Sentences with phrase «water department says»

Not exact matches

St. Louis - based Anheuser - Busch, the largest U.S. brewer, said earlier this month it had cut its water use by 32 per cent in the last five years by sponsoring preservation initiatives in water basins critical to its breweries, and by installing U.S. Department of Agriculture real - time weather and crop water - use data meters on suppliers» farms.

It's uncontrolled,» Department of Water Resources spokesman Chris Orrock said when asked how much water could be released should the spillway Water Resources spokesman Chris Orrock said when asked how much water could be released should the spillway water could be released should the spillway fail.

Although officials from corrections departments in all three areas say things went smoothly, accounts from inmates and their families suggest otherwise, with reports of flooding, at least one mass escape, food and water shortages, unhygienic conditions, and a lack of reliable communication.

«The oil and gas industry is a small but significant player,» said Jon Monson, director of the city's water department, which has designated 35 fire hydrants where haulers may fill up their tanks to truck to gas wells.

In announcing the sale, the Interior Department compared the targeted waters to «about the size of New Mexico» and said the first lease sales off Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida are scheduled for March next year.

«We hope to be able to start the Project in 2017 and work closely with the State Government, and key Departments including Water, Agriculture and Food, Regional Development and State Development to see this exciting Project come to fruition,» he said.

«They're designed to hold a lot of water while the dredging is going on,» said Mike McGarry, who oversees dredging projects for Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department.

The Interior Department said in announcing the rule in December that it would protect 6,000 miles of streams and 52,000 acres of forests, preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby waters.

Today the water department called saying they suspect a leak as we have used 20,000 gallons of water in just a few days.

He said it was the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources which suspended export certification for pasteurised milk products produced by Camperdown Dairy.

A statement from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - the live export industry's «independent regulator» - said Animals Australia provided new information, including video footage, on April 9 this year, alleging ESCAS breaches in Qatar.

In May Australia said a panel of scientific experts from the Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources would review the ban, while loosening restrictions on some other imported prawn products.

Powers says the Department of Water Management is happy to work with any household that wants to replace the entire lead service line.

Powers says the department is considering updating the information it hands out to consumers, but noted that department's annual water quality report, distributed yearly to homeowners, contains similar flushing advice for consumers worried about lead.

In fact, says Tom Powers, commissioner for the Chicago Department of Water Management, the department puts chemical additives in the water shown to reduce the corrosion of lDepartment of Water Management, the department puts chemical additives in the water shown to reduce the corrosion of lead pWater Management, the department puts chemical additives in the water shown to reduce the corrosion of ldepartment puts chemical additives in the water shown to reduce the corrosion of lead pwater shown to reduce the corrosion of lead pipes.

The AAP says it's fine to use tap water as long as your local health department says it's safe to drink.

He said a marina there would pollute the water near intake pipes, block access for Water Department work boats and, because of the coming and going of boaters, pose a constant security prowater near intake pipes, block access for Water Department work boats and, because of the coming and going of boaters, pose a constant security proWater Department work boats and, because of the coming and going of boaters, pose a constant security problem.

Coffey said he is going over the list of objections submitted by the Departments of Economic Development, Law, Water, Public Works and Aviation.

If you have well water, or if your local health department says your tap water is unsafe for drinking, you'll probably need to sterilize bottles before every use.

If the bottle contains anything other than water, what you have is an acidic solution that is washing over the teeth and decalcifying them, which can lead to cavities, says Art Nowak, MD, a professor in the departments of pediatric dentistry and pediatrics at the University of Iowa.

Friday's announcement from the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health said 20 additional properties with private wells would be hooked up to municipal water lines.

State Department of Health Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Public Health Brad Hutton says the legislation expands drinking water protections.

By Jesse McKinley ALBANY — For the second time in two weeks, New York State Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFOA.

Referring to New York City's population of nearly 9 million, Bonacic said, «The DEP (New York City Department of Environmental Protection) is a 900 - pound gorilla that sees this region as their water supply.

The state's Department of Environmental Conservation issued a statement citing its own «ongoing and aggressive response» to the Hoosick Falls water, and saying that the E.P.A. was «finally acting» on a January response for federal Superfund consideration.

«We knew that when it came time to start paying back the debt service on these facility improvements and upgrades that there would be an impact on the ratepayers,» said Steven P. Devan, P.E., Commissioner, Oneida County Department of Water Quality and Water Pollution Control.

