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York Water Co., which purifies and distributes water, said Friday a higher number of customers plus a rate increase lifted its third-quarter profit by 20 percent.
Lawmakers kept haggling Tuesday in their effort to alleviate California's water woes, as the Legislature prepared to vote on a package of bills that appears to lack the support needed to pass.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders say their $11.1 billion water bond is an essential investment for California's future, but it may be a hard sell to voters.
Denver's Board of Water Commissioners has approved rate increases that will raise the typical Denver residential customer's water bill by about $40 per year.
Amnesty International is accusing Israel of pumping disproportionate amounts of drinking water from an aquifer it controls in the West Bank, depriving local Palestinians of their fair share.
In Minnesota, bong water can count as an illegal drug.
Authorities have started resettling 330,000 people in central China to make way for a massive project to divert water hundreds of miles (kilometers) to the booming cities in its arid north, a report said Sunday.
Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop the charges against all but one of the officials for a Nevada irrigation district accused of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government by falsifying water delivery documents.
It was the kind of legislation that rarely generates much debate in Congress: a bill to expand a local water recycling program.
Not war but drought has forced more than 100,000 people in northern Iraq to abandon their homes since 2005, with 36,000 more on the verge of leaving, UNESCO said Tuesday.
California lawmakers met again Saturday in hopes of reaching a deal to upgrade the state's decades-old water system, but left without resolving a handful of major outstanding issues.
Scientists said NASA's moon-smashing mission produced enough data on Friday to address questions about lunar water ice — but the crash didn't come close to meeting public expectations as a cosmic fireworks show.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders plan a seventh straight day of water negotiations Monday, as the governor summoned lawmakers for a special session on the state's water problems.
Democratic lawmakers from California have introduced legislation intended to increase the flow of water to the state's parched San Joaquin Valley, where farmers have idled thousands of acres.
Federal regulators on Tuesday issued final rules requiring airlines to test and disinfect the tap water served to passengers and used in plane lavatories, an attempt to remedy bacteria contamination found in onboard water.
The head of the U.S. Senate Environment Committee said Wednesday that legislators will hold hearings to address toxic drinking water in the nation's schools following an Associated Press probe into the widespread problem.
Cleaning and clearing operations are in full swing in many places in Manila, including my family’s house, which got submerged in 14 feet of water on Sept. 26. I will forever remember that as one of the most harrowing days of my life. A FirstPerson account by Diana Veloso.
Peter Hunn has a simple wish: He'd like his children to farm the land in California's delta that his great, great grandfather settled more than a century ago.
The Obama administration on Wednesday urged California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to call state lawmakers into a special session to deal with the state's water crisis.
Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins.
Not a drop of rain has fallen on Los Angeles in nearly four months, and the main river that runs through the city looks more like a rain-starved trickle these days.
Under pressure to show quick results from the economic stimulus, the White House is taking credit for starting to build hundreds of rural water systems nationwide.
The world's in hot water. Sea-surface temperatures worldwide have been the hottest on record over the last three months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday.
In many ways, Bosnia today has what the rest of Europe has lost. The country is at a magical inflection point, a crossroads, where it has the opportunity to be a model for the planet.
The only piece of furniture that survived the most recent flood in Fatou Dione's house is her bed. It's propped up on cinderblocks and hovers just above the water lapping at the walls of her bedroom.
An All-Out Attack on 'Conservative Misinformation' Media Matters says it does not coordinate its efforts with the Obama campaign — the campaign has its own media-criticism Web site, FightTheSmears.com — though some Democratic operatives have, at the least, suggested potential items to Media Matters over the years.
Delta Stewardship Council approved to manage waterManagement of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta – part of the largest estuary on the West Coast of North America – would be placed under an appointed board, the "Delta Stewardship Council," according to legislation that was approved 29-5 by the California state Senate late …
IONIE SKYE wants you to check out a photo on MySpace in the AMAZING MOVIES album'FLOW' The Truth About Our Water
Dungog residents accuse Hunter Water of bullying tacticsHUNTER Water has been accused of bullying and using compulsory acquisition laws as a "big stick" to force people off their land to make way for the $477 million Tillegra Dam.
