...according to James Setser of the EPD. The water system is owned by the users. He said Black Jack is one of several public water systems in the state now classified as "chronic violators" of the Safe Drinking Water Act. AROUND TOWN TODAY AN EVENING...
...well as diesel fuel and transmission fluid, leaked from the tanks. An intake pump for the Athens-Clarke County public water system, located near the point where the creek enters the Middle Oconee River, was shut down Sunday morning. Officials...
...That's a risk I can accept,"' she said. Public water systems have no choice - if their radium counts exceed the...bottled water, drill a new well or get service from a public water system, Ms. Reece said. Experienced well drillers say...
...Plan and a former information systems executive in the State Department's Agency for International Development. Public water systems are a common worry for many of the cities surveyed by The Associated Press. "The situation on water is very unclear...
...500 for "failure to provide continuous disinfection and fluoridation treatment to the water distributed to the public water system," according to state records. A state document also indicated the county failed to perform required daily water...
...toxic chemicals, but no one knows yet how long the pollution has existed. Although many people have hooked onto public water systems since the contamination surfaced late last winter, some worry about the health effects of drinking poisoned water...
...the government pump thousands of gallons of water each day from a handful of high-flow private wells into the public water system. One of four counties that share the depleted Bear Creek Reservoir, Oconee County made the long-term decision...
...the outdoor watering bans were lifted so they could sell more. Last month, the city sold as much water to other public water systems as it used itself -- and it still is only using a fraction of what the reservoir was designed to produce. "We...
...moderate. That signals a stepped-up public information campaign and drought monitoring. But it'll be up to local public water systems to decide whether it's time to impose water restrictions, mandatory or voluntary like those in place in Aiken...
...Today in regional history JULY 6, 1998 A Richmond County grand jury investigation into management of Augusta's public water system begins Tuesday and could last several weeks. The grand jury has the jurisdiction to investigate any department...
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