UMRA News Archive
Watershed News
WVDEP
Releases Draft Shale Drilling Guidance Document - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 March
2009
Plant's
Bid to Dump Smokestack Pollutants into Mon is Under Fire - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 16 March
2009
Environmental
Groups Seek Greater Restrictions on Power Plant Waste-Water Output
- Washington, PA Observer-Reporter -
17 March 2009
Marcellus Shale
Drilling Issues: Withdrawal, Treatment of Water are Major Concerns in
Pennyslvania and Locally - Dubois, PA Tri-County Sunday -21 February 2009
New Hazard of Gas
Drilling: Flow-Back Water - Narrowsburg, NY River Reporter
- 8-14 January 2009
Morgantown
Council OKs Water-Quality Resolution - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 4 February 2009
AOP
Clearwater to Use Evaporation for Gas Well Drilling Brine - The
State Journal - 20 February 2009
WV Chosen for Water Recycling Plant
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 February 2009
W.Va., Pa. Cooperate to Maintain Mon River Quality - The State Journal - 22 January 2009
Total Dissolved Solids in Monongahela River Drop
Significantly Below State, Federal Limits -
PA DEP News Release - 21 January 2009
States
Join EPA Study of Pathogens in Ohio River - The
New York Times - 20 January 2009
Morgantown
Residents, Officials Respond to Resolution for Drilling -
Daily Athenaeum - 30 January 2009
Natural Gas
Discovered in Water at PA Drilling Sites: Environmental officials look
to find sources - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin - 15 January
2009
Is
It Private Gain With Public Water? - Letter to the Editor - Morgantown
Dominion Post - 27 January 2009
Monongahela
River Water Clean: But gas drilling could pose some future problems
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 January 2009
PA
Working with Drillers to Control Water Pollution - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 January 2009
Plant to
treat water on smaller scale after DEP ruling
- Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 14 January 2009
Driller Wants 4 Million
Gallons - Centre County, PA Times Daily - 6 January 2009
Drilling Threatens
Water, Way of Life - The State Journal - 1 January 2009
Army Corps Stabilizes Failing Allegheny River
Navigation Dam - Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh - 30 December 2008
Gas Drilling
Boom Taking Toll On Land - WTAE-TV - 19 December 2008
Hydro
Power Shows Signs of Comeback - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 28 December 2008
Bowers Presents Plan
of Attack to County Water Task Force - Pocahontas Times -
17 December 2008
State
Concerned About Waste Water From New Gas Wells - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 21 December 2008
Macellus
Shale Hits Record Daily Production Rate - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 21 December 2008
The Marcellus
Shale: Is The Gas Worth the Risk to the Water? - The Highlands
Voice - December 2008
Gas Well
Drilling Brine Challenges Water Treatment Plants - The State
Journal - 15 December 2008
Some PA American Water
customers in portions of Fayette dealing with TDS - Connellsville,
PA / Fayette County Daily Courier - 13 December 2008
North Union: High TDS in
Mon - Connellsville, PA / Fayette County Daily Courier -
10 December 2008
Gas Firms Looking to
Northern Tier to Start Work - Elmira, NY Star Gazette - 8
December 2008
Drill Team:
Pennsylvania Needs Smart Rules with Gas Reserves - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 8 December 2008
Oil, Gas Wells Face
Waste Hurdle - Pittsburgh Business Times - 31 October
2008
Hydroelectric
Power Comes Roaring Back - Charleston
Gazette - 2 December 2008
6
Months of Drought Hurting Fish Population -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 November 2008
Environmental,
Sportsmen's Groups Want Stricter Regulation of Natural Gas Projects - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 November 2008
WVU
Studies Ex-mine Sites as Biofuel Farms - Charleston
Gazette - 29 November 2008
Marcellus Shale Source of Clean Energy - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 November 2008
Book Showcases Industrial History of Coal River - Charleston Gazette - 23 November 2008
Boom? New gas wealth - Charleston
Gazette - 23 November 2008
Drilling
companies: Pa. DEP hampering business -
Associated Press - 19 November 2008
State
Needs to Plan for Gas Well Drilling Brine -The
State Journal - 20 November 2008
Drillers,
Sewer Authority Want State to Lift Waste Limits - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 22 November 2008
Drill for Natural Gas, Pollute Water
- Scientific American - 17 November 2008
PAW: [Pennsylvania
American Water] Water OK - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter
- 18 November 2008
Western
PA Streams Emptied By Natural Gas Drilling - WTAE-TV Pittsburgh -
13 November 2008
Agencies Address
Drilling: DRBC sees first application for 999,999 gallons of water
- Narrowsburg NY River Reporter - 13 November 2008
Natural Gas Rush Stirs Environmental Concerns - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 November 2008
Mon River
Solids are a Threat to Machinery, but Not Health - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 17 November 2008
It's
All Part of the Drill: Natural gas drilling has been a boom for some, a
bust for others - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter
- 16 November 2008
A
Broken System - Valley News Dispatch
- 1 November 2008
PA Sewage Plants Ordered to Refuse Gas Well Drilling Water - The State Journal - 14 November 2008
Rivers
of Green: The new administration must fix locks and dams - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 November 2008
MUB:
River Solids Don't Affect Water Supply -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 November 2008.
