MPWA Awards.(Minnesota Public Works Association)

Construction Bulletin;  April 8, 2005 ;     668 words ...Staff Minnesota Public Works Association honors Veit Companies...outstanding achievement The American Public Works Association (APWA) is an international...individuals dedicated to providing public works goods and services. Originally chartered...

Contract OM&M helps city improve public works services, reduce costs....

Public Works;  October 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Managing a public works department today requires expertise...cost-effectively provide residents high-quality public works services. To lower costs and improve...and management (OM&M) of their public works departments to specialized firms...

TPWA Awards.(Texas Public Works Association)

Texas Contractor;  August 6, 2007 ;     538 words ...Staff The Texas Public Works Association hosted their annual...The Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association celebrated their 60th...Houston, president of the Texas Public Works Association, welcomed the attendees...

N.J. BEACH CLOSINGS DROP

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  July 24, 1992 ;     576 words ......Bergen County, NJ) 07-24-1992 N.J. BEACH CLOSINGS DROP -- LARGEST DECLINE IN THE NATION...Star Early WASHINGTON -- The number of beach closings in New Jersey last year declined by...beaches for poor water quality, had 108 beach closings in 1991, down from 228 the year before...

LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH CLOSINGS RISE WISCONSIN IS HOME TO THREE POLLUTION HOT...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  October 29, 2002 ;     270 words ......Williams Associated Press The number of beach closings and no-swim advisories on Lake Michigan...Michigan Federation said there were 897 beach closings in the four states bordering the lake...s four hot spots for pollution and beach closings -- idyllic Door County, Milwaukee and...

State beach closings rise in 2001

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 9, 2001 ;     372 words ...Lake Michigan beach closings rose sharply this year, topped...federation said. "If we want fewer beach closings next summer, we need to start...bacteria levels down. Illinois' 339 beach closings were nearly double the 172 recorded...

Another summer bummer: Beach closings up sharply

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 14, 2003 ;     536 words ......08-14-2003 Another summer bummer: Beach closings up sharply By JOHN CURRAN, THE ASSOCIATED...freshwater bodies, resulting in 137 beach closings - with nearly a month still left in...Last year, there were more than 12,000 beach closings or advisories caused by pollution nationally...

Beach closings blamed on Wisconsin Daley points finger northward, but EPA...

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 15, 2004 ;     174 words ......Milwaukee on Monday for weekend Chicago beach closings. A week after U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk...has to change. That's why you see the beach closings. That's unfair. We have open space...claim that Milwaukee's dumping triggers beach closings in Chicago. On Monday, 16 Chicago beaches...

Beach closings rising

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 4, 2000 ;     527 words ...Beach closings rising, report says Nationwide survey...Friday, August 4, 2000 San Diego -- Beach closings and advisories because of high bacteria...their coastlines. There were 6,160 beach closings and advisories nationwide in 1999...

U.S. beach closings double

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 9, 2001 ;     700+ words ...U.S. beach closings double, study finds Increased monitoring...Sentinel staff Thursday, August 9, 2001 Beach closings forced by bacterial pollution roughly...says. Nationally, there were 11,270 beach closings in 2000, nearly double the 6,160...

Internet site to warn of beach closings

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 24, 2002 ;     150 words ...Internet site to warn of beach closings Friday, May 24, 2002 Beach closings on Lake Michigan were down last year, but the...the 72-day season. There were a total of 38 beach closings last season, down from 55 in 2000. A $25,000...

State considers e-mail notice of beach closings

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 19, 2004 ;     401 words ......PRINTED VERSION E-mailed notification of beach closings could save the frustration of loading...contributing to high E. coli levels and beach closings. The notification improvement plans...along the beaches, but also posting beach closings on a Web site and e-mailing those who...

More tests, more closed shores; Extensive shoreline water testing resulted...

The Christian Science Monitor;  August 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ......problems, leading to record numbers of beach closings. Twenty thousand days of closing or...eightfold increase over 1991, when beach closings reached only 2,500 days, and a rise...encountering an increasing number of beach closings, and state officials, who have made...

Resident urges faster beach closings

Evanston Review (IL);  August 29, 2002 ;     338 words ......calling on the city to move faster on beach closings once the locks are opened in Wilmette...the city has been slow in moving on beach closings. He said Evanston beaches did not close...to information about Lake Michigan beach closings through a Web site and toll-free telephone...

As beach closings soar, officials ask why: Heat, rain, sea gulls can lift...

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......increase this year in Lake Michigan beach closings in the Chicago area has city officials...Storm-water runoff is the No. 1 reason for beach closings. There have been 14 closings at Chicago...region have not seen an increase in beach closings. In Winnetka, closings are down from...