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Fri Jan 8, 2010 (NPR): NPR covers Mideast water crisis

Sun Jan 3, 2010 (NPR): Will next war be fought over water? NPR book review

Mon Dec 14, 2009 (Sacramento): Satellites show dwindling California water due to recent rise in groundwater pumping

Mon Dec 14, 2009 (NYT): Bolivian water woes and climate change...when money can't buy water

Tues Dec 1, 2009 (Sacramento, CA): California on track for lowest ever water delivery (5% of requests)

Fri Nov 20, 2009 (Atlanta, Ga): Clock ticking on Georgia's water plan and Atlanta shutoff

Tues Nov 10, 2009 (Tampa, Fla): Power and production problems at the Tampa Bay desal plant

Tues Nov. 10, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA): California legislature reaches water deal; $11 billion bond package to go to voters

Sun Nov. 1, 2009 (Farmville, NC): Water supply project builds ties in Greene County

Wed Oct 21, 2009 (Boone, NC): Watauga Riverkeeper documents problematic diversion of water from Watauga River (video)

Wed Oct 21, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh raises water rates, but delays tiered pricing

Tues Oct 13, 2009 (Columbia, SC): S.C. Attorney General pleased with U.S. Supreme Court oral argument

Thurs Oct 8, 2009 (Nat Geographic News): Giant, Mucus-Like Sea Blobs on the Rise, Pose Danger VIDEO: Sea "Mucus" Blobs

Wed Oct 7, 2009 (Sacramento, CA): Schwarzenegger threatens massive vetos if no new California water law

Wed Oct 7, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Coal ash ponds contaminating groundwater

Wed Oct 7, 2009 (Washington, DC): EPA opens review of atrazine, common pesticide contaminant in drinking water

Mon Oct 5, 2009 (Washington, DC): U.S. Supreme Court delays hearing on intervention in S.C. v. N.C.due to illness in attorney's family

Thurs Oct 1, 2009 (NYT): 2007 drought in Southeast due to population increases, not unusual weather--Columbia study

Wed Sept 30, 2009 (Union of Concerned Scientists): Great Lakes levels to drop by up to 2' by 2100 due to temperature increase

Tues Sept 29, 2009 (Charlotte BJ): Duke Energy considering lake on Broad River trib to provide water for proposed new nuclear plant

Tues Sept 29, 2009 {NYT/Amargossa valley, NV): Water issues slow down solar energy facilities

Wed Sept 23, 2009 (Atlanta, Ga): Floodwaters receding in the southeast; at least nine lives lost to the floods

Wed Sept 23, 2009 (Asheville, NC): Floodwaters in western North Carolina

Thurs, Sept. 17, 2009 (Durham, NC): Judge allows Haw River Assembly to intervene in fight over Lake Jordan watershed boundary

Wed Sept 16, 2009 (Greensboro, NC): Greensboro must replace Lake Townsend dam due to concrete deterioration

Sun Sept 13, 2009 (Yuma, Az): Southwest drought forcing reconsideration of extreme alternatives

Fri Sept 11, 2009 (Pinehurst, NC): Pinehurst offers to buy industrial water plant in Wagram

Mon Sept 7, 2009 (San Geronimo, CA): California drought status

Mon Sept 7, 2009 (LA Times): Mexican water crisis grows severe

Wed Sept 2, 2009 (San Francisco Guardian): California water wars continue; coverage is simplistic

Sun. Aug. 23, 2009 (Washington Post): U.S. in water crisis, must rethink water policy

Sun. Aug. 23, 2009 (NYT): Debating how much weed killer is safe in your drinking water

Sat. Aug 22,2009 (Raleigh, NC): Seven NC counties (mid-Piedmont) in moderate drought

Fri Aug 21, 2009 (Charlotte BizJ): Duke Energy seeks final FERC license despite adverse 401 certification by State of South Carolina

Thurs Aug 20, 2009 (Mexico City): Mexico hit by lowest rainfall in decades

Mon Aug 17, 2009 (Phoenix, AZ): Arizona groundwater use unsustainable, and problems have appeared with the Arizona water bank

