According to Orange County
Water District officials, recycling trumps many other options for supplementing the local water supply.
(
Water district officials note that first - timers were often pleasantly surprised by the pure, clean taste.)
Not exact matches
Two years ago, when the current lease was nearing expiration, the
Water Reclamation
District suggested that the Harbor Association work with Park
District officials on a joint agreement, so they could rely on a provision in state statute that allows a governmental entity to bypass a required public bidding process to negotiate a lease with another taxing body.
Park
District officials have high hopes for the
water park's success, but they won't know the park's potential until this summer because construction problems and inclement weather delayed last season's opening.
Highland Park's park
district and North Shore Sanitary District will split the cost of a new water main to provide for increased water capacity at the revamped Rosewood Beach, park offici
district and North Shore Sanitary
District will split the cost of a new water main to provide for increased water capacity at the revamped Rosewood Beach, park offici
District will split the cost of a new
water main to provide for increased
water capacity at the revamped Rosewood Beach, park
officials say.
Park
district officials say underground
water pressure has caused cracking and leaks in the pool that require costly maintenance.
Oak Park Park
District officials have said they hope to repair both pools in the village, at Rehm Park and at Ridgeland Common, and add
water slides and a zero - depth wading area to the pools.
A DuPage County proposal to spend $ 1.2 million to expand nearby Northside Park's wetland areas to improve the flooding problems was narrowly rejected by the Wheaton Park
District board in March 1997, forcing the city to pursue its own land purchases for storm -
water storage, city
officials said.
Park
District officials received the results of a storm -
water retention study Thursday and passed the study on to city staff for review.
Homeowners will receive the final storm -
water and traffic studies before their meeting with Park
District staff, which has not yet been rescheduled,
officials said.
School
district officials said that they have heard the threat of legal action before and that they will proceed with the storm -
water plan they presented in September.
In a statement released Tuesday, school
district officials said they had met with Park District officials over six weeks and believed they had reached a tentative agreement for water
district officials said they had met with Park
District officials over six weeks and believed they had reached a tentative agreement for water
District officials over six weeks and believed they had reached a tentative agreement for
water storage.
The meeting, scheduled for Thursday, was delayed until city
officials and Park
District staff review recent studies on the impact of traffic and storm -
water retention on Frontier Park, said Ken Brissa, deputy director of the Park
District.
There should have been a yellow flag alerting the public that
water conditions weren't ideal, Chicago Park
District officials admitted.
«Last night several of the park
district officials were sitting down, and we all agreed with the decision that any further attempts to open the
water slide were over, «Tookey said.
Wheaton Park
District officials are concerned about the potential impact on storm water a proposed subdivision on the southwest side might have on the district's Tooh
District officials are concerned about the potential impact on storm
water a proposed subdivision on the southwest side might have on the
district's Tooh
district's Toohey Park.
Chicago Park
District officials said high lake
water temperatures and windless days likely contributed to high bacteria levels that forced them to ban swimming at all the city's beaches Monday.
Only a fraction of the additional $ 4 million went into improving the school building; the remainder was spent on attorney fees, construction delays, storm -
water improvements and land swap problems caused by wrangling between the school
district, Clarendon Hills Park District and Clarendon Hills village of
district, Clarendon Hills Park
District and Clarendon Hills village of
District and Clarendon Hills village
officials.
NAPERVILLE — Trapshooters at the shuttered Sportsman's Park range must cool their heels for at least two more weeks while
officials of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Naperville Park
District await test results from ground
water samples taken near the park.
The Park
District wants to expand the center, and wanted Roselle
water and sewer services to meet fire - suppression needs,
officials said.
Park
District officials said residents who are surveyed often have asked why the district does not have a wat
District officials said residents who are surveyed often have asked why the
district does not have a wat
district does not have a
water park.
Park
District officials announced in August the deal to buy the farm and possibly turn it into a
water park or golf course.
The stabilization project started after
officials found that storm
water runoff was eroding the banks of the stream and depositing pollutants into existing wetlands, according to the Park
District.
Park
District officials closed the range last month and ordered additional testing after IEPA tests found lead in two
water monitoring samples.
