05.29.08
Thursday Headlines: Water Main Break Floods San Diego Suburb
Crews were expected to complete repairs Thursday afternoon to a ruptured water pipe that flooded parts of the La Jolla Shores neighborhood outside of San Diego. The San Diego Water Department spokesman said a ruptured 8-inch connector pipe caused the flooding.
Headlines
The Mayor of Olean, New York has asked the City Council to authorize borrowing $7.5 million to rebuild two troublesome sections of the city’s sewer system.
Near St. Louis, a $90 million construction project will mean fewer sewer backups in the Lemay sewer treatment area.
Carrolton, Ohio has been awarded a $500,000 grant and a $500,000 zero-interest loan by the Ohio Public Works Commission to be used to build a new wastewater treatment plant.
Emergency steps are being taken in Casper, Wyoming to protect the North Platte River, after a risk of equipment failure at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
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Baltimore, Maryland
Marion, Illinois
Sturgis, South Dakota
04.18.08
Friday Headlines: Senators Decry Lack of Water Infrastructure Investment
Montana and Wyoming senators wrangled with the Bureau of Reclamation’s commissioner over the lack of funding for major water projects in the West. Here’s a quote from Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on the issue:
“The water infrastructure in my neck of the woods, in the state of Montana and I think the West overall, is worn out. Some of it is beyond repair. We need to really make this a priority for this country”
Headlines
In California, a sewage spill in Laguna Beach closes streets and beaches.
A water main break in North Waterboro, Maine has some residents under a boil water order.
Cross Timbers, Missouri will receive $733,000 from the USDA to finance the construction of a new wastewater collection and treatment facility.