Sun Aug 16, 2009 (NYT): Atlanta thinks its neighbors are playing politics over water

Sun Aug 9, 2009 (Detroit, MI): Wastewater spraying contaminates nearby wells with heavy metals

Thurs Aug 6, 2009 (Raleigh): Falls Lake Cleanup bill passed by Senate, to go to conference

Thurs Aug 6, 2009 (NYT): Lessons in water efficiency from Georgia golf courses

Wed Aug 5, 2009 (Washington, DC): EPA to review perchlorate risk and consider a perchlorate drinking water standard

Wed Aug 5, 2009 (Sacramento, CA): Drinking rural well water with pesticide residues raises incidence of Parkinson's Disease

Tues Aug 4, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Durham versus Raleigh on when to implement Falls Lake cleanup plan

Sat Aug 1, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Triangle in a drought watch

Fri July 31, 2009 (ProPublica): Methane contamination in wells from natural gas drilling more common in Pennsylvania than previously acknowledged

Wed July 29, 2009 (Env't Science & Tech News): Grim forecast for water supplies from the Colorado River in the next ten years; >50% chance of major reservoirs drying up

Tues July 21, 2009 (Columbia, SC): McMaster op-ed on interstate water issues

Tues July 21, 2009 (Washinton, DC): Draft Obama Executive Order aims to curb floodplain development

Tues July 21, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Duke Energy facing environmental challenges on several fronts, including water

Fri July 17, 2009 (Atlanta, Ga): Federal judge rules against Georgia in Lake Lanier litigation/tristate water wars

Mon July 20, 2009 (Madison, Fla): How Nestle got millions and millions of dollars from a $230 permit

Tues July 14, 2009 (Wash, DC-NYT/Greenwire): White House revising USACE water project planning guidelines to go beyond economic considerations

Sun, July 12, 2009 (Macon, Ga): Synthesis of federal research agencies predicts much hotter southeastern US by 2080 and more frequent and extreme droughts

Sun July 12, 2009 (Rocky Mt, NC): City tests new pipeline to stave off water disaster

Thurs July 9, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): S.C. denies water quality certification for Duke Energy's Catawba relicensing

Mon July 6, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Alcoa contests NC 401 water quality certification over financial assurance requirement

Mon July 6, 2009 (Hendersonville, NC): Editorial concern over water pact involving Lake Adger

Thurs July 2, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh council member quits as head of N.C. Water Rights (anti-Alcoa) group

Wed July 1, 2009 (Washington, DC): Federal government relents and releases 44 coal-ash sites that EPA considers "high hazard" - North Carolina has almost one quarter of them

Mon June 29, 2009 (Durango, Co): It's now legal to catch a raindrop in Colorado

Fri June 12, 2009 (Seattle, Wa): Greening of Bonneville Power; issues with hydropower and the environment

Fri June 5, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Charlotte Business Journal discusses the water allocation legislation

Thurs June 11, 2009 (Columbia, SC): Two groups sue South Carolina over DHEC permits for dams on the Catawba-Watteree River

Mon June 1, 2009 (Raleigh,NC): Sen. Clodfelter takes on tough issues--tax reform and water policy

Wed May 27, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Duke Energy balks at FERC recommendations for Catawba river system

Fri May 22, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Gov. Perdue files anicus brief 'vigorously opposing' Alcoa license

Fri May 22, 2009 (New Berlin, WI): Wisconsin water diversion tests new Great Lakes Compact

Thurs May 21, 2009 (NYT): Sensors help golf courses save water

Tues May 19, 2009 (Charlotte): Ag and industry water users worry about water allocation legislation

Mon May 18, 2009 (Raleigh): Planning for water slows to a drip

Fri May 15, 2009 (Raleigh): All of NC finally drought free for the first time in years

Fri May 15, 2009 (NYT): Cleanup of GE's PCB contamination in Hudson River finally begins

Wed May 13, 2009 (NYT): Return of the dust bowl era in western USA?

