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Investment group sweetens bid for U.S. Sugar
South Florida Sun-SentinelAn investment group competing with the state to buy sugar cane fields standing in the way of Everglades restoration sweetened its bid to U.S. Sugar Corp. over the weekend with a $27.5 million check. The Lawrence Group, which manages farmland in the South...Tags: Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, Leveraged Buyouts, South Florida Water Management District, Nashville
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Water supply in Antelope Valley to be reduced during system upgrades
Beginning Sunday, about 165,000 residents in the Antelope Valley and some nearby communities will have extremely limited water supply for a week because of system upgrades, according to officials at Los Angeles County's Waterworks Districts. The...Tags: Palmdale, Plant Closings, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Animals
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Fetus found in Detroit wastewater treatment plant, investigators stymied
DETROIT (AP) _ Investigators in Detroit say they have little to go on in the case of a fetus found in a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The fetus estimated at 3 to 4 months of development was found Friday in the sewer system intake of the Detroit...Tags: Medical Specialization, Detroit, Energy Saving, Reproduction
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Report: NYC water plant price doubles in 5 years
Associated Press WriterRising construction prices, design changes and a dearth of bidders have more than doubled the cost of a gigantic water filtration plant being built 10 stories beneath a Bronx driving range, budget experts have found. The plant is now expected to cost...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Dining and Drinking, Construction and Property, Construction, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Miramar, Pembroke Pines consider using rainwater collection barrels
South Florida Sun-SentinelAlthough droughts haven't been making headlines recently, Broward cities are taking steps to promote water conservation. One way cities are promoting conservation is by participating in the South Florida Water Management District's Water Savings...Tags: Pembroke Pines, South Florida Water Management District, Miramar, Jesus Rodriguez, Conservation
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Dania approves plans for community center
Special correspondentDania Beach officials recently approved a $668,000 plan to develop a community center slated to open in early 2010 in the city's southwest section. The center will be constructed adjacent to the city's water treatment plant and public works facilities,...Tags: Government, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Dania Beach, National Government
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Eau Claire criminal holds ``I was stupid'' sign
A man who damaged the Eau Claire waste water treatment plant gates spent Thanksgiving Day serving his sentence. Shane McQuillan decided he'd rather hold a sign that says "I was stupid" instead of spending 20 days in jail for his guilty charge of...Tags: Prisons, Thanksgiving, Punishment
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Feel parched? Turn on humidifier
Special to the TribuneOnce you seal the house against cold weather, forced hot-air furnaces—the kind most houses have—dry out indoor air. That sounds good after a summer of mold and mildew, and the arid warmth feels great after trudging home through a snowstorm....Tags: Regional Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Industrial Production, Environmental Politics
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BERLIN: All Town Water Meters To Have Transmitters
Meter readers who knock on doors to get water use readings soon will be a rarity in town. The local water control commission has received town council approval to spend as much as $65,000 to convert the last of 2,500 water meters in town with... -
NASA works kinks out of water recycler, solar-panel joint
Sentinel Space EditorAfter days of laboriously cleaning and tinkering with vital systems aboard the international space station, astronauts appear to have fixed a troublesome new water-recycling machine and a cranky mechanical joint that keeps solar panels facing the sun. It...Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Natural Science, Physiology, Metal and Mineral
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Walker Dam rebuilding gets OK
247-4536— City Council Tuesday night approved nearly $1 million for the final design work to rebuild Walker Dam, a popular fishing spot on the Chickahominy River in New Kent County. The dam breached in April 2007, causing the upstream lake levels to...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Fishing
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Pig farmer battles Village Hall
Tribune reporterIn his bid to block construction of a water tower next to his home, Bob Wargaski on Monday welcomed three pigs to his northwest suburban spread. "These guys should help me with the 'Big Bad Wolf' at Village Hall," Wargaski joked before moving the 100-...Tags: Regional Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wauconda, Metal and Mineral, Farms
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