Bethlehem considers new zoning rules for data centers
Bethlehem is considering rules that would require case-by-case review, extensive infrastructure and environmental studies, and wide setbacks for proposed data centers.
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Universal City begins five-year transition to Frontier Waste Solutions for trash and recycling
Frontier Waste Solutions began serving Universal City on Monday, August 3, replacing Waste Management under an exclusive city contract. Residents are adjusting to new carts, collection schedules and rules for trash, recycling, brush, bulk items and household hazardous waste.
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Wauchula Seeks Bids for $8.2 Million Southwest Water-Tower and Main-Line Project
Wauchula solicited bids for a 150,000-gallon elevated tank and about 25,000 feet of new water mains in the southwest area. The city lists an estimated cost of $8,212,789, but the reviewed records do not establish a contractor award or construction start.
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Hawaii utility seeks renewable power and storage while keeping firm-generation options open
Hawaiian Electric has proposed a three-island procurement for renewable energy, storage and firm capacity while seeking a separate Oahu process for up to 500 megawatts of fuel-flexible generation. The PUC has not approved projects, fuels or customer costs.
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Gastonia’s new utility meter rollout is underway. What customers should expect
Gastonia is replacing older water and electric meters with advanced metering infrastructure during a 12-month rollout. Here is what customers should expect, including possible brief service interruptions, billing changes and a warning about payment scams.
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ERCOT begins group review of large power projects in Texas
Texas is grouping data centers and other large electricity users into a new grid review as ERCOT prepares August classifications and longer-term transmission planning.
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Sun City West APS Customers Get New 95-Degree Protection Against Residential Shutoffs
A proposed APS settlement adds a 95-degree forecast safeguard for eligible residential customers in Sun City West, while overdue balances, ongoing charges and reconnection requirements remain.
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El Paso City Council approves first data-center policy framework
El Paso approved a policy framework for future hyperscale data centers, recommending special permits, public review, resource disclosures and developer-cost protections while leaving implementation to later council action.
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Palm Bay Solid-Waste and Stormwater Customers Move to Monthly Billing
Palm Bay customers previously billed quarterly for Republic Services solid waste and stormwater should check for monthly statements, new payment timing and listed processing fees.
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Issaquah’s West Sunset Way landslide project enters partial-closure phase
West Sunset Way returned to flagger-controlled partial closures on August 1 as Issaquah continues a landslide and utility improvement project scheduled through September 30, 2026.
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Akron water plant valve project reaches bidding deadline
Bids are due Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 3 p.m. for valve, actuator and piping work involving all six high-service pumps at Akron’s Water Supply Plant.
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Savannah plans a preliminary $142.4 million water-and-sewer bond sale
Savannah anticipates selling about $142.4 million in water-and-sewer revenue bonds on August 13 as a five-year utility plan projects higher bills for customers.
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Glendale Begins 3,500-Location Water-Meter Replacement Pilot
Glendale’s summer 2026 pilot will replace about 3,500 mechanical water meters with electronic cellular meters designed to provide more detailed usage information and leak alerts.
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Muscle Shoals water report shows PFAS detections as utility begins state-funded treatment study
Muscle Shoals Utilities Board’s 2026 report lists 2025 PFOS at 17.0 parts per trillion and PFOA at 9.8 parts per trillion. ADEM has made $370,000 available for a proposed pilot study, while permanent treatment, costs and possible rate effects remain undecided.
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Weimar approves $23,395 tank repair contract following reported TCEQ violation
Weimar City Council unanimously approved a $23,395 bid from STW Consultants LLC to repair and repaint a 200,000-gallon ground-storage tank at Water Plant No. 3. The project was reported as following a February 2026 TCEQ-related violation, but the city has not reported the work as completed.
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Rhode Island directs $28 million toward proposed winter electric bill relief
Rhode Island has directed $28 million toward a proposed statewide electric-bill credit as the residential winter supply rate is expected to rise, but residents must wait for PUC approval before relief becomes final or automatic.
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One-Day-Per-Week Watering Limits Continue for Apollo Beach Through Oct. 1
Hillsborough County extended one-day-per-week irrigation restrictions through October 1, 2026. The schedule applies to qualifying properties in unincorporated Apollo Beach and includes private-well users.
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Pflugerville water system recovery leaves conservation rules in focus
Pflugerville moved to standard Stage 1 water rules on July 25 as treatment capacity improved, but city customers still face outdoor-watering limits while water infrastructure work continues.
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East Orange’s 2026 water report details 2025 lead, PFAS results and compliance notices
East Orange’s 2026 annual report says 2025 lead testing produced a 2.65 ppb 90th-percentile result, while PFOA and PFOS were detected below stated New Jersey limits and several notice and reporting deadlines were missed.
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Gilbert residents face ongoing road and waterline work in Val Vista Lakes
Phase 2 of Gilbert’s Val Vista Lakes Improvements project is 25% complete and scheduled through fall 2027, with road, drainage, sidewalk, driveway and waterline work.
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Huntsville approves $806,672.21 rehabilitation of wastewater chlorine building
Huntsville City Council approved a $806,672.21 contract and utility-fund budget amendment for rehabilitation of the chlorine-storage building at the A.J. Brown wastewater treatment plant at 94 Parker Creek Road.
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Fontana Sewer Bills Rise Under Five-Year Rate Plan That Took Effect July 1
Fontana’s first sewer-rate increase under a five-year plan took effect July 1, raising the regular city collection charge from $12.63 to $14.55 per equivalent dwelling unit per month.