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The substitution of gerotor single screw pair
Specialists of SOLTEC company Novomoskovsk Mechanical Plant fulfill any tasks given by a Customer. It means the installation of SOLTEC gerotor pair on the unit of import manufacture. This pump transfers the sludge of sewage on one of the Moscow water canal. That’s why the abrasive elastomer is added to the stator designing and rotor is made of steel 40X13 with thermal treatment. An ...
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Flood relief pumps deployed for LOW water crisis management
Following the collision of a barge with a weir in the river Maas, the canal water level between the Maas and Waal rivers fell dramatically. The Dutch public works department has responded with the deployment of three emergency pumps. The Maas (or Meuse) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. It has a total ...
By BBA Pumps BV
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Santander selected to oversee sale of CYII assets
Banco Santander has been awarded the contract to oversee the sale of the non-core assets of Madrid’s public sector water operator Canal Isabel II (CYII), beating bids from consortia led by CaixaBank and GBS, a CYII spokeswoman confirmed to GWI. No timetable has yet been set for the sale, which was agreed by CYII’s board in May 2017 and approved by the company’s municipal ...
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Multiple weedscreen cleaners for canal infrastructure
Medjerda Cap Bon canal Landustrie, together with its Tunisian representative EMC Entreprise Mongi Charabi, supplied 5 no. of LANDY weed screen cleaners with electrotechnical equipment, and also supervised the commissioning and start-up on site, in hard conditions with COVID-19. SOCOOPEC, being lead contractor was in charge of the installation of the Landustrie provided equipment. Two screen ...
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NRC approves environmental review of Turkey Point project
Federal regulators have finished a seven-year environmental impact study of Florida Power & Light’s (FPL) Turkey Point expansion project in Florida, although a safety and legal challenge remain. In the 1,200-page review, staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) say the plan to build two reactors at the Turkey Point site, located about 25 miles south of Miami, would not do ...
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EPA releases options for Gowanus canal superfund cleanup; agency encouraging public comment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a study of the options for cleaning up chemical contamination in the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. The Gowanus Canal was added to the Superfund list of the country’s most hazardous waste sites in March 2010. The study builds on an EPA investigation that confirmed the widespread presence of numerous contaminants in the canal and ...
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Environment: Commission takes Denmark to Court over water management problems
The European Commission is taking Denmark to Court for a failure to present plans for managing its river basins. These plans are essential to put the measures in place to achieve the objective of 'good status' for Danish waters by 2015 and should have been adopted before December 2009. Delayed plans could mean a failure to deliver the water quality required. On the recommendation of Environment ...
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EPA investigation of Gowanus canal identifies widespread contamination, health and ecological problems; hundreds of samples find PAHs, PCBs, heavy metals and other Toxins (NY)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed its investigation of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, N.Y. The investigation confirmed the widespread presence of numerous contaminants in the canal and identified the sources of contamination. The investigation also identified characteristics of the canal that will influence future plans for a cleanup. A companion human and ...
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American Water Receives 18 National Awards for Excellence in Water Quality
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, is proud to announce the receipt of 18 Directors Awards of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water. Fifteen plants received awards for maintaining Phase III certification for ten years, two plants received awards for maintaining Phase III ...
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AWWA announces NPDES pesticide application regulatory webcast
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today that it will host a webcast on anticipated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program requirements that directly affect drinking water suppliers and other water resource managers. The webcast will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The “NPDES General Permit for Pesticide ...
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Using plants to purify canal water - researchers outline a natural way to clean Italy`s polluted Pontine Marshes
Just south of Rome lie the Pontine Marshes, a vexed part of the Italian countryside. In ancient times, Roman emperors tried unsuccessfully to drain the marshes, something only achieved in the 1930s through a system of massive pumps and canals that removed enough water to turn the area into productive farmland. Yet today those canals have become heavily polluted, endangering the area’s agriculture ...
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Nevada stormwater flood declared an official disaster
President Bush has approved Nevada's request for a major disaster declaration for Lyon County. This declaration provides federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms and flooding. The storms caused a rupture in a levee near the California border that sent water gushing into the town of Fernley. The flood cut off as many as 400 homes and ...
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GlaxoSmithKline becomes world’s first company to achieve global climate change certification
Pharmaceutical leader cuts carbon footprint by 4%, achieving the Carbon Trust Standard across 65 countries The Carbon Trust has awarded the world’s first global climate change certification to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare leader, for measuring, managing and reducing its global carbon footprint. The Carbon Trust assessed and certified GSK’s ...
By Carbon Trust
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Spain risking fines over failures to comply with nature conservation laws
The European Commission is sending a final written warning about the Segarra-Garrigues irrigation project in Catalonia, where Spain has failed to comply with a court ruling which found that the works would affect areas important for the protection of steppic birds. Should Spain fail to take the necessary steps to remedy the situation the Commission may again bring it before the European Court of ...
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THURSDAY - EPA to Announce Award to Revitalize the Rocky River in Anderson, S.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce a significant award to Upstate Forever that will help restore the Rocky River and its associated wetlands in Anderson, S.C., support community revitalization and protect public health. The award is part EPA’s Urban Waters program, which provides funding to support communities’ efforts to access, improve and benefit from ...
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EPA to Announce Award to Revitalize the Rocky River in Anderson, S.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce a significant award to Upstate Forever that will help restore the Rocky River and its associated wetlands in Anderson, S.C., support community revitalization and protect public health. The award is part EPA’s Urban Waters program, which provides funding to support communities’ efforts to access, improve and benefit from ...
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Commission takes Austria to Court over failure to protect water quality on Schwarze Sulm river
The European Commission is taking Austria to Court for its failure to ensure adequate protection for the Schwarze Sulm river in Steiermark. In the Commission's view, the construction of a proposed power plant would cause a serious deterioration in the quality of the river, which is one of the longest undisturbed rivers in the region. The Commission is of the view that the regional authority ...
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New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board works to improve local water
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarding $60,000 to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans to implement a Green Infrastructure Monitoring Project. The project will improve local water quality, support community revitalization and other local priorities. “Restoration of Urban Waters will improve public health, provide additional recreational opportunities and boost the ...
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New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board Works to Improve Local WaterNew Orleans Sewerage and Water Board Works to Improve Local Water
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarding $60,000 to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans to implement a Green Infrastructure Monitoring Project. The project will improve local water quality, support community revitalization and other local priorities. “Restoration of Urban Waters will improve public health, provide additional recreational opportunities and boost the ...
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EPA Proposes $20 Million Settlement with Lightstone Group Development to Conduct Cleanup on the Banks of the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced proposed agreements with two subsidiaries of The Lightstone Group that are developing 700 units of residential housing adjacent to the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. The companies, LSG 363 Bond Street LLC and LSG 365 Bond Street LLC, have agreed to conduct sampling, cleanup work, and other measures on three parcels of land along the ...
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