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Water Pipes Would Get Fixed With $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
2015-02-16 03:06:46| publicworks Home Page
At a time of intense budget pressure at the state and federal level, one senator is calling for a massive outlay of infrastructure dollars.
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Water a Limiting Factor to Corn Silage Quality
2015-02-16 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Minimizing yield losses while reducing groundwater usage is a continual goal for Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists on the High Plains, where quantities of water from the Ogallala Aquifer are diminishing.
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Threatened Smelt Touches Off Battles in Californias Endless Water Wars
2015-02-15 00:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: On a boat in the heart of Californias biggest river delta, a researcher pored over a sample of murky, weed-infested water, looking for a rare fish about the size of a finger. Spotting one, he shouted in triumph then measured it and quickly tossed it overboard. Theyre very fragile, explained the researcher, Greg Nelson, who works as a biological science technician for the federal Fish and Wildlife Service, as the silvery fish darted away. The tiny fish, known as the delta smelt, has helped...
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DEQ monitors Lake Coeur d'Alene's water quality
2015-02-14 20:17:14| Waste Management - Topix.net
Aside from a noisy pair of mallards, it was a tranquil morning at Neacham Bay on the east side of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Mellow strains of jazz drifted from an aluminum fishing boat, where Idaho Department of Environmental Quality employees were collecting and processing water quality samples.
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Hookah, water agreement on Feb. 17 City Council agenda
2015-02-13 22:43:28| Railroads - Topix.net
Formal agreements with Union Pacific Railway, a shopping cart ordinance and hookah lounge ban update all face the Tehachapi City Council at its meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb 17 at 300 South Robinson St. City staff will ask the council to formalize what it has dubbed a "gentleman's agreement" with Union Pacific to use Tehachapi's "H" Street water turnout in the railroad's efforts to deliver water to the town of Keene. According to the staff report by Public Works Director Jon Curry, Union Pacific has been using the city's distribution system for at least 40 years to access its water supply in its hauling service.
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