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            <title>My Southwest GA - Water Issues</title>
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            <description>Latest news on water issues from around the region, state and nation</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate pass Water Resources Development Act]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[FOX 31 News Team]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 08:11:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today praised the Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, which contained a key provision to allow the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project to move forward.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flint River labeled as endangered]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Highfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:26:07 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Every year, an organization named American Rivers puts out a list called “America’s Most Endangered Rivers.”]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Officials decide on disaster plan]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=864739]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colby Gallagher]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:27:47 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Officials have announced that Worth County Schools are closed Monday, February 25th due to potential flooding.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prevent sickness through disinfection]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=864607]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[FOX 31 News Team]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:21:39 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Residents using private wells that have been flooded by the recent severe weather should take precautions against waterborne illnesses by boiling well water for two minutes and then straining it before consumption, Southwest Health District Environmental Health Director Dewayne Tanner warned this evening.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heavy rains close numerous roads across Southwest Georgia]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[FOX 31 News Team]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:38:09 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Numerous road closures have been confirmed across Southwest Georgia.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Road closures continue despite receding water]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Streicher]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:19:29 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Heavy rains have dumped an ample amount of water across all of Southwest Georgia over the past few days.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Albany Fire Department rescues residents by boat]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=860000]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Streicher]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video; An over-abundance of rain has left many residents on Radial Avenue in East Albany stranded and in need of assistance.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Worth County water rises to new heights]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Prichard]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:15:00 EST]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video; County Line Road and Railroad Street are seeing water levels rise higher than they ever have before.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Volunteers clean up the Flint River]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kerri Copello]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:22:19 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of volunteers come out by land and boat for the rivers alive initiative, a make a difference day project held each October.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[RiverQuarium gets green light to drill]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=817275]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Streicher]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:05:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Flint RiverQuarium has received the OK from Water, Gas and Light to drill their own well.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How low can the Flint River go?]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=811413]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[FOX 31 News Team]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:56:42 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know how deep the Flint River is.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Less water means extra caution for boaters]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=808019]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Streicher]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:52:03 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With the water level lower there may be hazards in the water that aren’t usually a problem for boaters.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flint River to be lowered over next month for repairs]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=807314]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colby Gallagher]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:46:31 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Starting on Monday, Georgia Power will lower the Flint River one foot each day to allow homeowners along the water to repair their properties.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trash along the riverbank]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=806837]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kerri Copello]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with video; Nearly two dozen water stewardship events are taking place this month across the country.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chehaw officials hope to 'leaf' native plants and tree intact]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=804978]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kerri Copello]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:53:31 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Chehaw is currently in the process of doing a biological inventory to determine the number of species of plants and trees found within their 800 acres.]]></description>
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