District 181 officials are reluctant to discuss the issue, but a Tribune analysis of district documents shows the overruns can be attributed, in part, to poor planning, personality clashes and a rush to complete the project even while battles raged over land ownership and storm - water and zoning
District 181
officials are reluctant to discuss the issue, but a Tribune analysis of
district documents shows the overruns can be attributed, in part, to poor planning, personality clashes and a rush to complete the project even while battles raged over land ownership and storm - water and zoning
district documents shows the overruns can be attributed, in part, to poor planning, personality clashes and a rush to complete the project even while battles raged over land ownership and storm -
water and zoning issues.
By the time Chicago Park
District officials got someone to the harbor with a bolt cutter, some dog owners had thrown their pooches over the ornamental iron fence surrounding the harbor so they could reach the sand and the murky
water of north Belmont Harbor.
Park
District officials expect the
water park with the new fun house to generate about $ 200,000 in profits annually.
Tinley Park
officials are preparing to oppose a proposal by the Metropolitan
Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago that would expand stormwater - capture requirements during commercial development.
Although Cary Park
District officials announced recently that they have struck a deal to buy the Hoffman Farm for $ 11.5 million and possibly turn it into a
water park or golf course, the fate of the 260 acres wedged between Cary and Lake in the Hills remains uncertain.
Officials in Glencoe said they also are talking with the Glencoe Park
District about the prospect of a partnership with the commission and the possibility of relocating the
water plant north of its present site.
David Gervais, president of the Cary Park
District Board of Commissioners, said park
officials have discussed constructing a
water park with a swimming pool — a first for McHenry County — or a golf course on the property.
Cary Park
District officials have offered to build a major revenue - producing recreational facility, such as a
water park or a golf course, on the property.
Before the village could formally annex the Will County property,
officials also would have to obtain approval from the Metropolitan
Water Reclamation
District to extend sewer lines beyond Cook County borders.
Clarendon Hills issued a stop - work order Wednesday to prevent Hinsdale School
District 181 from proceeding with construction of a middle school in Prospect Park after village officials contended the school district had violated its storm - water
District 181 from proceeding with construction of a middle school in Prospect Park after village
officials contended the school
district had violated its storm - water
district had violated its storm -
water permit.
As the city braces for an expected $ 30 million deficit this year, city
officials said that it is not an ideal situation but that they are bound by the agreement the city made when the
water park was built to cover the park
district's debt payments if the
district could not.
City
officials have asked the Park
District to conduct a storm
water management analysis this month to determine the storm
water flow into the Ashbury subdivision.
In part, the clash pits residents concerned about preserving recreational space at a neighborhood park against Park
District officials with a broader ecological interest in improving the quality of area
waters and contributing to flood - control efforts.
Lead exceeding
district standards was found in 12
water fountains in six buildings throughout the Northport - East Northport school
district on Long Island earlier this month,
officials said, and those
water fountains have been shut down.
State environmental
officials last night ordered Northrop Grumman to grant access to wells monitoring a Bethpage plume after the local
water district reported levels of the radioactive element radium exceeded drinking
water standards.
Elevated levels of lead caused
officials in New Jersey's largest school
district, Newark Public Schools, to shut off
water fountains at 30 school buildings until more tests could be conducted.
David Marshall, Portland Mayor — 1,516 (7.74 %) 4th of 15 — IRV election, no
official winner yet John Eder, Portland Mayor — 271 (1.38 %) 12th of 15 — IRV election, no
official winner yet Jack Safarik, Portland
Water District — 4,351 (32.32 %)-- 2nd of 2 Josephine Okot, School Board at Large — 5,747 (39.68 %)-- 2nd of 2
L.A. County Rejects School
Districts» Bid to Avoid Voting Rights Suits Los Angeles County officials rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been
Districts» Bid to Avoid Voting Rights Suits Los Angeles County
officials rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school
districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been
districts and a
water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been hit with.
He advises
district officials to start regularly auditing all of their facilities systems: heating and cooling,
water, electrical, transportation, food, and groundskeeping.