£36.5 million flood scheme begins in Hull (The Environment Agency)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Aug 2016
Work will begin this autumn on repairing flood defences that lie within a 7.5km stretch of the River Hull, helping to protect 63,000 properties in the city. Some 39 riverside locations along the river have been identified as having defences that are in need of repair. These have aged or deteriorated over time, posing a risk of flooding when river levels are high ... The River Hull Defences scheme is a large and complex project....

More tests set for Yellowstone, tributaries after fish kill

Edit The Miami Herald 23 Aug 2016
Wildlife workers will conduct tests on fish from additional areas of Montana to determine the extent of a disease blamed in a massive fish kill along the Yellowstone River, officials said Monday. The state indefinitely closed a 183-mile stretch of the river to all recreational activities on Friday after thousands of dead fish washed up along the river's banks in the Paradise Valley area north of Yellowstone National Park....

Borough and Governor Declare Disaster (Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Aug 2016
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Manager John Moosey and Mayor Vern Halter declared disaster today for the ongoing severe erosion along the Matanuska River in Butte ... Borough officials at 4 pm met at the edge of the swift, pounding river with Mike O'Hare, Director of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, with the Alaska Dept ... RIVER AIMED AT RIVERBANK. The river is not at high levels, though rain is in the forecast....

Arkansas fisherman's body, boat found in river

Edit Arkansas Online 23 Aug 2016
Francis River early Saturday ... Perez was found tangled in the brush on the river, and the boat was lodged underwater. At about midnight Friday, Perez and two others went fishing on the river near Jackson Landing about 17 miles northeast of Jonesboro, Thomas said ... Francis River after storms....

Assam government to dredge Brahmaputra every year

Edit The Times of India 23 Aug 2016
Assam government has engaged Dredging Corporation of India Ltd to dredge Brahamputra river every year to get relief from its annual bouts of flood and erosion ... long river that flows through the state before draining into the Bay Bengal. The river originates in Tibet and flows into India through Arunachal Pradesh....

Latur’s rivers get a new lease of life

Edit The Hindu 23 Aug 2016
However, in August, Latur is in a comfortable position as its rivers have been rejuvenated. Rena river, which is almost four km long, is seven meters deep and has adjoining fields of around 50 acres. It is here that the process of desilting was carried out, which has increased the height of the water table in the river and helped percolation of water, which in turn keeps the borewell and wells of the district full....

Amite River below flood stage, though backwater flooding continues

Edit The Times Picayune 23 Aug 2016
All river gauges along the Amite River have dropped below flood stage and will continue to fall, forecasters with Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center, part of the Slidell office of the National Weather Service, said Tuesday (Aug ... The last flood warning on the river, at French Settlement affecting Ascension and Livingston parishes, was cancelled at 3.54 a.m....

“Stop dumping waste in Vaigai”

Edit The Hindu 23 Aug 2016
Madurai, a rare combination of rich tradition of culture and space for literature, has a river – the Vaigai – flowing into the city ... In a bid to understand the problems, the students and faculty members of the Department of Architecture, , in association with Columbia University, New York, launched an initiative to study the ‘City and the River’ a year ago ... Madurai had Vaigai river, but it had lost its beauty....

Buffalo a harbor for birds

Edit Arkansas Online 23 Aug 2016
The Buffalo National River is officially an Important Bird Area ... The Buffalo National River became Arkansas' 33rd Important Bird Area and the third-largest in the state. The Buffalo National River Important Bird Area designation includes 96,341 acres ... The Buffalo National River connects lands owned by the Nature Conservancy, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and U.S....

Irindina Copper-Cobalt Project: Drilling Update (Red Metal Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Aug 2016
(Source. Red Metal Limited). RDM ASX Announcement 23 October 2013. 1. ACN 103 367 684 ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 23 AUGUST 2016. ASX Code. RDM. Red Metal Limited. is a minerals exploration company focused on the exploration, evaluation and development of Australian copper-gold and basemetal deposits. Issued Capital. ... Ph ... The soil samples were sieved to the same size fraction to help ensure sample representativity. Two sieved size fractions were trialled....

Tens Of Thousands Of Fish Die In Yellowstone River, Prompting Authorities To Close It Down

Edit IFL Science 23 Aug 2016
Officials from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced that they have closed a 183-mile (294-kilometer) stretch of the Yellowstone River amid an ongoing die-off of tens of thousands of fish ... The worry here is that it will have a lasting impact on the reputation of the Yellowstone River as a world-class trout fishery....

23/08/16 - FY16 Media Release (Specialty Fashion Group Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Aug 2016
Rivers underlying EBITDA losses halved to $9.9m ... This increase reflects comparable store sales growth (CSG) of 4.4% for the Group for the year, including Rivers ... The underlying EBITDA of $25.0 million for the year excludes a one off adjustment of $1.9 million relating to the closure of the Rivers warehouse in Ballarat ... Our confidence in the Rivers turnaround continues ... The Rivers turnaround is on track, and the worst is well behind us....

DMA MIDGETS RETURN TO LEGION AND BEAR RIDGE, IMRA BACK TO 34 (USAC - United States Auto Club)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Aug 2016
DMA MIDGETS RETURN TO LEGION AND BEAR RIDGE, IMRA BACK TO 34; RAIN FORCES SPOON RIVER IMRA & MONTPELIER MTM CANCELLATIONS ... EVENT.'Dead River Co.' featuring the USAC DMA Midgets ... (797) Josh Sunn (White River Junction, VT) ... (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway ... (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway ... (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway ... (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway ... (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway....
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