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Dire Warning on Lake Champlain’s Levels

  • 11 November 2013
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More floods like those in 2011 are expected; preparation is urged

Times Union

by Brian Nearing

Albany

The extreme flooding that hit Lake Champlain twice in 2011, causing millions of dollars in damage in New York, Vermont and Quebec, will become more likely due to ongoing climate change and work must be done now to prepare, a report issued by the Vermont-based Lake Champlain Basin Program says.

New York Rural Water Association Position on Ballot Proposition # 3

  • 30 October 2013
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Exclusion of Indebtedness Contracted for Sewage Facilities

Ballot propositions are too often overlooked by voters on Election Day. We urge voters to pay close attention to this proposition, and to vote yes on its adoption.

This measure would extend a provision of law which has been in effect since 1962, and renewed every ten years since, to exclude indebtedness for sewage facilities from their constitutional debt limits.

Summary of the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act and Frequently Asked Questions

  • 22 October 2013
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EPA has posted on its Web site a revised list of frequently-asked-questions to assist manufactures, retailers, regulators and the general public in complying with and understanding the requirements of the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act. The FAQs address the definition of lead free, the effective date, calculating lead content, 3rdparty certification, product labeling, repair and replacement parts, and exemptions.

The Water Cycle

  • 14 October 2013
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The Cycle

 
 

Water is constantly being cycled between the atmosphere, the ocean and land. This cycling is a very important process that helps sustain life on Earth. 

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