Storm Drains May Get State Boost
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By Aaron Kinney  BURLINGAME -- A proposed state law would bring relief to Burlingame and other Peninsula cities that have struggled to finance needed storm-drainage improvements.   The bill, introduced Wednesday by state Sens.
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By DEBRA LEMOINE  HAMMOND - Hammond's $7.5 million sewer treatment system, which discharges into wetlands seven miles south of the city, is now up and running, city officials said.
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By Manny Gamallo, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 9--SAND SPRINGS -- Water, sewer and trash customers will see a combined rate increase of 3 percent to 5 percent in next month's utility bills, city officials said.
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The state plans to start eight projects related to Everglades restoration, including building reservoirs that could ease suburban flooding and environmental damage from hurricanes, officials said Thursday.
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By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 16--Now is the time to save water for San Luis Obispo residents who want to get a break on city sewer fees come summer.
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A town in Ohio brought out snowplows and fire hoses Monday to clear the muck away. In New Jersey, the Statehouse was closed after its parking garage was flooded by the Delaware River.
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By C.R. Roberts, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 16--There's a tree on the roof of your garage. All that food in the freezer might have to be thrown out. Your phone and cable TV are still out. You might need to hire a contractor to repair storm damage.
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By Geoff Pender, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--JACKSON -- Gov. Haley Barbour says a bill that passed the House on Thursday to "tweak" last year's Gulf Regional Water Act could jeopardize hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for water and sewerage in South Mississippi.
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Understanding why land sinks may help to prevent rising water levels along the Gulf Coast.
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By Jason M. Rodriguez, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Mar. 6--CAROLINA SHORES, N.C. -- An eight-year battle to control stormwater flow is going to take even longer and now hinges on the state's proposed plan for widening U.S. 17.
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The government announces more money for schools and children in the North and Midlands affected by flooding.
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Problem of abandoned or storm-wrecked single-wides pushes states toward controversial fee on new units.
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By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Dec. 8--State officials need the public's help to ensure that massive damage from last week's winter storm does not harm marine life or recreation at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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States' finances are finally picking up, a new report says, with bursts of revenue in nearly every region of the country. But the good news comes with warnings that spending pressures are still so high they could unravel the gains.
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State sales taxes - as much as $1-billion over five years - might help to rebuild hurricane-ravaged communities.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Jun. 23--State officials briefed Yuba-Sutter business people Friday on the state's levee bond and flood-control measures.
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By Rebecca Sulock, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Sep. 21--An emergency infusion of cash from York County -- and money likely to come from the state -- will start work again at Blackmon Road after stubborn rock boulders cost more money to blast through than initially expected.