quietly, considering the practice.
But pressing population growth in Florida may be the impetus needed to push the state toward reclaimed water. Florida’s population is
expected to grow 23% between 2020 and 2040, and the state’s water demands are expected to grow 15%, to 7.4 billion gallons per day. The goal of the bill is to add more water sources to keep up with water usage among Florida’s growing population, according to the bill’s analysis.
Under the bill, utilities would submit plans to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to begin “eliminating non-beneficial surface water discharges” by making that water safe to drink. It means used water, including sewage, would be cleaned and turned into drinking water.
Truck carrying potatoes rolls over on Maine Turnpike in Litchfield, causing closures
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A tractor trailer rolled over Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at mile 94 on the Maine Turnpike, while hauling a load of potatoes into the northbound lane. Traffic is open, but drivers are urged to use caution as tons of potatoes need to be unloaded to haul the tractor trailer out of the median. Officials said the recovery may take hours.
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LITCHFIELD A tractor-trailer hauling potatoes rolled over Wednesday morning on the highway, prompting the northbound and southbound passing lanes of the Maine Turnpike to be closed by authorities.
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The dunes in Ortley Beach, seen here in a Feb. 5 photo following the Feb. 1 nor easter, were significantly damaged. Toms River approved a $438,000 contract to repair them Tuesday night. (Patch Contributor)
TOMS RIVER, NJ The Toms River Township Council approved a contract Tuesday night for $438,525 to repair the dunes that were badly damaged in the February nor easter, with the goal of having them ready for Memorial Day weekend.
The approval of the contract with Earle Asphalt, which will truck in sand to Ortley Beach and grade the beach, will get the project to repair the damage started, Township Engineer Robert Chankalian said.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Florida is moving to permanently close the leaky Piney Point wastewater reservoir that poured millions of gallons of water into Tampa Bay while threatening to burst open and flood nearby homes and businesses, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.
The Republican governor said at a news conference at the site that the chronic challenges of containing polluted water at the long-closed phosphate plant must end. We want this to be the last chapter of the Piney Point story, DeSantis said. The reservoir is located just south of Tampa in Manatee County, near waterways that flow into Tampa Bay.