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In New Jersey, 186K people are about to find out their drinking water is coming through lead pipes

February 18, 2022

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — More than 180,000 residents across New Jersey will be notified by Tuesday that drinking water is coming into their homes through lead pipes, state officials said this week. The properties with known lead service lines are scattered throughout hundreds of water systems throughout the state, but they tend to be in… >> Read More

Texas city faces second boil water notice in a year, residents ridicule ‘third-world’ conditions

February 6, 2022

Austin, Texas prides itself on being a high-tech hub, the center of the Texas “Silicon Prairie.” It’s home to Google and Facebook, which just signed the city’s largest-ever lease, and will soon be home to Apple’s mammoth campus on the city’s northern edge. Austin was where Twitter was first introduced at SXSW, which is one… >> Read More

Maricopa County officials hold meetings with Rio Verde residents over future of water supply

February 5, 2022

During the meeting, county officials discussed alternatives with residents of the Rio Verde area in terms of water supplies. Residents in that community are facing a deadline set by the City of Scottsdale to shut off their water supply. FOX 10’s Stephanie Olmo reports. » Read More

Bellevue home collapses while family was inside sleeping

January 18, 2022

Two people and a dog inside a Bellevue home escaped Monday morning after their house slid off its foundation and collapsed, and several homes in the neighborhood had to evacuate. » Read More

Nebraska governor to assert eminent domain over Colorado in fight over water supply 

January 15, 2022

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is planning to use eminent domain to take land in Colorado to build a canal off the South Platte River, claiming that a 99-year-old agreement allows him to do it. The two states signed the South Platte River Compact in April 1923, granting each of them various rights in connection with… >> Read More

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