sanitary wastewater News
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Small scale decentralized water reuse system
The world’s most advanced wastewater treatment technology, the Membrane BioReactor, is not only practical for large flow applications. Our latest Enereau nrPUR MBR system is headed to Antigua where it will be installed at a villa to treat up to 3,000 gpd of sanitary wastewater to reuse quality levels. With installations from less than 1,000 gpd to over 100,000 gpd, Enereau is the specialist ...
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What do we mean by On-site and Decentralized wastewater treatment?
Although the terms on-site and decentralized are often used interchangeably when discussing small off-grid wastewater treatment solutions, there are significant differences in what we mean by the two terms. Decentralized wastewater systems treat wastewater at or near the source of generation either for safe discharge into the environment or, increasingly, for local, non-potable reuse. ...
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LuminUltra Teams up with a New Distributor!
LuminUltra Technologies, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has acquired a new European distributor! AQUA-tools, a company based in Paris, France, has acquired the rights to distribute LuminUltra’s products in the European market as well as Africa and the Middle East as of December, 2006. “We are extremely excited about AQUA-tools expanding our presence to these far-reaching markets,” said Pat ...
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AbTech Collaborates with International Engineering Firm to Achieve Low Phosphorus Results on a Sanitary Wastewater Application in China
AbTech Industries, Inc., announced today that it has collaborated with Easen International Co. Ltd., to successfully reduce total phosphorus (TP) to low levels in a field test for a wastewater treatment plant owned by a large water services company in China. AbTech, an environmental technologies company, used its innovative adsorptive media to help the wastewater plant comply with China's new ...
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Welch, W.Va. Settles clean water act violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and West Virginia announced today that they have settled violations of the Clean Water Act involving sewage overflows in Welch, W.Va. Under the settlement filed by the U.S. Justice Department in federal district court, the City of Welch has agreed to implement a long term control plan to eliminate combined sewer overflows (CSOs) at an estimated cost of ...
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Hurricane Sandy May Cause Sewage Contamination after Floods
Although Hurricane Sandy has officially passed, many on the East Coast continue to feel the effects. Every East Coast state, from North Carolina to Massachusetts and as far in land as Michigan, experienced flooding, and an estimated eight million were without power as of Tuesday. In areas where extreme flooding occurs, sewage contamination usually follows. Environmental sewage contaminations not ...
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Sewage Pollution Still Widespread in Waterways across the U.S.
According to the Huffington Post, the infamous Gowanus canal in Brooklyn, N.Y. receives countless gallons of sewage—often untreated—and unsanitary debris that overflow the city’s multi-use pipes after a rainstorm. Even after the rain stops, the noxious water remains in the sulfuric-smelling canal. Although this waterway is an extreme example, it is one of many that are polluted ...
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Aquatech Awarded Contract to Install Wastewater Recycle and Zero Liquid Discharge System in China
Aquatech, a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets, has been awarded a contract for the design, engineering, supply and supervision of installation and commissioning of a concentrated brine treatment plant at the Chinacoal Tuke Fertilizer Project in China. The project is located in the city of Ordos in the Inner Mongolia region. "With this order ...
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EPA to Improve Wastewater Infrastructure in Cabot, Ark.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the city of Cabot, Ark. $485,000 to install new wastewater treatment equipment. The upgrades will include 10,000 feet of wastewater piping that will help address sanitary sewer overflows. Wastewater management encompasses a broad range of efforts that promote effective and responsible water use, treatment and disposal. Under the Clean ...
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Envirogen and Bigler Associates Join Forces via Acquisition
Envirogen Technologies, Inc. (Envirogen) announced today that it has joined forces with New Jersey-based environmental services firm Bigler Associates, Inc. - substantially expanding Envirogen's presence in its Eastern Region and adding Bigler Associates' 20+ years of environmental design, construction and operating experience to Envirogen's national network. Bigler Associates clients include ...
