Though environmentalists have concerns, town has just 314 undeveloped acresTRENT WOODS — A coastal water quality watchdog group is convinced that as surely as night follows day, development follows the extension of municipal sewer lines. In the case of Trent Woods — looking to hook onto a new $23 million New Bern wastewater treatment facility [...]
Locales, including Trent Woods, face financial decisionsThe Town of Dover wants to build a sewer system.Situated in a pocosin, the town has a drainage problem, said town Finance Officer Charles Barrow.”Some areas, there really is not enough land for a septic system there,” Barrow said. “Many perspective building sites will not perk for a septic [...]
Pretty good year for New Bern Sewer departmentThis is the first of a two-day series on New Berns sewer system in light of recent sewer spills. The series continues Monday.Take away Hurricane Isabel and more than 2 miles of suspect pipe and it has actually been a pretty good year for the New Bern sewer [...]
Septic tanks and central sewer systems are both efficient, acceptable means of waste disposal — provided they work properly, according to public and private experts.The town of Trent Woods and its 4,192 residents face the decision of whether to switch from its majority septic system to central sewer through the city of New Bern. Some [...]
Some environmentalists worry about developmentThe Town of Newport wants to increase its treated wastewater output into the Newport River.To gauge what effect this might have on shellfish waters, state authorities ran a dye test last week, seeing how much farther down the river this additional flow would go. Results of the test are expected sometime [...]
While Hamilton may be a thriving town it has to be one of the most dreary in New Zealand. What should be a graceful city on a majestic river is nothing of the sort. Virtually nothing historic has been retained and what has gone up in its place has been just bland or [...]
In the shadow of Huntly Power Station, Tainui kaumatua Tiki Green launches his boat into the Waikato River. The water is a muddy brown, stirred up by days of rain. At its edge an empty Coke bottle bobs about next to a cardboard juice box and a half-submerged plastic bag. Fifty years ago, Green’s [...]
In the shadow of Huntly Power Station, Tainui kaumatua Tiki Green launches his boat into the Waikato River. The water is a muddy brown, stirred up by days of rain. At its edge an empty Coke bottle bobs about next to a cardboard juice box and a half-submerged plastic bag. Fifty years ago, Green’s [...]
Craig Harper would like to see a Bear Creek that’s clean enough so kids could wade in it. Cindy Deacon Williams wants a Bear Creek with more trees on its bank to cool water for fish.
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality is developing targets for bacteria and water temperature in the creek. With targets issued in [...]
Browse the aisles of a supermarket, department store or home-improvement center for eco-friendly products, and you might conclude that the greening of America had stalled at the starting gate. Even Home Depot, which introduced its Eco Options program last summer to identify products that meet its criteria for environmental friendliness, had few Eco Options signs [...]