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California meets water savings target for third month
2015-10-01 23:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Californians cut water use by 27 percent in August, marking the third consecutive month that residents and businesses surpassed the 25 percent conservation goal set by Gov. Jerry Brown to deal with the relentless drought, officials said Thursday. The figures released by the State Water Resources Control Board showed a slight decrease in savings from the 31 percent posted for July -- a development that raised concerns among some officials. However, board chair Felicia Marcus said the slippage...
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Governments must cooperate more in water 'hotspots' to prevent conflict
2015-10-01 21:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Governments in water 'hotspots' need to scale up cooperation over shared water resources to avoid 'drastic' consequences such as international conflicts, the United Nations University (UNU) said on Friday. The importance of water cooperation in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East, where hundreds of millions of people depend on shared resources, is growing as climate change increasingly affects water availability, UNU said in a report. "Water challenges are going to increase as a result...
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October 2, 2015: Traffic Advisory - Two-Month Water Main Improvement Project on SE Flavel Street Begins October 5; Traffic Impacts Expected
2015-10-01 21:03:20| PortlandOnline
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MEDIA ADVISORY 10/01/15: Portland Water Bureau Increases Groundwater Blend
2015-10-01 20:33:49| PortlandOnline
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Wyoming Residents Concerned Landfill Expansion Will Contaminate Well Water
2015-10-01 18:55:00| Waste Age
Wyoming News The risk of well water contamination appears to be the biggest issue on the minds of residents near the Happy Jack Landfill. read more
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