Wed May 13, 2009 (Tulare, Ca): Rising calls to regulate California's groundwater

Tues May 6, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Senate votes 44-4 for state takeover of Yadkin River dams from Alcoa

Tues April 21, 2009 (Washington, DC- AP): Rivers shrinking: FLow of many rivers in decline

Sun April 19, 2009 (New Hampshire SeaGrant): Pavement coatings contribute toxins to stormwater

Wed April 15,2009 (Greensboro, NC): Small dam owners sue Piedmont Triad Regional Water authority for loss of water in Deep River

Mon April 13, 2009 (Winston-Salem): Journal editorial staff support water allocation study legislation

Sun April 5, 2009 (Charlotte Observer): Time for state to get serious about water

Thurs Apr 2, 2009 (Reuters): U.S. Supreme Court upholds use of cost-benefit analysis in decisions about power plant cooling water under the federal Clean Water Act

Tue Mar 31, 2009 (The Nation): Blue Gold: Have the next resource wars already begun, over freshwater?

Tue Mar 31, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Catawba litigation costly to Charlotte

Tue Mar 24, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh and 11 other cities notified of deficient water shortage emergency plans

Thu. March 19, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh-Cary metro area is the fastest growing metro area in the United States

Wed. March 18, 2009 (Sylva, NC): Task force ponders loss of wells and springs in Jackson County

Mon. March 16, 2009 (Istanbul): Conflict at the World Water Forum

Sat. Mar. 7, 2009 (New York, NY): Demand for hydrologists predicted to grow sharply through 2016 as water shortages increase

Fri. Feb 28, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA); California Governor declares statewide drought emergency

Thurs. Feb 26, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Conflict between Franklin County and City of Raleigh over old intake on Neuse River

Wed. Feb. 25, 2009 (Qiaobei, China): Worst drought in N. China in at least half a century is drying up industry, agriculture and cities

Sun Feb. 22, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): 2009 off to dry start; State climatologist discusses the situation

Sat. Feb 21, 2009 (Mendota, CA): Severe drought adds to hardships in California

Sat Feb. 21, 2009 (Asheville, NC): Drought worsens across North Carolina

Wed Feb 18, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh adopts tiered water pricing

Wed Feb. 11, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): CMUD proposes drought surcharge; citizen comments to online article illustrate widespread misunderstanding of how we deliver and pay for water

Tues Feb. 2, 2009 (Palo Alto, CA): Google Earth adds water details

Fri Jan 30, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA): Mexico City prepares for water rationing; "We are running out of water"

Fri Jan 30, 2009 (San Francisco, CA): California braces for worst drought ever

Thurs Jan 22, 2009 (Dillsboro, NC): Dispute over dam removal on Tuckaseegee continues

Tues Jan 7, 2009 (Daytona Beach, Fl): Florida water woes and government inaction

''''Mon Dec 29, 2008 (Raleigh, NC): Weekend rains fail to ease Western NC's drought

Tues Dec 16, 2008 (Raleigh, NC): Powerful thirst: editorial support from the News & Observer for the water allocation study recommendations

Sun Dec 14, 2008 (Sacramento, CA): California reaching limits of its water, and climate change threatens what is left

Fri Dec 12, 2008 (Greensboro, NC): Editorial support for the water allocation study recommendations

Mon Dec 8, 2008 (Charlotte, NC): Charlotte Observer's Bruce Henderson's coverage of the water allocation study report

Mon Dec 8, 2008 (Raleigh, NC): N&O's Wade Rawlins' coverage of the water allocation study report

Fri Dec 5, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA): Seven western states that depend on Colorado River water will face more major water shortages in the years ahead

Tues Dec 2, 2008 (Harare, ZI): Zimbabwe cuts water supply to capital due to cholera epidemic

Tues Dec 2, 2008 (Washington, DC): NPR coverage of the Entergy v. Waterkeepers case in the U.S. Supreme Court

Tues Dec 2, 2008 (Raleigh, NC): Aqua America seeks statewide uniform rate increase

Tues Nov 25, 2008 (Chapel Hill, NC): Chatham County house first certified WaterSense house in U.S.