Legislator Rob Calarco (D - Patchogue) said the Southern Pine Beetle Joint Commission would assemble a team of representatives from several agencies to combat the threat: four towns — including Riverhead and Southampton — the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the County Executive's Office, parks and environment departments, Cornell Cooperative Extension as well as the Pine Barrens Commission and the county water authority.

The residents complained that the state health department has not given them enough answers, and they are also concerned over a news report that said officials in the health department knew about the heightened PFOA levels in the water 18 months before they warned residents of potential dangers.

State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said protecting water quality in the region is a top priority.

Hickey, who is credited with bringing the issue to light amid resistance from village officials, said he was shocked to hear that state health department officials were aware that the EPA had a preliminary warning of about 400 parts per trillion, but still assured Hoosick Falls residents that the water was safe even though multiple drinking water sources tested higher.

«She [Murray] has a decent amount of time doing what she's been doing,» said Antzoriak, who works for the Garden City Water Department.

The Town Water Department, ServiceMaster of Albany, Crown Point Telephone Co. and town maintenance workers all pitched in to clean up the building and repair the damage, he said.

Mr. Romaine said he will introduce a resolution in the county Legislature this Tuesday instructing the Department of Health Services» well drilling unit to install fire wells capable of providing 400 gallons of water per minute on county parkland within the Pine Barrens.

«This report strikes the right balance between protecting our environment, watersheds and drinking water, and promoting economic development,» said Joseph Martens, the commissioner of the department, a state agency controlled by the governor's office.

Since then, fire departments across Suffolk County have been reviewing their procedures, and environmental experts and officials say plans are in the works to create new procedures for fighting wildfires and adding additional resources like water wells to the area.

The New York State Department of Transportation has employed 75 excavators, four bulldozers, 20 graders, 17 vacuum trucks with sewer jets, 12 water pumps, 1,441 large dump trucks, 318 large loaders, 15 tree crew bucket trucks, 79 chippers, 57 traffic signal trucks, and 13 water tankers to assist with worker's efforts, Cuomo said.

The Parks Department has revised plans to run a water pipe under the garden near Isham Park and will instead snake the pipe under the sidewalk at Park Terrace East, officials said Tuesday night.

Buffalo Public Schools have been working with the Erie County Health Department to test the water at several thousand faucets and drinking fountains across 58 schools in the district, said Elena Cala, the district's spokeswoman, on Friday.

«Water quality conditions in the northern two - thirds of the lake are now suitable for swimming,» said the report, issued today by Onondaga County's Department of Water Environmental Protection.

Poloncarz said he recommended the boil water advisory after extensive, consensus - driven discussions with representatives from the Health Department, Office of Emergency Services, emergency managers in affected towns and in consultation with Water Authority enginwater advisory after extensive, consensus - driven discussions with representatives from the Health Department, Office of Emergency Services, emergency managers in affected towns and in consultation with Water Authority enginWater Authority engineers.

The mayor said the law firm was hired in November at the recommendation of the village's attorney, John R. Patterson, Jr., and that the Village Board has «discussed components of the agreement» with a village citizens group, Healthy Hoosick Water, and received suggestions from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Health.

(Dietl recently escaped some hot water himself: Nassau County prosecutors recently said they would not file any charges over a $ 24,000 report his firm did on the possibility of merging two local police departments — a report which appeared to have been plagiarized).

In those elected roles, Jann established three water districts, built a community center, computerized town operations and formed a sanitation department with a recycling center, the Water Authority website water districts, built a community center, computerized town operations and formed a sanitation department with a recycling center, the Water Authority website Water Authority website says.

Furthermore, Finster said the testing standards used by the state reveal potential shortcomings in protocols used by the Erie County Health Department to check water quality at five beaches it monitors.

Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said, «With increased precipitation and rapid snow melt, record water flows through major tributaries upstream and downstream of the lake, water is high throughout the Great Lakes system.

Our water department and DPW department crews, already taxed, have been out working on couple of emergency digs,» says Ciaravino.

The department has been able to test as many as six water sample per month, in contrast to the previous two years, when «we basically got zero,» Mr. Collins said at Tuesday's Town Board work session.

«Our state government, not only were they slow to move, what was discovered was that our state department of health already knew that the water was contaminated for at least a year,» Nixon said.

A health department spokesman, who would only speak on background, said the state and EPA worked with St. Gobain and the village to quickly find a solution to pollution problem by providing bottled water and a water treatment system.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz stopped short of requiring his health department to mandate tap water sampling in homes where children are already diagnosed with high lead levels, but he did say that «maybe we do need to take additional steps, such as testing the water.»