Dark Red Spot Found on Kuiper Belt Object HaumaeUnlike all other large Kuiper Belt Objects, which are covered in methane ice and so slightly red in colour, Haumea and its two moons are covered in water ice, giving them a blue tinge. Moreover, Haumea is much denser than water and so must have a rich rocky core.
California Water Overhaul Caps UseCalifornia lawmakers on Wednesday approved a series of bills that would vastly overhaul the state's troubled water system.
Video: Thirsty kangaroos invade outback town.The population of Thargomindah, in Queensland, of 203 people, swells with the arrival of hundreds of kangaroos and emus looking for water
California lawmakers pass historic water package - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif.
California lawmakers approve major water dealCalifornia lawmakers on Wednesday passed an $11.1 billion overhaul of the state's antiquated water system in a bid to supply a soaring population while preserving a fragile environment. After a long night of debate, the state Assembly voted in favor of the comprehensive package …
Deal Reached to Improve California Water SupplySan Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders applauded state lawmakers for approving an $11 billion overhaul of California's water system that he said would ensure reliable supplies for Southern California long into the future.
Lawmakers pass water package after removing Sacramento project - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento BeeLawmakers approved a momentous overhaul of California's ailing water system early this morning, but approval came only after Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg agreed to strip a $10 million earmark for a Sacramento project he personally has championed.
Calif. lawmakers make progress toward water dealLawmakers moved closer Tuesday in their effort to alleviate California's water woes but passage of a comprehensive fix was far from assured.
As we live in these days when more is being said about health and nutrition, governments should ban soft drinks or any carbonated beverages in the market because of its well-known and proven side effects that endangers the body.
Lawmakers predict water package passage today California lawmakers waded part of the way late Monday through a landmark set of proposals to revive the state's creaking water system, and legislative leaders predicted they would finish the job today.
California's deficit of common senseCalifornia is rich. Even in the midst of a drought, we have lots of water, and in the midst of a recession, we have lots of money. The problem is one of distribution, not of actual scarcity.
New York Water Bottle Deposit BeginsAs the first stores started implementing New York state's new 5-cent deposit for some bottled water Saturday morning, local retailers said they heard little grumbling from customers.
Unmeasured Danger: America's Hidden Groundwater CrisisFood and Water Watch cautions that we cannot wait for a water shortage catastrophe for the U.S. Congress to undertake inquiry and to ensure that the nation's scientists have the tools and funds to evaluate U.S. groundwater resources.
Huron River Restoration in Ann ArborThe Ann Arbor city council knows how important a legitimate, fair, and broad balanced process it is to remove Argo Dam enabling the city to progress forwards in 2010. Investing in Blue Infrastructure results in huge dividends.
A water way?Republicans, Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are trying to reach agreement on water legislation aimed at protecting the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while boosting water supplies.
Delta water plan emerges for public to viewStrict conservation, new dams and a peripheral canal are all on the table after six weeks of closed-door negotiations to solve the state's water crisis and restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta ecosystem. Leaders in the state Senate and Assembly are still discussing how …
Feds looking for extension on Trinity water permits until 2030The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is asking for a decades-long extension of state water permits on the Trinity River to give it more time to find uses for the water -- a move river advocates say could threaten the water available for salmon and steelhead.
Sausage Making and California Water LegislationThe California Legislature is on the cusp of voting for an historic water deal. The Senate could vote within the next few days. And as the famous saying goes, there are two things that you don't want to watch: sausage making and the legislative process.
California water bill emerges for public consumptionThe ongoing debate over how to rejuvenate California's aging water system, conducted for months behind closed doors in the Capitol, finally spilled into public view Monday. Lawmakers held their first hearing on a sweeping new water bill introduced last week.
A watershed compromiseThe sweeping legislative package to preserve the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta - and thus the water supply for about 24 million Californians - is the epitome of a compromise that makes just about everyone involved semi-pleased and semi-anxious. The grudging acceptance of th …
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