Eliminating World Thirst, Providing Hope And Building Relationships – That’s The Mission Of The Nonprofit ‘Defy Thirst’
March 4, 2010 by Jamie Ward
Filed under Business, Gwinnett County
LAWRENCEVILLE — They’re young, ambitious, educated, hard working and well-travelled, and the goal they have for the nonprofit organization they’ve formed — Defy Thirst— is simple. Twenty-four-year-olds’ Matt Turner and Stephen Dupuis want to empower the poverty stricken people of the world to stand up and do what their organization’s name states, defy thirst. Turner and [...]
Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility To Get $21 Million Face-lift
January 24, 2010 by Jamie Ward
Filed under Environment
The influent pump station will be improved and upgraded as part of the $21 million renovation at the Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility.
GWINNETT COUNTY — The Board of Commissioners approved a contract on Tuesday for $21.4 million in upgrades and improvements to the Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility.
According to Department of Water Resources Spokesman Ron Peters, [...]
Drought Over, Gwinnettians Still Saving Water, And The New Water Pricing Begins
January 12, 2010 by Jamie Ward
Filed under Environment
GWINNETT COUNTY — Government officials reported Tuesday that despite the drought ending and Lake Lanier now being full, Gwinnettians are still conserving water.
According to a county-issued press release, average water usage was 71.3 million gallons per day in 2009 compared with 71.9 million in 2008 and almost 18 percent lower than the 86.8 million gallons [...]