Marcellus Shale also has its Risk -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 November 2008
New
Drilling Efforts Raise Questions - The
State Journal - 14 August 2008
Mon Drinking Water Loaded with Particles - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 24 October 2008
Water from Mon
River Loaded with 'Particles' - Monessen, PA Valley Independent
- 24 October 2008
DEP
Seeks Cause of River Pollution - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 22 October 2008
Boaters Spared from Pollution Requirements - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 August 2008
Ohio
Basin Cleaner, Fish Safer After 60 Years' Work
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 June 2008
Use of Mine Water May Help Avert Pollution
Disaster - Pittsburgh Post
Gazette - 21 October 2007
Mon River Hydro
Plant in Works - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 December
2007
Star
City Awaits Word on Odor Cure: MUB still forming plans to upgrade its
sewage plan - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 August 2007
Burdette Team
Holds Onto 1st: Wins 2007 BASS Championship - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 30 July 2007
Anglers
hit the Mon for first-ever Championship: Weigh in will be where the
action is at for tourney - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28
July 2007
DNR: Monongahela
Safe for Swimmers - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 June
2007
Monongahela River
Clean Enough to Swim? A test shows high E. coli: Results questioned
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 June 2007
Fish Study Raises Red
Flag on Water Supply - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 June
2007
Alert
Flags Ready to Tell Boaters Water's Bad - Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette - 14 May 2007
Streams, Rivers Cleaner Thanks to Volunteers 1.5 tons of
garbage cleared from just Monongalia County -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 June 2007
Sea Scouts Clean Up
Site of Proposed Miners Memorial - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 21 April 2007
Organization
to Host Fishing Tournament - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 17 April 2007
A
Clean Sweep - The Daily Athenaeum - 5 April 2007
Family Creates
Museum About Life on the River - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 26 March 2007
McQuain Park Docks to
be Completed this Spring: Fountain to be installed - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 11 February 2007
Down by the River: A Waterside, Countywide Park
Could Make Waves - Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette - 20 November 2006
Freshwater
Finds in Mon 'Neat' - Morgantown Dominion Post -
24 August 2006
Shrimp -- that's right, shrimp! --
found in Monongahela River - Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette - 23 August 2006
Down by the River: Fisheries biologist combines
work and his passion -
Morgantown Dominion Post
- 24 September 2006
Rare Species in Super Highway's Path
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 September 2006
MUB
Begins $6.41M Project in Star City: New water clarifier will clean more
gallons - Morgantown Dominion Post
-9 August 2006
Local Dams Darn Good for Fishing -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 July 2006
Allegheny Energy to Install Scrubbers at Two Power Plants - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 July 2006
Mon River Tests Clean Before Triathlon - Morgantown
Dominion Post - 23 June 2006
Platinum
Properties Builds on Wharf Successes - The State Journal
- 16 June 2006
Riverfront
Development Project Proposed for Westover - The
State Journal - 16 June 2006
Going
to source of the dilemma: Monongahela River cleanup must tap into
origins of trash problem - Morgantown Dominion
Post Editorial - 6 June 2006
Group
Wants Mess Gone from the Mon - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 22 May 2006
Conference
Considers Mon's Future Prospects - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
- 23 April 2006
Local
Hotel Severs Radisson Partnership: Building will become Waterfront
Place Hotel - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 April 2006
River Summit Forms New Committees -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 April 2006
Time to Shore Up River of No Return
- Morgantown Dominion Post - Editorial - 14 April 2006
Area Leaders See Development in River's Future - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 April 2006
The
promise of the Monongahela: River: River Summit 2006 focuses on future
economic prospects - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 April
2006
PSC
approves Allegheny's scrubber, restructuring Plan to pay for $338
million pollution control project at Fort Martin Power Station -
Associated Press - 11 April 2006
Mollohan
to speak at river summit: Congressman calls waterway a vital resource
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 April 2006
Developer
Looks to Cut Costs on Marina Project: Current bid came in $600,000 too
high - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 March 2006
Time to
Shore Up River of No Return - Morgantown Dominion Post -
14 April 2006
A
New Era: First steamer trip to Morgantown -
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 May 2005
Vision
