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Environmental Standards for Tennessee Underground Storage Tanks
Environmental Standards for Tennessee Underground Storage Tanks: Risk-Based Clean-up Levels are now compiled and available in ESdat https://www.esdat.net/Environmental_Standards.aspx or by synching against our reference system. Risk-Based Clean-up Levels Tennessee Division of Underground Storage Tanks ESdat is a specialist environmental database system; used to validate and import a broad ...
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Fort Belvoir to pay civil penalty for environmental violations
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that U.S. Army Garrison in Fort Belvoir has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $33,076 and complete a project costing at least $310,000 to settle alleged violations of federal environmental laws. The Fort is located at 9820 Flagler Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The settlement addresses storage and record-keeping violations related to ...
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Petersburg, Texas, receives grant to replace decommissioned water tank DALLAS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $305,555 to the City of Petersburg, Texas, to increase diminished water pressure and provide additional water storage capacity. The project will allow the city to improve infrastructure for their public drinking water system by replacing a decommissioned water storage tank and maintaining sustainable, clean water that meets state and ...
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How to have a water storage tank refurbished
A water storage tank should be refurbished or repaired by a professional and not tampered with by anyone else. However, there are a few things you can do for yourself if you suspect your water storage tank may need maintenance. Here are some handy tips on how you can make sure the process of refurbishing and repairing is an efficient, uncomplicated process: Before making contact with the ...
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Washington nuke waste tanks flawed?
While one of the newer double-walled nuclear waste storage tanks at a Washington state complex has leaked, six others have "significant construction flaws" that could lead to additional leaks, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The 28 double-walled tanks at Hanford nuclear waste complex hold some of the worst radioactive waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear ...
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Ethiopian Military Hospital’s Wastewater Treatment & Reuse System
AAMED Technologies, A Canadian company with operations in Ethiopia, recently purchased and installed a modular Newterra Membrane Bioreactor wastewater treatment system at a military hospital located in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. The system will treat the 150m3/d (40,000 gpd) of wastewater produced by the hospital, and since water reuse is a big priority in the region, treated water will be reused for ...
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Mobile Oily Water Separators-Mercer International
There are several applications where the need for a mobile oil water separation system becomes important. Common applications include when various process and storage tanks are in need of cleaning in the refining industry, or when there is a spill response effort in a tank, sump, or other area with water that needs immediate mobilization. In these cases there is water being used to clean or flush ...
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Massachusetts gets US$3.1 million in recovery act funds to help clean up underground petroleum leaks, create jobs, protect land and water
In an effort to protect people where they live, work and play, EPA has awarded US$3,118,000 to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances ...
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EPA awards $1.6 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in West Virginia
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $1,643,000 to West Virginia under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards US$6.1 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in PA
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of US$6,163,000 to Pennsylvania under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards US$3.7 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in Maryland
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of US$3,712,000 to Maryland under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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Civil complaint and compliance order issued to MagnaGro Corporation of Lawrence, Kan., for Hazardous waste issues (KS)
EPA Region 7 today issued a civil complaint and compliance order to MagnaGro Corporation, of Lawrence, Kan., for allegedly failing to conduct hazardous waste determinations as required by Kansas regulations and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Two employees of the agricultural fertilizer company died of asphyxiation on April 1, 2010, while cleaning a storage tank at its ...
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EPA awards US$4.6 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in VA
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of US$4,674,000 to Virginia under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards over $1.9 million to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands for environmental protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded over $1.9 million to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands in federal funds for CNMI environmental programs to continue environmental protection work. “CNMI will continue to actively pursue its goals of clean air, water and land,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator. “This funding will enable ...
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EPA awards $607k in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in D.C.
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $607,000 to Washington, D.C. under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards more than $7.1 million in Recovery Act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in Michigan
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $7.1 million to Michigan under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards US$197m to clean up petrol leaks, create jobs, protecting land and water
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $197 million appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. EPA estimates that these funds will create or retain significant numbers of jobs and contribute to at least 1,600 cleanups around the country. “We’re ...
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EPA awards over $2.1 million to American Samoa for environmental protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing over $2.1 million to American Samoa for environmental protection work. “EPA’s funding enables American Samoa to advance their goals in the pursuit of clean air, water and land,” said Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “We congratulate the American Samoa Le Ofisa O Puipuiaga O le ...
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Baioni, design and fabrication of a mobile soil washing plant
Mobile remediation technology With the progressive exhaustion of natural resources and the increase of soil pollution, the effects on ecosystem and human health remain a major concern in today's society; the aim is therefore trying to reduce pollutants in our environment such as chemicals, toxic materials, pathogen agents, radioactive materials but first of all to adopt a correct "upstream" ...
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EPA awards over $4 million to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands for environmental protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded over $4 million to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands in federal funds for CNMI environmental programs to continue environmental protection work. The most recent grant of over $892,000 supplements an award of $3.16 million provided earlier in the year for environmental protection work. “EPA’s funding enables CNMI to ...
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