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Surface Water Sports Equipment Market Size & Share to
Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Transparency Market Research Inc. – The global surface water sports equipment market is estimated to flourish at a CAGR of 9.1% from 2023 to 2031. Transparency Market Research projects that the overall sales revenue for surface water sports equipment is estimated to reach US$ 65.2 billion by the end of 2031. A growing demand for personalized equipment drives manufacturers to offer customization options, allowing consumers to tailor their gear to individual preferences and performance requirements. Increasing awareness of the health benefits associated with water sports, such as stress relief, cardiovascular fitness, and muscle strengthening, fuels interest in surface water sports…
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Water authority repairing Kittanning Run outlet pipe | News, Sports, Jobs
Mirror photo by William Kibler / Workers from Allison Park Contractors in Gibsonia, along with Altoona Water Authority employees, repair the leaky outlet pipe at the Kittanning Point Reservoir on Friday morning. A contractor for the Altoona Water Authority is fixing a leaky outlet pipe that allowed contaminated Kittanning Run to leak into the Kittanning Point Reservoir near Horseshoe Curve. Normally, the contaminated water bypasses Kittanning Point and two reservoirs downstream. To address the problem until repairs could be made, authority workers lowered the reservoir to create “holding” capacity, authority General Manager Mark Perry said. This prevented the acid mine drainage water from flowing immediately out…
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City water work project complete | News, Sports, Jobs
Submitted photo A Dunkirk Department of Public Works crew works on a water main. The DPW recently installed 12 isolation valves around the city, to keep main breaks from compromising the entire system. Dunkirk has completed installation of water main isolation valves, authorized after a rupture shut the flow off to the entire city. According to Department of Public Works Director Randy Woodbury, the valves have already averted some more major problems. Woodbury offered a report on the issue to the city Common Council earlier this month. “Most recently, a hydrant and its old shut-off valve were found to be bad on Willowbrook Avenue, and the…
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Fredonia turns down water, sewer hikes | News, Sports, Jobs
Fredonia’s water and sewer rates are staying the same — for now. Village trustees defeated proposals to raise both rates by $1 per 1,000 gallons of use during a Monday night meeting. Trustee David Bird, author of the proposals, was joined by Nicole Siracuse in voting for them. Trustees Jon Espersen, James Lynden and Michelle Twichell voted “no.” Espersen proved to be the swing vote. He was open to, but wary about, the plan in previous discussions about it. He said village officials ought to look at and discuss the results of a new study before making any big decisions about the water system. In fact, prior to…
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Over 200 female athletes train in water sports with goal to represent India at international tournaments
Female athletes from the Kashmir Valley have proven their mettle in various sports across the world. And now for the first time, Over 200 female athletes are being trained at the water sports centre in the middle of the world-Famous Dal Lake to participate in tournaments across India and the world. While the temperatures in Srinagar were recorded at minus 2.2 degrees, these female water sports athletes are not stopping their training. With freezing temperatures across the region, these girls are training for hours every day on the Dal Lake. From rowing to Canoeing, these Kashmiri girls want to bring laurels for the country. In the last two years over 70 medals…
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BOB MAINDELLE: Rapidly falling water temperature requires adjustment | Outdoor Sports
Since the strong line of storms that tore through Central Texas on Veterans Day, we have not had even a single hour of time where the air temperature has been warmer than the water temperature on the surface of our two local lakes. This has led to a rapid cooling of Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes. Before going into this weekend, the surface temperature on both bodies of water hovered near 60 degrees, a temperature we normally do not fall to until the second or third week of December. In some years, we have not reached a 60 surface temperature until after New Year’s Day. Although decreasing water temperatures are…