2020s Mon River Committee Schedules Sweep Summit - Morgantown Dominion Post Advertorial - 14
February 2006
Museum Traces Point Pleasant's History as Builder of
Ocean-Going Vessels - Sunday Gazette-Mail
- 5 February 2006
Despite Katrina It's Time To Finance Waterway Improvement - Editorial - Waterways Journal - 30 January 2006
CONSOL
Energy Purchases Barge Lines - CONSOL Press
Release - 12 January 2005
Upper
Monongahela River Report - American
Sternwheel Association Newsletter - January 2006
Deckers Creek Group Seeks Grant to Study Pollution - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 December 2005
Gateway Clipper Fleet Sells Gateway River Belle - Waterways Journal - December 2005
SmartRivers Symposium Held In Pittsburgh - Waterways Journal - 7 November 2005
Ohio River Shut Down At Hannibal Locks - Waterways Journal - 7 November 2005
Congress
Slates $65M for Local Locks, Dams -
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 17 November 2005
Cook's
the Boss - Washington, PA Observer
Reporter - 20 November 2005
Construction of Marina Tower Slated for December - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 November 2005
EPA Grants Friends of the Cheat More Than 800K: Funds will be
used to clean up acidic creek - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 12 November 2005
West
Virginia Wins Sea Scout Award - Heartland
Boating - August 2005
Deal Nears for Fort Martin Boat Launch on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post -11 November 2005
Plans Afloat to Improve the Monongahela River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 November 2005
Seeing the River From the River (Advertorial) - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8
November 2005
Please Stay Out of the Water: Samplings of streams give cause
for alarm about levels of bacteria in them -
Editorial - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 November 2005
River Fountain Project Attached to Marina Plans - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 November 2005
Water Samples Underscore Import of Continued Upgrades to
Infrastructure - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 1 November 2005
Mon River Tests Clean: New samples show relatively low
bacteria levels -Morgantown Dominion Post
- 30 October 2005
Newspaper Goes Beyond Official Reports on Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 November 2005
Bond Rallies Coalition for WRDA Fight
- The Waterways Journal - 19 September 2005
Pittsburgh Port Reports Lock Traffic Increase - The Waterways Journal - 19 September 2005
Restoring Environment Boosts Economy, Experts Say - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 October 2005
Marina Set for Fall '06 Finish: Sternwheelers are not part of
the plan - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 19 October 2005
Second Upper Mon Tour Slated Nov 5
(Advertorial) - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 October 2005
Watersheds Big Business Money trickles down from associations
to local economy - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 10 October 2005
City
gets green light on boat dock: Federal money OK'd for project -Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 October 2005
Riverfront - Add Charleston Allure
- Charleston Gazette - 4 October 2005
Clean Water Requires Partnerships, Political Will - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 October 2005
Longview Developers Finish Up Last Major Permit Application - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 September 2005.
Outdoors
Offer Activities for All - WVU Daily
Athenaeum - 28 September 2005
Mon River contaminated: DEP report lake, river, creek impaired - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 September 2005
Port Authority working on projects to link modes of
transportation - Charleston WV Sunday
Gazette-Mail - 4 September 2005
Barge
Plans Need Work, Port Authority Decides -
Charleston Gazette -9 September 2005
Bassmaster
Classic's Success Could Pave Way for '07 River Events - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 5 August 2005
Project
Dominates Landscape: New Marmet Locks are a Massive Undertaking - Charleston Gazette-Mail -6 August 2005
River's
Future Everyones Concern - Charleston
Gazette - 2 August 2005
Riverfront
Design to be Revealed Tonight - Charleston
Gazette - 28 July 2005
Cabins
by O'Brien Shows Ecotourism in WV - Sunday
Gazette-Mail - July 17, 2005
Wild,
Wonderful and... Green - Sunday
Gazette-Mail - July 17, 2005
Acid
Mine Water Treatment Plant Benefits Local Area
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 July 2005
Grants Could
Improve River Recreation - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 18 May 2004
County
Wants A Boat Dock At Old Factory, Would use EPA money - Morgantown Dominion Post - August 23, 2003
Federal
Grant May Pay For New Docks On The Mon -
Morgantown Dominion Post - September 5, 2003
Vision
2020 Mon River Recreation Committee is Making Big Waves - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 10, 2003
City
Blazes an Old Trail on Mon River - Morgantown
Dominion Post - June 7, 2003
Be Realistic and Smart About Safety on the Monongahela River - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 30, 2002
Monongahela River's History Keeps Flowing with the Times - Morgantown Dominion Post - May 21, 2001
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