water quality News
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Water professionals, regulators and experts to discuss lead at AWWA`s Annual Conference & Exposition in Chicago
Water professionals, regulators and public health experts will assemble at the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference & Exposition at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center June 20-22 to discuss federal and state lead policies, Lead and Copper Rule revisions and lead service line replacement developments. Several events at the conference will also focus on the ...
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Tetra Tech Awarded $108 Million Contract to Support EPA’s Watershed Protection Program
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been awarded a $108 million contract to provide technical support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water. Tetra Tech will assist the EPA Office of Water’s Assessment and Watershed Protection Division in its efforts to assess and monitor water quality conditions, implement point and nonpoint source ...
By Tetra Tech
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Refinery water pollution costs ConocoPhillips US$1.2m
ConocoPhillips, an international energy company headquartered in Houston, has agreed to pay a $1.2 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at a petroleum refinery it operates in the city of Borger, located in the Texas panhandle. The U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency announced that their complaint, filed simultaneously with today's ...
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Rebuilding of Rhode Island water treatment plants to use green technology to reap energy savings (RI)
Senior federal and state elected and environmental officials announced efforts to rebuild Rhode Island water treatment plants that were irreparably damaged last spring during devastating floods, with new treatment equipment to include state-of-the-art energy efficient and green technologies. EPA’s New England regional office began providing technical assistance to waste water treatment ...
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New Mexico Governor Signs Climate Change Executive Order
SANTA FE, New Mexico - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson closed out the old year with an executive order that spells out emission reduction strategies to address climate change in the state. The governor, an energy secretary in the Clinton administration, signed the executive order on December 28, directing state agencies to follow many of the recommendations of the Climate Change Advisory ...
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Largest urban port in US to ban boat sewage
With state and local backing, EPA is designating Boston Harbor as a “No Discharge” area. This status means that discharges of treated and untreated boat sewage are prohibited within these Massachusetts state waters, including the Towns and Cities of Boston, Braintree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Hingham, Hull, Milton, Newton, Quincy, Watertown, Weymouth, and Winthrop. In May, the Mass. Office of ...
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Constellation Energy Awards EcoStar Grants to Community Environmental Stewards
Constellation Energy, an Exelon company, today announced that it has awarded 93 EcoStar grants totaling $471,662 to nonprofit organizations engaged in environmental stewardship projects in states where Constellation Energy does business. The grants of up to $5,000 each will fund community-based projects that support Constellation Energy's long-standing ...
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