Summy started representing cities and public water authorities and went after companies that produced MTBE.
Hosepipe bans affecting about 20 million customers, introduced by seven water authorities in parts of southern and eastern England, remain in place.
Water authorities in Denver, for example, saw their filtration costs soar as forest fires in the surrounding watershed turned their clean water to goo.
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The oil companies and Lyondell, the largest MTBE maker in the U.S., believed that in cases where large concentrations of MTBE were found, the water authorities should go after those who leaked it.
The idea is to experiment with projects that pay farmers to reduce nutrient pollution, using money that would otherwise have been spent on expensive technology for use by institutions such as municipal water authorities.
He said that's another reason why he's in hot water with the authorities.
The move is likely to fuel the debate on who should pay for this kind of work - Scottish Water, local authorities or developers.
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In most of France, for instance, private franchise-holders supply the water but local authorities maintain the pipes a solution which, if applied to Britain's railways, would have the government owning carriages and engines but not running trains.
In Cleveland, authorities increased water fees for the same reason.
Authorities have distributed water bottles and sleeping bags to stranded passengers.
We have informed Scottish Water and all other relevant authorities.
Radiation readings on Thursday showed levels in water in Tokyo had fallen back below the danger level, but the municipal authorities are distributing thousands of bottles of water to households with infants.
Underwater debris swirls the river's already powerful currents into whirlpools of fast-moving water that can endanger divers, authorities said.
Shanghai authorities have stepped up tap water tests and assure residents that the tap water is safe to use.
The farms feature improvised wiring, heat lamps and water and regularly catch fire so the authorities have been able to use fire safety laws to force home owners to carry out costly safety work.
The project is intended to give the authorities the ability to draw water from the Colorado River for the Las Vegas area and guard against water quality issues that are associated with continually dropping lake levels.
"Scottish Water, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the local authorities already work closely with Keep Scotland Beautiful to ensure that the information provided to the public about water quality and short-term pollution incidents is accurate and up-to-date at the beaches, " he said.
Specifically, we are working on solutions to reuse water in our operations that would otherwise be wasted and we are constructing rain water harvesting ponds by collaborating with the local authorities.
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In fact, the mine design submitted to the Salvadoran authorities would set a new precedent for water protection for any gold mine in the Americas, including the United States.
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An Australian navy patrol boat is due to arrive shortly, with another on the way as authorities scramble to pull survivors from the water before nightfall, the spokesman said.
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The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says Australian authorities were able to drop food, water and a survival suit to the 63-year-old, but his location was too remote for a helicopter rescue.
In Sopchoppy, authorities rescued 57 people from homes surrounded by rising water, said Keith Blackmar of the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.
Lum is now actively looking to break into India, where authorities may finally allow foreign companies to bid for water-treatment projects.
Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts, who represents the area, told WWL-TV that the fire was in very shallow water, as little as a foot deep, and that authorities would not approach the site until the fire had burned itself out.
On Sunday, Australian media reported that authorities had pulled the body of an elderly man from the water at Burnett Heads, north-east of Bundaberg.
Authorities initially said the plane overshot the runway before hitting the water, but Lion Air spokesman Edward Sirait later said that the plane crashed about 50 meters (164 feet) ahead of the runway.
Local and federal authorities are also preparing a national campaign to raise public awareness of water consumption.
To respond to immediate needs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other federal agencies are using their existing authorities wherever possible to address the hardships arising from the lack of water, feed, and forage.
He said he accepts the state finding that drilling didn't cause the problem, but that authorities are still trying to find solution for the people who say their water is undrinkable.
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