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Memphis told officials Thursday that its efforts to ease the burden on its strained sewer system will definitely include myriad tanks to store sewage. ....
July 25, 2021 The environmental cleanup is continuing after a train derailment involving hazardous materials last week in McDavid. Twenty-five cars of a southbound CSX train derailed in a heavily wooded area a mile north of the West Fraser Sawmill about 10:35 p.m. the night of July 19. Several tanker and hopper cars were among those scattered about the tracks during the derailment. According to the Florida Department of Environment Management, two of the cars were carrying ammonium nitrate and molten sulfur, both hazardous materials. “None has been released and it remains safely contained within the cars. A small amount of limestone gravel and (nonhazardous) methionine, however, has spilled,” FDEP Press Secretary Alexandra Kuchta told NorthEscambia.com in an email late Friday afternoon. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Six potential long-term solutions to the Mount Morgan water crisis were floated at a public community forum, with some options proving to be more well-received by residents than others. Rockhampton Regional Council held a community meeting at the School of Arts Hall on April 13 to discuss the current and future water situation for the drought-stricken town, with close to 150 attendees. This comes after Queensland Health restrictions prevented a meeting going ahead in March. Fitzroy River Water manager Jason Plumb said water trucks would deliver drinking water to Mount Morgan seven days a week, and while only nine water trucks were delivered the day before, it would be ramped up to the previously announced 20 trucks in the coming days. ....
Emergency water to cost frustrated Mount Morgan ratepayers $70k per week, as they seek solutions Posted 4 updated 3 AprApril 2021 at 3:23am Mount Morgan resident Jessica Geiszler says the situation has been heartbreaking for her family and the wider community. ( Share Print text only Cancel Frustrated Mount Morgan residents want a long-term solution to their dwindling town water supply in central Queensland, as carting water is costing them $70,000 a week. Key points: Frustrated residents say long-term water security has been an issue for decades Rockhampton Mayor says he has written to the state government for funding support About 140 residents attended a community meeting on Tuesday night to vent their concerns about the quality of the dam water, and offer feedback on six long-term options proposed by Rockhampton Regional Council. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Rockhampton region Mayor Tony Williams has made a major announcement about the water supply for Mount Morgan as the water level of the No. 7 dam drops dangerously low. There has also been a drop in the quality of water in the dam, so the council will now send 20 trucks per day from Gracemere to Mount Morgan via Razorback Road. This is up from the previous five to six trucks that were visiting the township daily. Water has been trucked there since the start of a trial on March 3, 2021, with the town on water restrictions since September 2019. ....