Sun Nov 23, 2008 (NYT): Fixing NYC's big water leaks

Fri Nov 21, 2008 (NYT): Blue is the new Green: There are no substitutes for water

Tues Nov 18, 2008 (Milwaukee, WI): Federal and state lawmakers to seek ban on BPA after tests show toxic levels of leaching from baby bottles

Tues Nov 18, 2008 (Blueridgenow.com): Water supply and groundwater issues debated in western NC

Thurs Nov 13, 2008 (Grants Pass, Or): Milestone in largest dam removal plan in US history, on the Klamath River, Oregon

Thurs Nov 6, 2008 (Asheville,NC): Waynesville goes to voluntary water restrictions due to low reservoir level

Thurs Oct 23, 2008 (Milwaukee, WI): Plastics Industry Behind FDA Analysis of Bisphenol A

Tues Oct 21, 2008 (EnvironmentReport.org): Many Dams are no longer safe

Mon Oct 20, 2008 (Charleston, W.Va): Southern drought creeping northward

Wed Oct 15, 2008 (D.C.): National Research Council recommends radical revision in federal stormwater regulation, to integrate water permitting in watersheds

Wed Oct 15, 2008 (California): Water agency kept groundwater uranium problem a secret

Tue Oct 14, 2008 (N.Charleston, SC) : S.C. Attorney General predicts more water wars ahead for Southeast

Tue Oct 14, 2008 (Delaware): Delaware and other states seek to limit baby exposure to BPA

Mon Oct 13, 2008 (Miami): Bottled water company fights ads for local tap water

Thu Oct 9, 2008 (NYT): Demand for water witches rising in rural California

Tues Oct 7, 2008 (EnvironmentReport.org ): Bottlemania: How Bottled Water Got So Big

Sun Oct 5, 2008 (NYT): Pressure Is on to Recycle Water Filters

Fri Oct 3, 2008 (Blueridgenow.com): Counties meet to talk about need to cooperate on water supply

Wed Oct 1, 2008 (Charlotte Observer): A plan to allocate Union County's limited water capacity in the western sections calls for limiting outdoor watering to once a week for years to come

Wed Sept 24, 2008 (Tampa, FL): Plan for Florida water czar and redistribution of northern Florida water to south Florida re-emerges

Tue Sept 23, 2008 (NYT): Ban Near on Diverting Water From Great Lakes

Mon Sept 22, 2008 (News and Observer): Legacy of peach pesticides widespread in groundwater and wells

Tue Sept 16, 2008 (J. American Medical Ass'n): Bisphenol A may cause cardiovascular problems

Tue Sept 16, 2008 (Lubbock, TX): Boone Pickens suspends plan for water pipeline from the Texas panhandle

Sat Sept 13, 2008 (Boston.com): A water fight in Maine: some are resisting Poland Spring's quest for more.

Fri Sept 12, 2008 (Asheville Citizen-Times):The last thing we need is more litigation on water

Fri Sept 12, 2008 (News and Observer):Hanna ends drought in Triangle NC

Fri Sept 12, 2008 (Fresno Bee):Cal water contracts challenged in court

Environmentalists want the federal government to cancel or renegotiate more than three dozen long-term water contracts in the Central Valley because they say they were drawn up using flawed data.... the request has the potential to turn the state's intricately woven water world upside down.

Fri Sept 5, 2008 (LA Times):Another Cal water bank article

SACRAMENTO -- -- Saying California's water reserves are all but gone, state officials on Thursday announced the revival of a dormant 17-year-old program to buy water from Sacramento Valley farmers and sell it to the thirstiest Southern California agencies in case this winter brings a third year of skimpy precipitation...

'Thu Sep 4, 2008 4:01pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters):California "water bank" in works amid drought
California's state government is forming a "water bank" to buy water for local water agencies at risk of shortages next year should a current drought persist...[1]more

Thu Sep 5, 2008 CHAPEL HILL, NC: Waterwiki undergoes phase one of a redesign.
As part of a larger Waterwiki redesign effort taking place over the coming months, a redesigned front page was implemented in an effort to improve overall website navigation and access to resources on Waterwiki. Contributions to content and discussions on Waterwiki is both welcome and encouraged.

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