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Stantec awarded contract to provide suite of architectural and engineering services to USBR
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide a full suite of architectural, engineering, professional, and technical services for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), a federal agency under the US Department of the Interior. Stantec’s work will support ...
By Stantec
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Recent Clean Water Act developments
My apologies for my environmental regulatory blog inactivity. My recovery from eye surgery has been slower than expected. I will catch up on a number of other topics over the next few weeks but today I am going to focus on the WOTUS rulemaking and other recent Clean Water Act developments. First of all, I want to make clear that this regulatory blog does not represent my ...
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EPA Action Plan Takes Leads on Water Reuse
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the initial development of a Water Reuse Action Plan that will guide the agency’s work in encouraging reuse in the water sector. The purpose of the plan is to create an integrated management approach for U.S. water resources at the state, watershed, and local levels. David Ross, EPA assistant administrator for water, ...
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Ecosystem Showcases Bulk Water Treatment Efficiency in IWA’s Efficient 2019
PARANAQUE–On the third day of the International Water Association’s (IWA https://efficient2019.org/news/) conference in water sector efficiency titled Efficient 2019, Ecosystem Technology International Inc. (Ecosystem) Director for Communication & Corporate Affairs Michael C. Rubio presented the abstract “Uninterrupted Water Supply from Surface Water Sources by Eliminating ...
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Water Expo China 2016 concluded a success with 14,246 local and overseas visitors
156 exhibitors engaged in trade and information exchange 35 concurrent events offered excellent insights into industry developments Water Expo China 2016, held from 15 – 17 November at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, was jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd and the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES). Water conservation remains a top ...
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Water Expo China 2016 opens today with 156 overseas and local exhibitors
Concurrent events dive deep into the future of water business Jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd and the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES), Water Expo China 2016 runs from today until 17 November at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. The fair is supported by the Ministry of Water Resources as well as backed by related government bureaus and ...
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New water-quality station is a step forward for Baltimore water pollution clean-up
In a first for Baltimore and the nation, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Environmental Protection Agency will soon be installing a suite of sensors that will provide the public and scientists with the first comprehensive, real time look at water quality in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and the urban rivers that flow into it are important sources of water to ...
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Study Assesses Threats to Groundwater Availability and Sustainability in Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain
Scientists Look at Issue from Long Island to North Carolina Threats to groundwater availability and sustainability in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain are dependent to a large degree by the type of aquifers used for water supply, according to a new regional assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey. The water challenges faced in the highly populated area, which ranges from Long Island, New ...
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$1.3 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health of Long Island Sound
Top federal and state environmental officials today announced 22 grants totaling more than $1.3 million to local government and community groups in Connecticut and New York to improve the health of Long Island Sound. The projects, which are funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, will open up 12.4 miles of river for passage of native fish and restore 80 acres of coastal habitat, ...
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$1.3 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health of Long Island Sound
Top federal and state environmental officials today announced 22 grants totaling more than $1.3 million to local government and community groups in Connecticut and New York to improve the health of Long Island Sound. The projects, which are funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, will open up 12.4 miles of river for passage of native fish and restore 80 acres of coastal habitat, ...
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NRDC: Clean Water Proposal Will Help Families, Homeowners Get Safe Drinking Water
A proposed new clean water rule will help ensure Americans have safe drinking water by closing a critical gap in the country’s pollution laws, the Natural Resources Defense Council said. In more than 60 pages of formal comments submitted late Friday to the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NRDC said the new Clean Water Protection Rule, by clarifying ...
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New Climate Bonds Water Infrastructure Expert Committee
A new Climate Bonds Expert Working Group, made up of key water sector and industry experts from around the world will be meeting for the first time today to develop criteria for water investments that can be used to back green and climate bonds certified under the Climate Bond Standard – an easy-to-use tool for investors and governments that allows them to assess the environmental integrity ...
By Ceres
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Federal Agencies Announce 5-Year Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy today released a new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan that lays out steps that federal agencies will take during the next five years to protect water quality, control invasive species and restore habitat in the largest surface fresh water system in the world. McCarthy, who chairs the federal Great Lakes ...
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EPA Endorses New & Improved Beach Water Quality Safety Threshold
In a move designed to protect more than 180 million people who visit America’s coastal and Great Lakes beaches every year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced stronger National Beach Guidance for all states to adopt the most protective swimmer safety threshold - a Beach Action Value (BAV) - for water quality monitoring and notification practices in order to ...
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Rik van den Bosch appointed as Director ISRIC – World Soil Information
Rik van den Bosch (1965) graduated in 1990 from Wageningen University as an Environmental Scientist, with a strong emphasis on soil chemistry, soil physics, hydrology and tropical soil science. Between 1991 and 2007 he worked a.o. for Alterra as researcher and project leader on soil and water management in Africa and Asia. His work initially focussed on integrated soil fertility management and ...
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Nation’s Authoritative Land Cover Map new and improved
Just released, the latest edition of the nation’s most comprehensive look at land-surface conditions from coast to coast shows the extent of land cover types from forests to urban areas. The National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2011) is made available to the public by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners. Dividing the lower 48 states into 9 billion geographic cells, ...
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EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) today jointly released a proposed rule to clarify protection under the Clean Water Act for streams and wetlands that form the foundation of the nation’s water resources. The proposed rule will benefit businesses by increasing efficiency in determining coverage of the Clean Water Act. The agencies ...
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CEC Expands Operations, Opens Office in East Tennessee
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) announces the launch of operations in East Tennessee and the establishment of a Knoxville office through the acquisition of VISION Engineering and Development Services, Inc. The move serves to extend the capabilities of CEC's Nashville office, which has been in operation since 1998, across the state to meet existing client needs. CEC Nashville ...
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THURSDAY – EPA Official to Tour Green Infrastructure Investments along Cumberland River
EPA’s Acting Assistant Administrator for Water, Nancy Stoner, will be in Nashville Thursday and will tour the River Center and Cumberland Park. Located on the Cumberland River’s east bank under the Shelby Street Bridge, the 6.5 acre Cumberland Park opened in April of 2012 and is the flagship for Nashville’s New Riverfront Revitalization Plan. The park incorporates many ...
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Launch of the first online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas
A new online Atlas of freshwater biodiversity presenting spatial information and species distribution patterns was launched today. The Atlas is an output of BioFresh, an EU-funded project supported by Wetlands International that is putting together the widely dispersed information about life in our rivers and lakes, to better understand, manage and protect our freshwaters for generations to come. ...
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