wastewater discharge regulations News
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Media advisory: EPA public hearing on dayton power and light J.M. stuart power plant wastewater permit
WHAT: Public hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s objection to a wastewater discharge permit for Dayton Power & Light J.M. Stuart Station. WHEN: Wednesday, March 23. Informational meeting and availability session will be at 6:30 p.m. Public hearing will follow at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Reading Room, Southern Hills Career & Technical Center, 9193 Hamer Road, Georgetown, ...
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Frost & sullivan: cost-optimized solutions fuel the uptake of industrial water and wastewater services in India
The Indian water and wastewater services market is expected to witness a higher growth with the majority of end-user industries seeking cost-effective solutions while expanding the existing systems and installing new waterworks. The facilities are put in place to cater to operational requirements and the mounting pressure from government legislation to reduce environmental pollution. Analysis ...
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Setting A Course At The World`s Leading Maritime Trade Fair
SMM Hamburg is the most important event in the maritime industry calendar. With more than 2,100 international exhibitors, the trade fair offers a perfect stage for gathering insights, networking, cementing business deals and contributing to debates with the thought leaders in this sector. Once again, atg UV Technology will be exhibiting from 6th September – 9th September 2016, (Stand 109, ...
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Setting A Course At The World’s Leading Maritime Trade Fair
SMM Hamburg is the most important event in the maritime industry calendar. With more than 2,100 international exhibitors, the trade fair offers a perfect stage for gathering insights, networking, cementing business deals and contributing to debates with the thought leaders in this sector. Once again, atg UV Technology will be exhibiting from 6th September – 9th September 2016, (Stand 109, ...
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New Report: Major Food Companies Must Adapt to Escalating Global Water Risks
Major U.S. food companies need to adopt far stronger practices to use limited global water resources more efficiently, according to a report released today by Ceres, a nonprofit sustainability advocacy group. The report, Feeding Ourselves Thirsty: How the Food Sector is Managing Global Water Risks, ranks the nation’s 37 largest food companies on how effectively they are managing precious ...
By Ceres
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EPA expects to revise rules for wastewater discharges from power plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants to reduce pollution and better protect America’s water. Wastewater discharged from coal ash ponds, air pollution control equipment, and other equipment at power plants can contaminate drinking water sources, cause fish and other wildlife to die and create other ...
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Portable Infrared Analyzers Help Ensure Compliance with Oil in Water Effluent Discharge Levels
Oil in wastewater discharges are highly regulated and each region of the world has their specific regulations. For the off-shore oil industry regulating bodies such as the NPDES(National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) in the US have strict ppm limits that are coupled with costly fines for non-compliance. On-shore industrial wastewater producers also have limits imposed either by the ...
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New video on the InfraCal TOG/TPH Analyzers for measuring fats, oil and grease in wastewater
We have just completed a new video on our InfraCal TOG/TPH Analyzers for measuring fats, oil and grease levels in water and wastewater, as well as TPH in soil. We hope you will take a few minutes to view this video and share it with others in your organization who may have a need for easy, on-site measurements of this type. The following are links to access the video: On our website On ...
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Wastewater/Stormwater Permitting in Texas
Join us as we cover wastewater and storm water permitting mechanisms in Texas. We will discuss individual as well as general permit options, and provide general guidance on applicability. We will also briefly discuss recent regulatory changes and proposed changes to the definition of “waters of the US” and implications on the permitting programs. Course Topics Wastewater Permits ...
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EPA settles with four Alaska seafood processors for Clean Water Act violations
Four seafood processing vessels operating in federal waters off the coast of Alaska failed to comply with federal Clean Water Act permits regulating their seafood waste discharges, according to settlement agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Aleutian Spray Fisheries, Inc., United States Seafoods, LLC and Ocean Peace Inc. agreed to settle the violations with the EPA in ...
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Irwindale wire manufacturer pleads guilty to criminal wastewater discharge (CA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Davis Wire Corporation of Irwindale, Calif. pleaded guilty to one count of negligent discharge of acidic pollutants into a publically owned treatment works, following an October 26 court decision in which Davis Wire was sentenced to pay $1.5 million in restitution to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) for damage done to ...
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Ohio`s US$2.5bn plan to reduce overflows
The Ohio EPA is seeking public comments on its draft approval of the city of Columbus' wet weather management plan. The sewer system in Ohio's capital city currently discharges some 1.65 billion gallons of sewer overflow in a typical year. Under the new plan, by the year 2025, these overflows will be reduced to a total of about 250 million gallons. 'When the plan is implemented, there will be a ...
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US EPA celebrates opening of Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant
The US Environmental Protection Agency this week celebrated the completion of the newly-upgraded Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Rio Rico, Arizona, near the border with Mexico. The facility, upgraded at a cost of $66 million, is now capable of meeting all required permit limits for the 15 million gallons per day of wastewater it discharges to the Santa Cruz River. ...
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Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Moving to 24/7 COD Monitoring
The University of Guelph, based in Ontario Canada conducted a detailed study to demonstrate that PeCOD could accurately correlate to CODCr and rapidly measure organic matter for the City of Guelph Waste Water Treatment Plant. The study resulted in the City investing in a PeCOD unit to enabling 24/7 COD monitoring. Previously the City only measured COD up to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week (when the ...
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PeCOD Protects Brewery Product from Contamination
Food and Beverage companies deliver valuable products to the general public. It is something we cannot live without. To ensue the protection of public health it is important for the companies to deliver a safe product that the consumer trusts. Breaking that trust is costly to their business. Recently a large dairy producer in Canada issued a recall due to a sanitizer contamination in their ...
By MANTECH Inc.
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Instrument and control market for ultrapure water will exceed $468 million this year
The electronics and power industries in Asia will make the most contribution toward generating $468 million in ultrapure instrument and control sales this year. This is the conclusion in Ultrapure Water World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) Control requirements for ultrapure water are demanding due to the need to integrate a number of purification processes. ...
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Updated Municipal Wastewater Discharge Permits Proposed for Three North Idaho Cities
Newly-proposed municipal wastewater discharge permits for three cities in Northern Idaho will reduce the flow of phosphorous and other pollutants into the Spokane River. Today’s action is part of a larger effort being undertaken by Idaho and Washington to protect Spokane River water quality on both sides of the border. The proposed permits establish strict new discharge limits for total ...
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Bruneau Cattle Company Agrees to Pay $40,000 to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations
(Bruneau, Idaho – Oct. 29, 2007) Bruneau Cattle Co. (Bruneau) has agreed to pay a $40,000 penalty to settle alleged Clean Water Act violations. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the violations occurred at the Bruneau Cattle Company’s feedlot, located on Jack’s Creek Road in Owyhee County, near the town of Bruneau, Idaho. The settlement resolves alleged Clean Water Act ...
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Frost & Sullivan: drive toward sustainability by the food and beverage industry bolsters demand for water and wastewater treatment
The market for water and wastewater treatment equipment is expanding as food processing plants are looking to reduce their water footprints, wastewater discharge, and wastewater treatment costs. As the food and beverage industry is seeking greater sustainability, equipment suppliers can work with retailers to aid the end-market's endeavors through processing and packaging. New analysis from ...
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The Environmental Resource Tool Box
The WastewaterWizard Presents: The Environmental Resource Tool Box: Containing; Tools for Measuring Environmental Compliance! The Four Tools for Measuring Environmental Compliance are as follows: 1.) Permitting 2.) Operating 3.) Training 4.) Ask; The Wastewater Expert The Environmental Permitting Tool executes; The Evaluation of existing and upcoming Local and Federal Environmental ...
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