Water

Thursday is Groundhog Day. According to legend, if a groundhog comes out of hibernation and sees its shadow on this day, we will have six more weeks of winter. We sure could use more winter. Since California, like most of the United States, hasn't had...

Crack of dawn, chilly tile floor, staring at yourself in the bathroom mirror, and you're waiting, wondering when the water will get hot. If the fixture is directly over the heater it's a short delay. In a bathroom at the other end of the house you may...

Testing of discolored water seeping from the ground in the area of Washington County’s Old City/County Landfill into Conococheague Creek revealed an arsenic level almost double that of the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for...

Washington County projects would get at least $46.4 million in fiscal 2013 under a proposed $3.6 billion state capital budget. At the top of the Washington County list is $9.2 million for improvements to the R.C. Willson Water Plant. The Winebrenner...

Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to shift teacher pension costs to local jurisdictions is expected to cost Washington County about $2.5 million, according to budget figures released Wednesday. O'Malley said the state is offering other "fiscal relief" measures...

Northern Michigan has a dirty secret that pollutes our lakes, streams and rivers. Storm water runoff — particularly in city settings — is a major ecological problem in this environmentally pristine and by-and-large rural region. About 10...

Recent reporting and comments about global warming do not include information on the increase in the ocean's sea level, or what properties in Laguna Beach have been threatened or damaged by the rising sea level. In February 2007, the City Council adopted...

NEWPORT BEACH — The Irvine Co. was responsible for monitoring urban runoff into a protected stretch of the Pacific north of Crystal Cove, until the Newport Beach City Council voted last week for the city to assume the responsibility. The change...