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Black & Veatch opens Omaha office to expand services for water clients

Due to ongoing growth in its water business, Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, announced today that it has opened an office in Omaha, Neb. Black & Veatch has a long history of client service in Omaha. Offering management solutions and engineering capabilities, the office will provide a dedicated full-service presence to its client base. ...

Mar. 30, 2010

By Black & Veatch Corporation

NACWA Resolution Opposing Legislation that Undermines 20 Years of Clean Water Progress for the Great

On Tuesday, the Board of Directors for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies passed a resolution opposing Section 428 of S. 1645, the Senate Appropriations Committee proposed FY16 appropriations package for the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency and Related Agencies. If enacted, the provisions would undermine the 1994 Combined Sewer Overflow Policy that Congress ...

Jul. 15, 2015

By National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)

Perth Amboy to upgrade sewer system; agreement reached with the EPA to address violations of the clean water act affecting the Raritan River and the Arthur Kill

The city of Perth Amboy, N.J., has agreed to make major improvements in its combined sewer system to protect people’s health and water quality under a legal agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under the agreement, which was lodged by the Department of Justice in federal court today, the city will reduce the amount of sewage and other pollutants that flow out of 16 ...

Jun. 6, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Hydromantis presents, and previews GPS-X 5.0, at WEFTEC.05 Oct 29 to Nov 2, Washington

Untitled Document Hydromantis will present several papers at the WEFTEC.05 Conference, held this year in Washington, DC from October 29 to November 2. Papers cover applications of the GPS-X wastewater simulator, technologies for treating combined sewer overflows, and several papers resulting from a WERF-sponsored research project on energy recovery from anaerobic digester ...

Oct. 27, 2005

By Hydromantis Environmental Software Solutions, Inc.

EPA releases new report on sewage pollution in New York and New Jersey

When it rains, did you ever think about where all that rainwater is going? It flows down storm drains, carrying pollution from the streets, and if it is a heavy rain, causes sewage to overflow into rivers, lakes and streams. Sewer overflows, especially from combined sewer systems that carry sewage from buildings and stormwater from street drains, are a major environmental problem. The U.S. ...

Jul. 8, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Black & Veatch Survey Provides Insights on Stormwater Infrastructure Investments

2010 Stormwater Utility Survey shows best management practices in planning, operations and finance OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A valuable knowledge resource for stormwater utilities that includes elements of how to address combined sewer overflows and data related to billing consumers was released today. The results of Black & Veatch’s eighth Stormwater Utility Survey, comes at a time when ...

Sep. 13, 2010

By Black & Veatch Corporation

EPA report illustrates serious sewage pollution problem in New York and New Jersey

Controlling sewage that gets washed into local waterways when it rains is critical to protecting water quality. Rainwater flows down storm drains, carrying pollution from the streets, and if it is a heavy rain, causes sewage to overflow into rivers, lakes and streams. Sewer overflows, especially from combined sewer systems that carry sewage from buildings and stormwater from street drains, are a ...

Jul. 29, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA orders buffalo sewer authority to reduce water pollution in Niagara River; four billion gallons of sewage and wastewater pollutes Niagara River and tributaries every year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Buffalo Sewer Authority in Buffalo, New York to comply with federal Clean Water Act requirements for combined sewer systems to protect people’s health and water quality. Combined sewer systems carry domestic sewage, stormwater runoff and industrial wastewater in the same pipes. During periods of heavy rain, they can overflow and send ...

Mar. 15, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, sanitary authority agrees to clean up sewage discharges to the Susquehanna river (PA)

The Williamsport, Pa., Sanitary Authority (WSA) has agreed to make significant improvements to its combined sewer system at an estimated cost of approximately $10 million, in order to resolve long-standing problems with combined sewer overflows to the Susquehanna River, which flows to the Chesapeake Bay, the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. Under ...

Jun. 22, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Awards $860,000 to Communities to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resilience to Climate Change

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $860,000 to help 14 communities across the nation expand their use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change. The funding is in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which directs federal agencies to identify climate-resilient investments such as agency ...

Apr. 30, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Announces ‘Clean Rivers, Green District Partnership’ With District of Columbia and DC Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia, and D.C. Water have joined in a partnership agreement to use green techniques for wet weather pollution control in the District. The “Clean Rivers, Green District” agreement outlines the collaborative steps to support green infrastructure to achieve sustainable stormwater management, more livable communities, and ...

Dec. 17, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Prioritizes Enforcement Measures

Although the overall budget for the EPA in 2008 was cut, the amount of spending for enforcement operations increased $9.1 million over the 2007 amount to a total of $549 million. The Clean Air Act enforcement priorities include enforcement at coal-fire power plants, ethanol plants, petroleum refineries, wood products companies, and bakeries through a Bakery Partnership to work on ozone ...

Jul. 6, 2007

By ABS Consulting

Strategy to Reduce District’s Sewer Overflows Will Include Green Infrastructure

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia (District) and DC Water today announced an agreement to modify a 2005 federal consent decree (CD) allowing DC Water to incorporate green infrastructure in its long-term strategy for curtailing combined sewer overflows (CSOs). The modification, filed yesterday in Federal District Court in Washington, D.C., gives DC Water the ...

May 20, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Lima, Ohio, to Reduce Sewage Overflows

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the State of Ohio today announced a Clean Water Act settlement with the City of Lima, Ohio, to resolve claims that untreated sewer discharges were released into the Ottawa River during wet weather. The proposed consent decree, lodged yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, requires Lima to ...

Nov. 20, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

ADS wins Water Environment Federation innovation award

ADS® Environmental Services today announces that IntelliServe™ has won the WEF Innovative Technology Award for 2006. IntelliServe is a web-based information system that integrates highly reliable, accurate, and redundant sewer flow velocity and depth sensor technology with rain detection technology to provide wet and dry weather overflow detection, notification, and reporting. ...

Sep. 28, 2006

By ADS Environmental Services

Atlanta will get more time to complete sewer upgrades

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) today proposed an amendment to a 1999 Consent Decree that would give the City of Atlanta additional time to complete the limited remaining repairs needed to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows and ensure Clean Water Act compliance. The untreated sewage from ...

May 31, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Scranton Gets EPA Support for Green Infrastructure in Iron Arts District

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the City of Scranton is one of 14 communities nationwide to receive EPA support to expand the use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change. The Scranton Sewer Authority will receive technical support of $25,000 to help incorporate green infrastructure into a comprehensive ...

May 2, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

$485,000 Grant to St. Joseph, Mo., for sewer improvements

EPA has awarded $485,000 to the City of St. Joseph, Mo., for improvements to its combined sewer system. The sewer improvement project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2014. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “The project will reduce pollution discharges to waters of Missouri and clean the water that sustains the future of St. Joseph. These water infrastructure funds ...

Dec. 1, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Feds, State, Settle Clean Water Violations with Harrisburg and Capital Region Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a proposed partial settlement with co-plaintiff Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and the City of Harrisburg and Capital Region Water to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations involving sewer overflows and discharges of polluted stormwater to the Susquehanna River and Paxton Creek. The agreement will help ...

Feb. 11, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Awards $860,000 to Communities to Reduce Water Pollution, Build Resilience to Climate Change

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $860,000 to help 14 communities expand their use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change. The funding supports President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which directs federal agencies to support community-based preparedness and resilience efforts across the country. ...

Apr. 30, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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