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    May 8, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Water flows as utility workers demonstrate their skills

    Water flowed outside a Roanoke hotel Wednesday, and it had nothing to do with the recent flooding and heavy rain.
    Reporter
    Water flowed outside a Roanoke hotel Wednesday, and it had nothing to do with the recent flooding and heavy rain.   Water utility workers from around the state came together to test their skills. The Virginia Section of the American Water Works...

    Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Rodeo, Employees, Career and Workplace

    2. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. New approach to sewer upgrades will save Lynchburg $200-million

    Lynchburg leaders are taking a new approach to a decades-long construction effort.
    Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief
    Lynchburg leaders are taking a new approach to a decades-long construction effort. The combined sewer overflow project (CSO) has been going on for 20 years and was mandated by state officials, because too much waste water was leaking into the James...

    Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)

    3. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. Winter rain and snow fill Roanoke Valley reservoirs

    Winter weather is often a challenge, but this year, the rain and snow have also been a benefit to the region's water supply.
    Reporter
    Winter weather is often a challenge, but this year, the rain and snow have also been a benefit to the region's water supply.   Both Spring Hollow Reservoir and Carvins Cove are now full. After coming out of a drought last summer and early fall, that's...

    Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)

    4. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Harvesting rain is big business for one Salem company

    Some prefer city or town water. Others, well water. If you ask David Crawford, he'll tell you the best tasting water comes off your roof.
    Some prefer city or town water. Others, well water. If you ask David Crawford, he'll tell you the best tasting water comes off your roof. He's a little partial. His company, Rainwater Management Solutions on Riverside Drive in Salem, began over a decade...

    Tags: The Home Depot

    5. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Southside Virginia listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast

    Southside Virginia is listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast.
    Southside Virginia is listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast. That's according to the Southern Environmental Law Center, an advocacy organization for the environment.   It says the push to lift Virginia's longstanding ban on...

    Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Metal and Mineral, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Agriculture

    6. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Dry wells prompt Campbell County residents to seek water line extension

    Forget diamonds and jewels.  The one thing Marie Burton values most is water.
    Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief
    Forget diamonds and jewels.  The one thing Marie Burton values most is water. "It's precious as gold," said Burton. She doesn't have any water at her home in Evington.  Her well has died up. Showers in her own bathroom are rare.  Using the kitchen...
    7. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Martinsville Sewage Treatment Plant overwhelmed by rain; VDH asks residents to avoid use of Smith River

    The Virginia Department of Health is asking citizens to avoid recreational use of the Smith River near Martinsville because the Martinsville Sewage Treatment Plant has been overwhelmed by recent heavy rains.
    The Virginia Department of Health is asking citizens to avoid recreational use of the Smith River near Martinsville because the Martinsville Sewage Treatment Plant has been overwhelmed by recent heavy rains. The specific area is downstream from the...

    Tags: Water, Environmental Issues, Waste, Energy Saving, Health

    8. Sep 19, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. UPDATE: Water treatment scam suspect arrested in Tennessee

    A person wanted by several police agencies for water treatment scams has been arrested.
    A person wanted by several police agencies for water treatment scams has been arrested. Larry Foster was arrested Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. Foster was wanted for scams in Bedford County, Franklin County, and several other states. Foster has...

    Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Prosecution, Larry Foster, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Franklin County (Virginia)

    9. Jul 15, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Buchanan's mayor retires after serving town for 20 years

    He's been in the news more than he's cared to be over the last couple-years, but that's water under the bridge for one hometown mayor.
    WDBJ7 Reporter/Anchor
    He's been in the news more than he's cared to be over the last couple-years, but that's water under the bridge for one hometown mayor. After 20 years on Buchanan town council, the last six-years as the Mayor, Tom Middlecamp decided give up the job he's...
    10. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Water supply strong in central and western Virginia

    Large parts of the country are suffering from drought, and here in this area conditions are abnormally dry, but that hasn't affected the drinking water supply in the Roanoke Valley.
    Reporter
    Large parts of the country are suffering from drought, and here in this area conditions are abnormally dry, but that hasn't affected the drinking water supply in the Roanoke Valley.   The fish weren't biting, but that was not a problem for Kirby Adams and...

    Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Botetourt County, Roanoke County, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)

    11. May 29, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. UPDATED: Chatham lifts voluntary conservation measures

    The Town of Chatham has lifted the voluntary conservation measures after storms late last week brought mud and debris into the water system.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    The Town of Chatham has lifted the voluntary conservation measures after storms late last week brought mud and debris into the water system. ------------------------ Typically easy tasks are becoming day long trips for residents of Chatham in...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation

    12. Jun 18, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. June is National Rivers Month

    June is National Rivers Month!  Did you know that the United States has over 3,660,000 miles of rivers? That’s enough distance to circle the Earth 146 times! 
    June is National Rivers Month!  Did you know that the United States has over 3,660,000 miles of rivers? That’s enough distance to circle the Earth 146 times!  Freshwater rivers and streams provide drinking and irrigation water, wildlife habitat,...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Water, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Fertilizer

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