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(May 1, 2009, The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
The rates approved in 2008 increased bills by 27.5 percent the first year, 12.5 percent the second, 12.5 percent the third and 12 percent the fourth. Franklin said Atlanta’s rates already are higher than other major cities.
Auditors suggested the later hikes might be reduced by as much as 2 [...]

(Feb., 2009, WaterTech Online)

These days, most forward-thinking companies are exploring their “green” business practices, which help maintain and sustain good environmental quality. For water treatment or bottled water businesses, this concept makes perfect sense: Pure water is nature’s lifeblood and the source of your livelihood.
The opportunities to incorporate green into your water business’s operations are [...]

(Jan. 22, 2009, The Patriot Ledger)

With nearly a third of Randolph’s water and sewer customers behind on their payments, the public works board may need to increase rates to cover the shortfall.
“We understand as much as anyone how tough people have it. Unfortunately, people are up against it,” Public Works Superintendent David Zecchini said. [...]

(Jan. 21, 2009, The International Herald Tribune)
U.S. and Iraqi officials opened a water treatment plant in Baghdad’s Sadr City slum on Wednesday three and a half years after they began it, a sign that the area is finally quiet enough for long-promised reconstruction work.
The $65 million (47 million pound) plant provides water for 200,000 people — [...]

(Dec. 18, 2008, Detroit Free Press)
City and suburban leaders have reached a tentative agreement to end more than three decades of legal squabbling over the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
The agreement, which was presented today to U.S. District Judge John Feikens, calls for Detroit to sell a troubled sewer interceptor serving Macomb and Oakland counties [...]