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Reaching New Heights in Water Reuse: Register for the 35th Annual WateReuse Virtual Symposium
Learn about the latest developments in water recycling at the 35th Annual WateReuse Virtual Symposium, launching online September 14-16, 2020 using a virtual event platform that offers attendees, sponsors, exhibitors and presenters an experience very close to the experience of an in-person event. Participate in the Annual WateReuse Symposium from any location and at your convenience—view ...
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EPA orders gas stations to close underground injection wells to protect drinking water sources on Yakama Reservation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, has ordered two gas stations to close their underground injection wells to protect drinking water on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington. In separate settlements, the gas stations in Wapato and White Swan will pay $13,140 and $11,991 in federal penalties for violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Da Stor at Lillie’s Corner ...
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EPA proposes plan to address contaminated soil at New Jersey site
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), is proposing a plan to address contaminated soil at the Evor Phillips Leasing Company Superfund site, which spans 6 acres of unoccupied land located in a largely industrial area in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. EPA will hold a public meeting to explain the proposal ...
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Rising sea levels mean rising groundwater—and that spells trouble for coastal septic systems
Sea level rise and big storms are hammering coastal communities, causing increased flooding and land loss, saltwater intrusion, wetland loss/change, and impacts to local infrastructure. Communities along the coast often have their individual, onsite wastewater treatment systems, also called septic systems. In North Carolina alone, there are about 1 million homes with septic systems that ...
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Ecologix Environmental Systems Hydraulic Fracturing Survey Highlights Importance of Water Treatment
Results from a recent survey conducted by Atlanta-based Ecologix Environmental Systems indicate that water treatment can play an important role in industry perceptions of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). Ecologix, a leading manufacturer of wastewater treatment technologies that can be used to treat frac water, surveyed wastewater and energy ...
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Jet, Inc. Certified as an ISO 9001:2008 Organization
Jet, Inc. is proud to announce that we are now certified as an ISO 9001:2008 compliant organization by Management Certification of North America (MCNA). MCNA is an ANAB- accredited certification body. ISO is the International Organization for Standardization and is the source of the ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 families of quality and environmental standards and other international standards for ...
By Jet Inc.
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California companies voice support for water-saving legislative proposals
In advance of a key hearing this week, a half-dozen major California companies are voicing public support for two water-related legislative proposals that will help protect California's limited water supplies amid and beyond the current devastating drought. A diverse coalition of companies, including Dignity Health, Symantec, Gap Inc., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and MillerCoors, submitted letters ...
By Ceres
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US Geological Survey develops online map tracking flood conditions
As expected rains drive flood waters higher along the Mississippi River Valley, USGS crews are in the field collecting data needed to update the flood maps, prepare forecasts, manage the flood and warn communities. This new system is part of the USGS WaterWatch suite of web-based streamflow products and can be accessed at the Map of flood and high flow conditions Web site. 'The water monitoring ...
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EPA Releases Final Methods and Guidance for Testing the Efficacy of Antimicrobials against Public Health Biofilms
On August 1, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of two final test method Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticides against two biofilm bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus): EPA Microbiology Laboratory Branch (MLB) SOP MB-19: Growing a Biofilm using ...
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Geosyntec Enhances OptiRTC Monitoring, Control Software with Groundswell Visualization Services
Geosyntec Consultants has executed a strategic teaming agreement with Groundswell Technologies Inc., a global leader in automated earth monitoring software solutions, allowing Geosyntec to enhance its real-time monitoring and control software platform OptiRTC with 2D visualization capabilities. Groundswell's geospatial software platform offers users environmental modeling and decision-support ...
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Water Authority Takes Advantage of Special Secondary Containment Vessel for Chlorine Gas Cylinders
Water Authority Takes Advantage of Special Secondary Containment Vessel for Chlorine Gas Cylinders to Avoid Scrubber Installation at Separate-Site Raw Water Pump Station The Erie County (NY) Water Authority reports taking advantage of a special secondary containment vessel for a chlorine gas cylinder to avoid the need for another scrubber system at the separate-site raw water pump station that ...
By ChlorTainer
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Hach issued patent for water distribution monitoring technology
Hach Homeland Security Technologies division announced it was issued US Patent 6,999,898 for the proprietary analytic technology in its Event Monitor™ Trigger System – the diagnostic software for Hach’s innovative water distribution monitoring system. The patented technology – which analyzes deviation vectors in water parameters – is the first of its kind to be applied to water quality ...
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Polymer manufacturing turns to Rotork for improved control valve performance
The introduction of Rotork CVA all-electric control valve actuation technology has improved the efficiency of the production process for a leading polymer manufacturing company in Australia. Era Polymers is a world-class manufacturer of polyurethane systems, producing a diverse range of cast elastomer prepolymers including spray polyurethane and polyureas, rigid and flexible foam systems, rubber ...
By Rotork plc
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BioteQ Commences 2012 Operating Season at Minto
BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX: BQE), a leader in the treatment of industrial wastewater, has commenced the 2012 operating season at the Minto Mine site in the Yukon, providing water treatment operations services for Minto Explorations Ltd. BioteQ's operations staff are presently on site, and are commissioning the water treatment system. This is a fee-based contract where BioteQ ...
By BQE Water
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EPA Continues Work at San Gabriel Valley Superfund Site, Additional $1.44 Million Settlement Reached for Groundwater Cleanup
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement of $1.44 million with TDY Industries, LLC to help pay for groundwater cleanup at the South El Monte portion of the San Gabriel Valley Area 1 Superfund Site in Los Angeles, Calif. Since EPA began cleaning up this site in 2008, more than 12.5 billion gallons of drinking water have been treated and approximately 5,500 pounds of ...
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Maricopa county-based summit builders construction co. required to pay more than $100K for clean air act violations (CA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Summit Builders Construction Co., based in Maricopa County, Arizona, $105,610 for allegedly failing to comply with Clean Air Act regulations. In addition to the monetary fine, Summit is also required to take steps to minimize the generation of dust at its construction sites. “Air pollution from particulate matter directly impacts the ...
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Flood waters completely drained, system to treat contaminated ground water back on line at American Cyanamid superfund site
More than 200 million gallons of flood water has been drained from the American Cyanamid Superfund site in Bridgewater, NJ and the system used to capture contaminated ground water under the site is now functioning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. Ground water under the site is highly contaminated with metals and VOCs, such as benzene and xylene from the former ...
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Pesticides persist in groundwater, say SSSA
Numerous studies over the past four decades have established that pesticides, which are typically applied at the land surface, can move downward through the unsaturated zone to reach the water table at detectable concentrations. The downward movement of pesticide degradation products, formed in situ, can also contribute to the contamination of ground water. Once in ground water, pesticides and ...
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EPA finds cleanup of sayreville landfill superfund site protective; proposes removal from federal superfund list
A review of conditions at the Sayreville Landfill Superfund site in the Borough of Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that the cleanup continues to protect people’s health and the environment. Based on its findings and recent monitoring data, EPA is proposing to remove the site from the federal Superfund list of the most ...
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AECOM recognized for technological innovation in infrastructure by Bentley Systems Incorporated
Building Information Modeling and information technology drive successful rail-related projects LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, recently presented a session on its use of Building Information Modeling ...
By AECOM
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