Bronx water-filtration plant a fiscal sinkhole?

NEW YORK - The completion date has been extended by six years for a project to construct a ten-story deep water-filtration plant in the Bronx. Read more

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Montreal think tank: Quebec should exploit water for profit

MONTREAL - According to a recent study, Quebec is rich with water and could grow richer by $6.5 billion annually if it decides to export the resource. The suggestion, however, has already provoked heated criticism. Read more

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Pine Ridge water supply no longer a pipe dream

PIERRE, South Dakota - A ceremony in Wanblee celebrates the materialization of a pipeline that is to provide Missouri River water to at least 52,000 people — including those who live on the Pine Ridge reservation, the Fremont News reports. Read more

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Southern California’s behemoth pipeline nears completion

SAN BERNARDINO, California - Nearly four miles of a 44-mile pipeline that will eventually provide Southern California with water is expected to be finished on Wednesday. Read more

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Thirsty Atlanta to battle Southeast states over Lake Lanier water supply

For nearly twenty years Florida and Alabama have turned a critical eye toward Atlanta’s water habits — especially, the city’s persistent tapping of Lake Lanier. But two court cases should soon determine who has rights to which water source and why. Read more

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Burgeoning Bay Area buys time to boost water infrastructure

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco’s humongous Hetch Hetchy water system is getting an upgrade. Responding to drought conditions, the city has decided to spend $4.4 billion to refurbish the area’s most extensive water infrastructure project. Read more

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New York water to become a power issue as natural gas companies hit rock-bottom

As natural gas companies flirt with the idea of drilling for energy in New York’s Marcellus shale formation, citizens worry about how such production might impact their water supply. Read more

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Texas residents still lack water as EPA grant expires, unspent

SANTA ROSA, Texas - A recent EPA audit revealed that a $4 million grant to the city of Santa Rosa was never spent, according to a report from the Associated Press. The grant, intended to provide low-income neighborhoods called colonias with water and sewage infrastructure, expired in 2002. Read more

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Race judged determining factor in lack of public water for Ohio community

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal jury decided that the neighborhood of Coal Run was denied access to public water due to racial discrimination. According to the AP, the county plans to appeal.

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Source: Associated Press

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Green Olympics straining water supply

BAODING, China - The Beijing Games have been beset by worries that air pollution will impair athletes. Yet Probe International’s study suggests the Games’ thirst for cheap and plentiful water will also leave an environmental burden. Read more

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