Fracking
Section 3 continued: Water, water, everywhere, but who will regulate?
|
One thing unclear if fracking were to move forward: who would keep track of all that water use?
Environment
Council Reevaluates Costs of Reclaimed Water Program
|
The city will go forward with installing a reclaimed water line to Centennial Campus, but will make changes to the program.
City Council
Recession and Water Conservation Costing Wake Municipalities
|
Zebulon tried and failed this week to strike a deal with Raleigh over the growing burden of its water merger debt costs.
Environment
Water Fee Aims to Fill Gap in State Funding
|
Raleigh residents started paying a new fee on their water bills last year to make up for a drop in funding from the state for land conservation around the Falls Lake watershed.
City Council
Task Force: Water Rates Don’t Cover Costs
|
A task force report released last month states that the long-term financial model for Raleigh’s water system won’t cover the $7 billion in repairs for infrastructure over the coming decades and doesn’t plan for drops in revenue during droughts.
City Council
Raleigh’s Water Conundrum: Conservation v. Rates
|
Raleigh is in a moderate drought, but a task force says: don’t push water conservation. Raleigh, like many other cities, faces tough choices when it comes to water. Water is paid by user fees. So when people conserve, the utility, which has its own budget, loses revenue.
Data
The Future of Raleigh’s Water
|
The city is looking at everything from replacing leaky pipes and promoting water conservation to building a new reservoir to address the shortfall. No matter what solution or combination of solutions city officials choose, most will mean higher water bills in the years to come.
City Council
Cameron Park, Oberlin Village residents pack council meeting
|
Two hot topics brought West Raleigh residents to today’s city council meeting. The council discussed the new building proposal for Cameron Village, but held the real debate for next week. Moving down Clark Avenue to Peace Street, council members assured Broughton High School parents and alumni they would help find a compromise for student parking at the school. And a 6-2 council vote approved new permanent water conservation measures and increased the number of days people can water each week.