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H2O Innovation Awarded CAD$2.8 Million in Contracts for Industrial and Municipal Water Treatment Systems
H2O Innovation Inc. ("H2O Innovation" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: HEO)(ALTERNEXT: MNEMO:ALHEO) announces today that it was recently awarded $2.8 million in new contracts. These new contracts will see H2O Innovation provide custom-built water treatment systems to industrial and municipal end-users in the United States and Canada. The contracts bring H2O Innovation's equipment order backlog to ...
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Innovative wastewater treatment plant put into operation at Taldinskaya-Zaoadnaya 1 mine of AO SUEK-Kuzbass
The Ceremony to put the wastewater treatment plant into operation took place at Taldinskaya-Zapadnaya mine administration of SUEK-Kuzbass. Vladimir Melnik, State Duma member, labor hero of Russia, Evgeny Khlebunov, Deputy Governor of the Kemerovo Region, and Irina Klimovskaya, Head of Federal Service for Supervision of Nature Resources Administration for the Kemerovo Region participated in the ...
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Major Upgrades Coming to Reduce Puerto Rico’s Sewage and Wastewater Pollution
Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that pursuant to a settlement modification with the agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) has agreed to make major improvements and upgrades to the island’s sanitary collection system and wastewater treatment plants. EPA claims the upgrades will allow the ...
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DEVISE ENGINEERING: Industrial Wastewater Treatment Solutions
DEVISE ENGINEERING is an experienced Technology Provider and a successful Plant Manufacturer in the field of Water and Wastewater Treatment for the municipal and industrial sector. For INDUSTRIAL clients, DEVISE provides Smart Solutions for the treatment of highly contaminated industrial wastewater, covering the following sectors: Food manufacture / processing, soft drinks production, wineries, ...
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$291,000 Grant to Keokuk, Iowa, for Sewer Project
EPA Region 7 has awarded $291,000 to the City of Keokuk, Iowa, for improvements to its sewer system. The project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2014. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “The grant will improve aging water infrastructure and spearhead new projects that will reduce sewer overflows and improve water quality. These water infrastructure funds will help fund ...
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City of Bonners Ferry pays over $12,000 for federal clean water act violations (WA)
The City of Bonners Ferry, Idaho has agreed to pay a $12,300 penalty for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its wastewater treatment plant, according to an order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. From June 2005 through May 2010, the plant had over 1,600 permit limit violations. The city’s Clean Water Act violations included exceeding discharge limits for Escherichia ...
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Elk city water and sewer association pays nearly $4,000 for federal clean water act violations (WA)
Elk City Water and Sewer Association has agreed to pay a $3,700 penalty for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its wastewater treatment plant, according to an order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. From February 2005 through September 2007, the plant had over 1,181 permit limit violations. The City’s permit violations included exceeding their discharge limits for ...
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U.S. EPA proposes to eliminate mercury pollution from dentist offices nationwide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a proposal to eliminate mercury pollution from dental offices nationwide. These new Clean Water Act standards would cut discharges of dental amalgam - a mixture of mercury and other metals that dentists use to fill cavities. Under this proposal, dentists must use devices to remove mercury and other toxic metals before they go down the ...
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U.S. EPA orders companies in Visalia, Calif., to protect Mill Creek from polluted wastewater
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the resolution of a series of enforcement actions for Clean Water Act violations at three manufacturing companies located in Visalia, Calif. The facilities owned by Univar USA, Advanced Food Products, and Milk Specialties Global discharge industrial wastewater to the city’s sanitary sewer system, which eventually flows into Mill Creek. The ...
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Industrial Launderer will pay $525,000 for clean water act violations
AmeriPride Service, Inc., an industrial launderer with a facility in Hartford, Connecticut, will pay a $525,000 penalty under the terms of a settlement for alleged violations of federal and state clean water laws and a government-issued permit. The settlement was announced jointly by Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney and Ira Leighton, Acting Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental ...
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