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Contamination plumes shrinking, Hill official tell Clinton council

Last updated Monday, March 12, 2012 - 7:00pm

CLINTON — Thanks to constant vigilance and monitoring, water contamination — the result of years of improper disposal of chemicals from Hill Air Force Base — is slowly being done away with, says a representative from Hill.

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Clinton officials refuse comment, action over flooding claim until lawsuit resolved

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 7:16pm

CLINTON — Fernando Orosco has periodic flooding in his basement. Orosco claims that, based on lab testing, the water is culinary water, which he suspects is coming from a Clinton city water leak.

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Utah repeals 'forever' with pie-in-the-sky federal land suit

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 5:46pm

"The people inhabiting this State do affirm and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries hereof..."

-- Utah Constitution, Article 3, Section 2

When Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, is the voice of reason, the argument has gone off the rails. Utah suing the federal government to get Utah's federal land is one such train wreck.

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New transponders for water meters

Tanna Woods Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 12:24am

CLEARFIELD — Installation of about 3,400 water meter transponders means a cost savings for the city as well as a more efficient way to track water usage.

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Ogden seeking opinions on water charges

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 12:07am

OGDEN -- The city is in the midst of a comprehensive study on how much it will charge residents for water, and officials want to hear from the public.

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Layton OKs well rehabilitation project

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 20, 2012 - 11:12pm

LAYTON -- With six deepwater wells, Layton has found a way to become less reliant on buying water from outside its boundaries. Part of being self-sufficient, however, is to maintain an existing equipment.

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Mayor: Some Ogden residents charged too much for water

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 10:01am

OGDEN -- Mayor Matthew Godfrey is asking the city council to immediately change Ogden's water rates because he contends customers without secondary water are being overcharged.

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Water quality trumps aesthetics, says Morgan council

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 11:24pm

MORGAN -- Ray Walker moved to Mountain Green from Huntsville for the amenities of a new subdivision.

After the move, he "almost lost" his wife, who has a respiratory condition. Doctors finally narrowed the cause to the nitrates in their drinking water. Walker says he has not been able to drink water out of his tap for four years.

"When we moved, we were not made aware of high nitrates in the water," Walker said. "I encourage (the council) to move on and get clean water back into the community that they desperately need."

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Suitcase-sized filtration device provides safe drinking water in Haiti

The Press-Enterprise, Tiffany Ray

Last updated Friday, June 17, 2011 - 11:58am

Nimbus Water Systems has been purifying water since 1968, but with its latest product lines the company is moving beyond kitchens and cafes to provide safe drinking water for residents of disaster-stricken Haiti.

The company has designed a portable water-filtration system that can be easily toted to remote parts of the world to take up to 2,500 gallons per day of dirty water from a stream, a well or a tank and turn it into water that is safe to drink.

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