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City under boiled water notice after E.coli bacteria discovered

Associated Press — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:57:18 +0000

LAUREL — More than 23,000 customers who get water from the city of Laurel are being advised to boil it. A press release from the state Health Department said E. coli bacteria had been detected. City spokeswoman Anicia Hill says she doesn’t have any information about the contamination. She referred comment to United Water, a [...]

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Low river allowing saltwater to threaten drinking supplies

Associated Press — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:36:50 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Army Corps of Engineers said yesterday it would construct an underwater sill in the Mississippi River as it seeks to stop saltwater from threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans area. It’s needed because water levels in the drought-stricken Mississippi have gotten so low that the river is nearly at [...]

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Officials oppose MDEQ’s proposed water regulations

Associated Press — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:59:29 +0000

PEARL RIVER COUNTY — Pearl River County supervisors have unanimously adopted a resolution opposing proposed Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality amendments to state water regulations. The Mississippi Rural Water Association charges the proposed changes would give MDEQ the power to deny permits covering proposed water wells and cancel existing well permits. In some cases, it [...]

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Brown-water project moving forward

Wally Northway — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:57:01 +0000

GREENVILLE — Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced an agreement has been reached between the City of Greenville and the Army Corps of Engineers to begin work on the Greenville Brown Water Cleanup Project. Wicker was joined by Greenville Mayor Heather Hudson and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the announcement at a [...]

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