Meter Reading: San Antonio Stays in Stage 2, Romney to Speak at Midland Petroleum Club, and More

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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will speak at a fundraiser at the Midland Petroleum club next week.

Romney to attend private fundraiser in Midland – ”Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will appear at a Tuesday fundraiser in Midland. The former governor of Massachusetts will speak at a private fundraiser Tuesday evening at the Petroleum Club of Midland, organizers confirmed.” — Midland Reporter-Telegram

EAA reduces pumping, but SAWS avoids restrictions – “The Edwards Aquifer below San Antonio continues to drop, and for the first time the Edwards Aquifer Authority is declaring Stage III restrictions, reducing all industrial, agricultural and municipal pumping permits by 5 percent, to 35 percent. The San Antonio Water System is not triggering its Stage 3 restrictions, however.”  – San Antonio Express-News

Feds tweak drilling safety mandates after hearing from industry – “Federal regulators on Wednesday issued a final set of standards meant to boost the design, cementing and safety of offshore wells in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster two years ago.” — Fuel Fix