News Stories Tagged "potomac river"

Restoration Of River In Fauquier Stirs Hope

Groups Say Effort May Inspire Similar Projects

Saturday, June 13, 2009

When Dennis Liberson bought 119 acres in Delaplane in Fauquier County three years ago, he thought the segment of Bolling Brook that ran through the property looked nice. He didn't know that he would be spending a lot of his time and money transforming the creek into something new. Read story and 2 comments »

Loudoun News Briefs

Thursday, April 23, 2009

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Water Plan Came After Much Study By Utility

Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009

A plan announced this week by Loudoun Water to use stone quarries to store untreated Potomac River water came after the utility spent years looking at how it could supply enough water to the eastern part of the county in the coming decades. Read story »

Utility Envisions Old Quarries as Storage Sites for Water

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009

Loudoun County authorities have proposed turning old stone quarries into drinking-water reservoirs, siphoning 8 billion gallons of Potomac River water to store for times of drought. Read story and 1 comment »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Passengers Evacuated From White's Ferry

Friday, Dec. 12, 2008

About two dozen passengers were evacuated Friday morning from White's Ferry, which crosses the Potomac River between Poolesville and Leesburg. Read story »

Historic Tract Along Potomac Set to Become Regional Park

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008

A 275-acre swath of land with ties to the Civil War will be protected as a regional park in Loudoun County, officials said yesterday. Read story and 15 comments »

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