WVU well-being programs help students build community
Philanthropic support is expanding opportunities for West Virginia University students tobuild community by getting outside, pursuing hobbies, sharing meals and more while developingcritical skills to promote their future success and...
Read MoreMorgantown Council finalizes 100% sewer rate hike for Cheat Lake
Sewer rates for some 3,400 Cheat Lake customers of the Morgantown Utility Board will double starting Nov. 29. Earlier this week, Morgantown City Council finalized a 100% rate increase tied...
Read MoreCheat Lake sewer rate increase set at 100%; project cost remains unknown
Morgantown City Council unanimously approved on first reading a 100% rate increase for the Morgantown Utility Board’s Cheat Lake sanitary sewer customers. The increase will be the first for Cheat...
Read MoreFERC officially ends Lake Lynn proceeding for variance to lower Cheat Lake water level
Lake Lynn Generation’s proposal to lower the level of Cheat Lake in order to maintain the required level of dissolved oxygen came to an official end on Wednesday. In a...
Read MoreCheat Lake Marina files for temporary restraining order against Lake Lynn Generation to prevent lowering Cheat Lake level
The recent rains have raised the level of Cheat Lake back above the minimum required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. But Marina 1 LLC – one of the Biafora...
Read MoreBoaters and fishermen have ideas on solving hydrilla problem
There are lots of prob- lems at Cheat Lake, and users of the lake have their ideas on how to solve them. I talked to several pontoon boat owners who...
Read MoreCheat Lake suffers as drought continues; Lake Lynn Generation apprises FERC of its problems
The effects of the ongoing drought are apparent around Cheat Lake. Marinas are largely empty. Boats are stranded here and there on what are now mud flats. Related in part...
Read MoreMUB queuing up next major system upgrade
Due to the number and complexity of factors at play, it’s hard to nail down exactly when the Morgantown Utility Board’s Robert B. Creel Water Treatment Facility off Don Knotts...
Read MoreFERC seeks more information from Lake Lynn Generation on proposal to lower Cheat Lake level
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants more information from Lake Lynn Generation about its proposal to lower the level of Cheat Lake by 3 feet. FERC cited public opposition and...
Read MoreFish spotted in lower Deckers Creek following startup of Richard Mine AMD treatment plant
Lower Deckers Creek appears to be coming back to life. And it appears to be because the Richard Mine acid mine drainage treatment plant is pouring in clean water each...
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