sewer system News
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$243,000 Grant to Salina, Kan., for drinking water and sewer project
EPA has awarded $243,000 to the City of Salina, Kan., for improvements to its drinking water and sewer systems. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “By paying nearly half the cost of construction, EPA is helping save ratepayers money and provide adequate drinking water and sewer systems for residents of Salina. These ...
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Agreement with City of Waterloo, Iowa, to Settle Clean Water Act Violations Will Address Sewer Overflows
EPA, the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Iowa have reached a proposed settlement of alleged Clean Water Act violations by the City of Waterloo, Iowa, that will require the city to assess its sanitary sewer system and develop a master plan to eliminate unlawful sewer overflows and bypasses. A proposed consent decree, lodged yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of ...
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Why McKeesport makes sense for American Water
American Water’s $156 million acquisition of the sewer system in McKeesport, Pennsylvania marks the second time the company has come in with a successful big-ticket bid for a wastewater utility in the state in the last twelve months. The deal comes after American offered $195 million to buy the assets of the Scranton Sewer Authority last December, and stands to take advantage of new ...
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NACWA Commends Settlement in Wipes Litigation
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) congratulates the Charleston Water System (CWS), a NACWA member utility, for its recent settlement with Kimberly-Clark Corporation regarding Cottonelle flushable wipes. Under this first ever settlement of its kind, Kimberly-Clark has agreed to ensure that its flushable wipe product will meet the stringent flushability standards set forth ...
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EPA to hold public listening sessions on potential stormwater rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold five listening sessions to provide information to the public about a potential rule to strengthen stormwater regulations and to establish a comprehensive program to reduce stormwater from new development and redevelopment. These potential regulations would help to reduce stormwater discharges that can harm water quality into nearby ...
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INDA, NACWA, WEF, and APWA are working together to reduce costly burden on U.S. Wastewater Systems
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the American Public Works Association (APWA) have agreed to work together to reduce the burden of non-flushable disposable products in the wastewater system. These products have been linked to expensive clogging issues for utilities and can ...
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City of Portland, Maine will Pay Penalty and Take Steps to Address Sewer Overflows
The City of Portland has agreed to pay a penalty of $53,250 to settle EPA claims that the City did not adequately prevent raw sewage overflows to surface waters from its sewer system. As part of the settlement, the City has agreed to address erosion along the banks of Dole Brook. EPA also previously issued a related order requiring Portland to better manage its sewer system to prevent additional ...
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$123,000 Grant to Wichita, Kan., for Storm Sewer Project
EPA has awarded $123,000 to the City of Wichita, Kan., for improvements to its storm sewer system. The project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2012. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “It’s always a pleasure to help provide adequate storm sewer systems for Kansas cities. These water infrastructure funds will partially fund a construction project which is ...
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City of Keokuk, Iowa, agrees to address discharges of untreated sewage to soap creek and Mississippi River (IA)
EPA Region 7 and the City of Keokuk, Iowa, have reached an agreement by which the city will improve its combined sewer system over the next 20 years, reducing discharges of hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage to the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Under an administrative compliance order on consent, filed in Kansas City, Kan., Keokuk will submit to EPA and the Iowa Department of ...
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$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 ...
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$485,000 grant to Garner, Iowa, for sewer improvements (IA)
EPA has awarded $485,000 to Garner, Iowa, for rehabilitation of its existing sanitary sewer system. The project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2011. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “Garner, like many smaller Iowa communities, needs to keep upgrading its vital water infrastructure. Not only do improved sewer systems support economic growth, they are important ways ...
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Settlement with City of Wilmington, New Hanover County and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority will Reduce Sewer Overflows
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County and the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (Authority) in North Carolina. The proposed settlement set forth in a consent decree will resolve these parties’ liability for violations of the CWA, including unauthorized overflows of untreated raw ...
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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 ...
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CTSpec launches Sewer Player
CTSpec, Canada’s leader in underground infrastructure inspection,is pleased to announce the launch of Sewer Player, a free, 100% Quebec-developed app that helps users more easily access, manage, and organize CCTV sewer inspection data. “Sewer player will make the underground infrastructure business more accessible than ever before,” said CTSpec president and CEO Alain Lortie. ...
By CTSpec Inc
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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. ...
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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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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 ...
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Massachusetts tool maker will pay $227,500 for clean water act violations
According to EPA, Mayhew discharged wastewater to the Shelburne Falls sewer system containing more zinc and with a higher acidity than allowed by federal standards. EPA also alleged that Mayhew failed to meet its reporting requirements for discharges to a public sewer system, failed to obtain a permit for stormwater discharges to the Deerfield River, and failed to develop a plan intended to ...
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Colorado River Sewer System Joint Venture to Upgrade Wastewater System
Today, the Colorado River Sewer System Joint Venture, located in Parker, Ariz. entered into an agreement with the EPA to upgrade their wastewater treatment system to meet stringent water quality standards. The cost of the upgrade is approximately $100,000. The upgrades include the design and construction of a new artificial wetlands treatment system. The artificial wetlands will be capable of ...
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WaStop installation 15 years on …
Mönsterås in Sweden was one of the early WaStop Inline Check Valve installations. The issue faced was high sea levels during onshore winds. This caused the sea water to be forced up into the stormwater system, leading to back flow into the sewer system through the emergency overflow pipes. This in turn caused flooding in low lying houses upstream as well as surface flooding in low ...
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