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Delaware County Regional Water Utility to Reduce Sewage Discharges to Delaware River and Local Creeks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations involving combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Delaware River and its tributaries. In a proposed consent decree, DELCORA has agreed to develop and implement a ...
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Pennsylvania Water Utility to Reduce Sewage Discharges to Delaware River and Local Creeks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations involving combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Delaware River and its tributaries. In a proposed consent decree, DELCORA has agreed to develop and implement a ...
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Beachgoers Can Expect Good Conditions
Washington, D.C. - America's beach scorecard topped 95 percent during 2006, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's just-released Annual Beach Report. Of more than 676,000 beach days, fewer than five percent were restricted due to contamination-related closings. More than half of the actions lasted for two days or less. More than 3,700 beaches were monitored by 35 states and ...
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Tackling Water Pollution - Finding the Source of the Problem
Stockholm – Experts at the World Water Week in Stockholm today discussed means to address water pollution and its effect on ecosystems by finding the source of pollution “upstream.” Photos, video and press kit available online here Water links land, coasts, and oceans, transporting accumulated pollution along the water path, from upstream to downstream – from source to ...
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Community provided sewer line connections due to EPA settlement with ponce landfill owner
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a legal settlement with the owner and operator of the Ponce Municipal Landfill that will reduce water pollution from the landfill into a local stream. The management of stormwater at the landfill will also be improved. In addition to complying with the requirements of the agreement, Allied Waste of Ponce, Inc. will spend at least $200,000 to ...
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IFAT CHINA 2008: Tracking Down Pollutants
Sources of pollutants can only be discovered and processes made more environmentally compatible using a reliable data. There is an enormous need for setting up corresponding measurement stations in China. The environment trade fair IFAT CHINA in Shanghai from 23 to 25 September 2008 provides international manufacturers with the chance to become familiar with the (in part) difficult framework ...
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Investigation begins to track suspected pollution from the Lahaina wastewater facility (HI)
Federal and state agencies have begun important research to evaluate the suspected discharge of pollutants to the coastal waters along the Kaanapali coast of Maui. Funded by the U. S. EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Hawaii Department of Health, the University of Hawaii will measure how long it takes for wastewater from the Lahaina sewage treatment facility to flow to the near-shore ...
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Launch of New Environmental Consultant in Maharashtra
After grand industrial & civilization development in India Everyone knows that pollution has become greatest problem. Considering necessary of measuring intensity of pollution “We wanted to create awareness of environmental pollution to all industries by providing accurate information and suggestions to reduce environmental pollution.” said Managing Director Mr. Tanaji Gajare. ...
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Flooded streets, normal or manageable
One of the challenges for urban planners is urban water management. For example, buildings and paved roads prevent natural infiltration and direct the water flow to channels and sewers. Moreover, the weather patterns are also changing. We are increasingly faced with longer periods of drought and short periods of intense rainfall. Water drainage and sewage system Because the rainwater ...
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EPA grant helps Rhode Islanders enjoy safe beaches
With the summer beach season in high gear, EPA’s New England Administrator Robert Varney has announced a grant of $209,650 to the Rhode Island Department of Health to improve and expand water quality monitoring and notification at the state’s public salt water beaches. 'Rhode Island's beaches are one of our greatest resources, and improving the water quality will ensure that they are available ...
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Floodwaters draw warnings anew about wastewater, pollutants
Veronica Tate knew from the stench that sewage was among the 8 feet of water that swamped the basement of her ranch-style home after the nearby Meramec River overflowed. The larger concern for residents of her suburban St. Louis neighborhood is the unknown of what else the noxious blend might have contained. "It came up through the sewers, I guess," Tate, a customer service representative for an ...
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Unchecked pollution befouling majestic Lake Titicaca
Gulls swept down to feast on hundreds of dead and dying giant frogs floating in the rancid waters along a southeastern shore of Lake Titicaca, where the algae-choked shallows reek of rotten eggs. The die-off was the most striking sign yet of the deteriorating state of South America's largest body of fresh water. Local fishermen have a harder time finding anything to catch, while farmers who ...
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EPA to provide nearly $2 million to revitalize U.S. Urban Waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it will provide up to $1.8 million for projects across the country to protect Americans’ health and help restore urban waters by improving water quality and supporting community revitalization. The funding is part of EPA’s Urban Waters program, which supports communities in their efforts to access, improve and benefit from ...
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EPA Provides Grant to Reduce Water Pollution Along the Cano Martin Pena in San Juan, Puerto Rico
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to ENLACE to design a plan for a new stormwater drainage system along the Cano Martin Pena. The funding is part of the EPA’s Urban Waters program, which supports community efforts to restore and revitalize local canals, rivers, lakes, wetlands, aquifers, estuaries, bays and ocean areas and provide access to them. The goal ...
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Nitrogen pollution measures need tailoring to specific areas to ensure cost-effective results
New research has shown that policy measures in Denmark have successfully reduced total nitrogen loading to 10 estuaries by 39% in recent decades. However, to fully meet the targets of the EU Nitrates Directive and comply with the EU Water Framework Directive in a cost-effective manner, further mitigation measures must be tailored and focused to particular areas. Increased use of nitrogen in ...
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Drone Employee successfully tests a pollution-monitoring drone
The team of Drone Employee, the project launched by Airalab, has tested a drone specially equipped to analyze air quality. The test flight took place in the center of St. Petersburg, Russia. According to the project, the drones perform dynamic monitoring of air pollution with the help of sensors on board. They measure the concentration of greenhouse gases and particulate pollutants thus helping ...
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EPA to Continue ‘Vigorous` Enforcement Of Major Violators in 2014, Giles Says
The Environmental Protection Agency will prioritize enforcement actions for major air and water pollution violations in 2014 while increasingly relying on new monitoring technologies that will enable more efficient enforcement, the agency's chief enforcement officer told Bloomberg BNA. Cynthia Giles, EPA assistant administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance, said in an Dec. 16 ...
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EPA awards over $59,000 to revive the San Joaquin River in Fresno
“Urban waters especially have been degraded by habitat loss, stormwater runoff and trash,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “Protecting the San Joaquin River allows city residents to enjoy the environmental and recreational benefits from their local waters and surrounding lands.” Revive the San Joaquin Citizen’s ...
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China Warns of Three Gorges Dam Catastrophe
WUHAN, Hubei, China, September 26, 2007 (ENS) - Chinese officials and experts have admitted the Three Gorges Dam project has caused an array of ecological ills, including more frequent landslides and pollution, and if preventive measures are not taken, there could be an environmental 'catastrophe.' While the dam has served as a barrier against seasonal flooding threatening the lower reaches of ...
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FPI Is Looking Forward to Seeing You at the 13th VIETWATER
As the world’s leading advanced monitoring equipment provider and an experienced cooperator with Vietnam’s companies and government, FPI is invited to the 13th VIETWATER exhibition. Getting Approval from Vietnam’s Market VIETWATER is regarded as a seminal commercial platform for demonstrating advanced technology and products related to public water management. This year, it will ...
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