February 2012
27 posts
101 Way to Conserve Water in College... →
These are GREAT tips to share and perfect timing for our upcoming trade show next week in Vegas - the NAA Student Housing show.
Landlord skips #water bill for years, gets... →
#BuildingSustainability Moves from "Optional" to... →
GARDENING: Drip, drip may be the way to water →
Utility bills spark worry →
Managing a Water System with Savvy - and Verve →
Lynchburg water safe to drink again Sunday morning... →
OPINION: Mayor's Message about Water →
$2.8 million increase urged for Aqua Utilities... →
Differences in Water Heaters - Yes, the hot water... →
Ireland to Charge for Water for the First Time →
Elderly Palm Beach Gardens homeowner drowning in... →
Ads That Look Like Bills →
Average Clear Lake water rate jumps 44 percent →
HOUSTON – Many customers in Clear Lake are realizing they’ll have to pay much more for water and sewer.
The Clear Lake City Water Authority passed the rate hike in October and it took effect in December, but some residents are complaining the change wasn’t publicized enough.
Leaders mull how to sell higher water prices →
Palm Springs — California water agency leaders are sure of two things: water rates will continue to rise, and rate payers won’t be happy about it.
HIGHER WATER BILLS VEX NEIGHBORS →
One Alvarado Estates resident saw a 13-fold increase in his invoice
City Council OKs water rate hike in Los Angeles,... →
Free Sample Emergency Drinking Water - get the... →
Free Bottle of Dream Water - no, really. →
Water Crisis And the 2012 Presidential Campaign →
Drought Forces Texas Town to Haul in Water by... →
Groesbeck, Nearly Out of Water, Hopes to Build... →
The Town that Ran Out of Water →
Myths and Realities About Water and Water... →
San Diego, CA, February 03, 2012 —(PR.com)— Lots of old folktales prevail about how to save and conserve water—even if it really is necessary. However, water and water conservation are becoming very serious issues around the world. Waterless Co., manufacturer of no-flush urinal systems, offers the following myths about water and water conservation designed to separate fact from...
Dallas May Be Out of the Drought (For Now), But... →
Water billing mix-up costs Portland big money →
City lost hundreds of thousands in revenue after line for Shipyard went unaccounted
California Water Wars Renewed →
January 2012
1 post
$56K water bill could force condo residents out →
December 2011
7 posts
2 tags
Houston lost millions of dollars to water leaks →
During the drought, aging city system wasted 18 billion gallons
The scandal of the Alabama poor cut off from water →
The poorest citizens in Birmingham, Alabama, say they can no longer afford running water
Benton Harbor Water Rates Going Up By 37 Percent →
Pennsylvania American Water bills prorated to... →
As Texas waits, water plan costs rise →
Texas water planners stand ready to approve a $53 billion road map for satisfying the state’s thirst over the next half-century but have not resolved how to pay for it.
The perils of not paying for the state’s plan, intended to prevent grave water shortages by 2060, already are evident in the price tag. The cost has risen from $31 billion in 2007, the last time the Texas Water...
Mission Hills makes rate hike official →
A rate study report announced the average monthly water rate is expected to increase from $44.36 to $62.12, an increase of approximately 40 percent. The average monthly sewer charge will increase from $31.76 to $38.22, an increase of approximately 20 percent. Read more:
JEA CEO Jim Dickenson Talks Increasing Water... →
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Power plants are a multi-billion dollar industry and JEA is no exception.
The First Coast utility generates $2.4 billion a year in revenue.
“We’ve just finished two of the best operating years that we’ve ever had - almost ever,” said Jim Dickenson, JEA’s CEO of seven years.
He said he’s pleased with the numbers, but disappointed...
November 2011
9 posts
Grain of salt - CA Water Wars →
Water rate: Proposed increase is justified →
It’s been four years - four years of tough economic sledding - since the El Paso Water Utilities has asked for a rate increase. This year, utility officials are proposing a 3-percent increase, which would raise the average residential ratepayer’s bill by $1.18 a month. That average customer pays $40.21 a month.
We believe a rate increase is both justified and needed.
Experts say water leaks to blame for high bills →
BARSTOW • Despite doubts from customers, experts say water leaks could be a major cause of high water bills from Golden State Water Company.
Local plumbers report that they have gotten more calls in recent months to check for leaks; calls from customers complaining about outrageous water bills. Most of them, plumbers say, do have leaks.
Authority should release figures now →
Who can blame the Camden-Wyoming Sewer & Water Authority for protecting their fiefdom from accountability of ratepayers’ revenues?
After all, the customers of the two towns pay some of the highest water-sewer rates in the state, although that equates to services for about 5,000 residents who share the 19934 ZIP code.
Unfortunately, CWSWA views its statutory autonomy as sacrosanct....
Last Call for Water? →
LAS VEGAS - Nevada’s water pipeline proposal is being called the most important water case the state has ever heard, and only days remain for public comment. The plan is to pipe 42 billion gallons of water per year from rural Nevada and Utah to southern Nevada.
Why Your Water Bill Must Go Up →
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched a $4.1 billion initiative to replace his city’s dilapidated water infrastructure last month, spinning it as a plan to create 18,000 jobs over the next decade. The rub is that by 2015, most Chicagoans would pay more than double their current water usage fees. “The work here, in my view, is essential for Chicago’s economic future,” Emanuelsaid at a...
Water rates may rise →
Residents of Acton and Val Verde could end up paying more for their water after the county supervisors vote on a recommendation to raise rates in those areas. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on a recommendation to raise water rates in county areas that include Acton and Val Verde.
Rates going up? Illinois American seeks 20.27... →
Nebraska May Play Key Role In Canada Pipeline... →
October 2011
10 posts
The cleanest sewage water in Arizona →
Charlottetown campaign calls for less water use →
Unpaid state bills of more than $100M taking toll... →
Drought, flooding cause hard times in Ark., La. →
Birmingham Water Works customer bills could rise... →
Size matters: Creek replaces water meters to save... →