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WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors --- National Association (PHCC) is encouraging members and homeowners to participate in "Fix a Leak Week," a first-time effort of the EPA's WaterSense Program that will encourage Americans to improve the water efficiency of their homes by checking for and fixing leaks. "We have urged our members across the country to take part in this very worthwhile event," said PHCC President Joe Schmitt, owner of...

AAW Conservation Team Encourages Customers to Improve Water Efficiency PHOENIX, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Because minor water leaks account for more than one trillion gallons of water wasted each year in U.S. homes, EPA's WaterSense program has declared March 16 to 20, 2009, the program's first "Fix a Leak Week" to remind Americans to check household plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems for leaks. "Leaks can account for 11,000 gallons of water wasted in the home every year, or enough...

A gas leak at a Harry Potter ride at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure prompted a partial evacuation of the Florida theme park, a spokesman says. Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said Saturday's gas leak occurred at the construction site for the theme park's forthcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter ride, based on the popular Harry Potter book and movie series, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported. The leak, which reportedly was caused by construction activities, forced park...

A gold mine in the Swedish province of Vasterbotten has leaked nearly 15 gallons of arsenic into a fresh water depository, an environmental official says. Robert Erixon, a Vasterbotten county board environmental protection official, said Dragon Mining has until Nov. 14 to create an acceptable plan to deal with the arsenic leak, The Local, a Stockholm newspaper, reported Wednesday. "We take this matter very seriously," Erixon said of the leak, which exceeded current environmental regulations...

The Associated Press PETROLIA, Pa. About 2,500 people who fled when a corrosive liquid overflowed from a tank at a chemical plant and evaporated were allowed to return home Sunday after authorities determined that no toxins remained in the air. A material called oleum, similar to sulfuric acid, leaked from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant Saturday and evaporated into a toxic cloud, plant manager Dave Dorko said. All 30 employees of the plant in Petrolia, about 40 miles...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With the price at the pump on the rise, it may be difficult to imagine a tank that can actually help you save. Well, think toilet tank. When compared to all the other uses of water in the home, a leaky toilet can be a major culprit, wasting hundreds of gallons of water a day if not functioning properly. Depending on the severity of the leak and water rates in the area, a leaky toilet can add $100 or more per year onto a homeowner's water...

A SPECIALIST operation to clean up more than 4,000 gallons of leaked petrol is still going on - four months after the incident. The leak was detected in a tank at the Chevron fuel storage site in Rover Way, Cardiff docks, in May. Fire crews were called to the scene and the premises were evacuated. However, the full scale of the environmental impact is not yet known. A Chevron spokesman said: "The affected tank has since been cleaned and work is now taking place to be able to bring it...

AN oil leak at a popular beauty spot has been traced to one of the biggest car dealers in the Lothians. The leak in June affected a stretch of the Brox Burn and the River Almond, but was traced to the Eastern Western Motor Group premises on the East Mains Industrial Estate in Broxburn. Environment watchdog Sepa today said an enforcement notice had been served on the company, which has now put in corrective measures to prevent any further leaks. Approximately 12km of the Brox Burn and...

SEREMBAN: Swift action by fire and rescue personnel to contain a chemical spill in an industrial area at Taman Tuanku Jaafar in Senawang near here yesterday, prevented its water channels from being polluted. District Fire and Rescue Department operations chief Jaafar Yusof said the leak was traced to a factory and nearby plants were told to shut their water outlets to prevent further contamination. The department received a call from the factory at 11.43am yesterday. Its personnel examined...

By Ashlee Clark, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Aug. 6--RICHMOND -- For the second time in less than two weeks, Army officials detected a mustard agent leak Wednesday at Blue Grass Army Depot. The mustard was detected at extremely low levels and confined to the interior of the igloo in which it is stored. The leak occurred in a different storage igloo than the leak detected July 28. The agent poses no threat to the community or environment, according to Blue Grass Chemical Activity,...