation will produce is still...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Litigation, Renovation
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Farmers turn to drip-tape irrigation to save water
RIVERDALE, Calif. — Last year, the federal government gave farmer Dan Errotabere half of the water it had awarded him the previous year to cultivate his 5,200 acres. But he still managed to reap a yield as much as 25% higher. "I've got to do...
Tags: Watertown, Natural Resources, Apple iPad, Energy Saving, Conservation
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States dependent on Colorado River consider conservation effort
SAN DIEGO — Officials in the seven states that depend on the drought-beset Colorado River expressed a cautious willingness Tuesday to join the federal government in a complex, possibly contentious effort to step up conservation. At a meeting in...
Tags: Energy Saving, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Environmental Defense Fund
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For Naval Academy plebes, a grueling end to the year
The wake-up call came at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, but Midshipman Alberto Salabarria was ready well before then. Anticipating a grueling, thrilling, muddy day of Sea Trials at the Naval Academy, Salabarria and some of his classmates couldn't wait....
Tags: United States Naval Academy, Science and Technology, Engineering, Trials, Technology
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Des Plaines proposal would hike water rate 6.9 percent
For the last four months, Des Plaines aldermen have debated a water-rate hike to match the rising purchase price from Chicago, the city's current water provider. But a new proposal could end that debate now and in the future. Aldermen narrowly...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Tinley Park water restrictions go into effect
Summer water restrictions designed to conserve the region's natural resources and keep residents safe in the event of an emergency are now in effect. Tinley Park residents are asked to conserve water in the coming months. From May 15 through Sept. 15,...Tags: Natural Resources, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Joseph Beard rehired
Staff WriterJust months after retiring, a former assistant district attorney was rehired by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to finish certain cases that the District Attorney said require “very technical” expertise. Joseph Beard...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System
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