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CALIFON – Because of a $500,000 federal grant, borough officials are one step closer to being able to solve flooding problems that have long plagued this small town that is nestled in a valley beside the South Branch of the Raritan River.
Speaking at a congessional hearing this week, Democrat representative Bart Stupak said: "The majority of consumers purchase bottled water because of perceived health and safety benefits, but they actually know very little about the quality of the water they are buying.”
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping select urban centers in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka improve water management to enhance economic opportunities and reduce waterborne diseases. The project is funded through an $850,000 grant from the Investment Climate Facilitation Fund established by the Government of Japan in 2008 under the Regional Cooperation and Integration Financing Partnership ...
TAHOE CITY - Large boulders will block off an unauthorized boat launch at the end of Grand Avenue in Tahoe Pines beginning Friday at the request of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
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(ARA) - With a growing number of researchers reporting that millions of children suffer from a lack of outdoor exposure and play, summer break can increase parents' concerns about children spending beautiful days in front of the television, computer or gaming station.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town residents need not worry -- their drinking water is still safe, according to a report mailed to consumers. Front Royal's tap water met all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state health standards, said William H. Kuser, superintendent of Water Treatment Operations.
(ARA) - Many doors are closing due to the economy, but certain windows are becoming easier to open. The 2009/2010 tax credit for energy efficient replacement windows, one of 10 provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is helping homeowners to remodel America one house at a time.
CEDAR BLUFFS – The Cedar Bluffs Village Board has opted to move forward with a plan to construct a new lagoon.
An audience including elected officials, representatives of conservation organizations, county employees and citizens, most of them Maconians, gathered at the Rabun County, Ga., courthouse on July 7 for a draft-permit public hearing on a wastewater treatment facility that could impact the Little Tennessee River.
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