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Hydria Water solution reduces microplastic pollution
When a district heating plant in Sweden experienced problems with microplastics in the water, they turned to Hydria Water for a solution. Hydria Water recommended a stormwater overflow treatment system and installed a testing facility to evaluate its efficacy. We assembled a testing facility with a stormwater screen that has now been in operation for eight weeks. We have performed several tests, ...
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NivuLevel 150 - Self-sufficient level measurement system with integrated event control
Due to its very low energy consumption, the new measurement system provides self-sufficient measuring of level and temperature featuring a lifetime of up to 5 years. Operators hence benefit from sensible acquisition of readings at locations with poor infrastructure. Since it is possible for the customers to replace the batteries (Type AA) very easily, operating costs can be maintained at a low ...
By NIVUS GmbH
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NIVUS Webportal - New Data Portal by Measurement Experts
By developing the Web Portal NIVUS GmbH set new standards regarding processing and indication of measurement and process data in a data portal. A specialist for the water and wastewater industry, the manufacturer has put a special focus here on security requirements regarding official recording, alerting functions and data security. The Web Portal, for example, automatically generates the ...
By NIVUS GmbH
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Black & Veatch selected to design $244 million deep rock tunnel to combat sewer and stormwater overflows
tunnel can provide cleaner and healthier waterways in Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio – Planning is now underway for a $244 million, 1.2-mile tunnel system, pump station and enhanced high-rate treatment facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, that could reduce the mixture of sewage and stormwater that enters local waterways, improving the quality of life for the more than 2 million people living in the ...
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Independent measurement data transmission in ex areas
Legal obligations or the desire for enhanced process monitoring require to measure levels even on measurement places where power supply and data transmission are not available. NIVUS as manufacturer of measurement systems introduce a self-sufficient mobile communications data logger, providing a robust system for automated transmission of measurement data with simultaneous sensor power supply. ...
By NIVUS GmbH
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Agreement Reached with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas to Improve Sewer and Stormwater Systems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the Unified Government of Wyandotte Co. and Kansas City, Kan., has agreed to a settlement to address unauthorized overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban stormwater. The settlement, lodged in federal court in Kansas City, Kan. requires the Unified Government to ...
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New Campaign Won`t Fix Old Problems
MANITOBA’S LACK OF REGULATIONS PUTS RIVERS AT RISK The Province of Manitoba has put together a snazzy new campaign with the slogan “Spirited Energy” to enhance its image. While catchy, Manitoba’s lack of stormwater treatment regulations amid strong commercial growth is not exactly “spirited.” In fact, this absence may cause environmental problems that could cost the province millions to ...
By Actual Media
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Agreement with Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., to Improve Sewer and Stormwater Systems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., has agreed to a settlement to address unauthorized overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban stormwater. The settlement, lodged March 21, 2013 in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., requires the ...
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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 ...
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Great Lakes Restoration initiative funding improves water quality at Northeast Ohio Beaches
Great Lakes beaches were open 94 percent of the time last summer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 BEACH report. “The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is improving water quality so that people can enjoy more days at Northeast Ohio beaches,” said Susan Hedman, EPA’s Regional Administrator / Great Lakes National Program Manager. “Great ...
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The U.S. Conference of Mayors Praises EPA`s Newly Released Integrated Planning Framework
The U.S. Conference of Mayors welcomes the release of EPA's Integrated Planning Framework for implementing the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Framework, (also known as IP3), is designed to promote greater flexibility for cities struggling to finance and maintain existing wastewater infrastructure and services and respond to new federal regulations that expand city responsibilities, such as costly ...
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NACWA, NRDC Forward Statement Supporting Green Infrastructure to EPA
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and 20 other groups representing conservation interests, public utilities, and state regulators have joined forces to promote the use of green infrastructure as an economical and efficient way to reduce the impacts of combined and sanitary sewer overflows and to control stormwater runoff. A ...
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Great Lakes Restoration initiative funding improves water quality at Rochester area beaches
Great Lakes beaches were open 94 percent of the time last summer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 BEACH report. “The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is improving water quality so that people can enjoy more days at Rochester area beaches,” said Susan Hedman, EPA’s Regional Administrator / Great Lakes National Program Manager. “Great ...
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Great Lakes Restoration initiative funding improves water quality at Northwest Indiana Beaches
Great Lakes beaches were open 94 percent of the time last summer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 BEACH report. “The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is improving water quality so that people can enjoy more days at Northwest Indiana beaches,” said Susan Hedman, EPA’s Regional Administrator / Great Lakes National Program Manager. “Great ...
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Great Lakes Restoration initiative funding improves water quality at Milwaukee area beaches
Great Lakes beaches were open 94 percent of the time last summer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 BEACH report. “The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is improving water quality so that people can enjoy more days at Milwaukee area beaches,” said Susan Hedman, EPA’s Regional Administrator / Great Lakes National Program Manager. “Great ...
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Dekalb county, GA., agrees to major sanitary sewer system upgrades (GA)
DeKalb County, Ga. has agreed to make major improvements to its sanitary sewer systems in an effort to eliminate unauthorized overflows of untreated sewage, the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced today. In addition, DeKalb will pay a civil penalty of $453,000, to be split evenly between the United States and the state of Georgia, and implement a ...
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EPA Providing $3 Million to Advance Green Solutions for Reducing Philadelphia Stormwater Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing up to $3 million in research grants for projects that will study the benefits of green techniques in controlling stormwater pollution in Philadelphia. The funds will help advance the city’s landmark Green City, Clean Waters plan. EPA’s “Science to Achieve Results” (STAR) program will fund major research projects ...
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Seattle and King County, Wash. Agree to Upgrade Combined Stormwater Systems to Protect Local Waters from Raw Sewage Overflows
King County and the city of Seattle have agreed to invest in major upgrades to local sewage and combined stormwater collection, piping and treatment under settlements with the Department of Justice and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The state of Washington was a co-plaintiff and partner in these settlements. The agreements are the result of extensive federal and state government ...
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Public forum highlights shared responsibility in protecting chesapeake bay watershed
Today, the Virginia Conservation Network and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) hosted a public forum in Northern Virginia focused on the critical role that organizations and individuals play in protecting and conserving the region's water resources, including the Chesapeake Bay and its headwaters. The forum, held at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., convened a cross-section of ...
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NACWA Applauds U.S. House for Proposed Increase to Clean Water State Revolving Fund
On March 16, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chair Grace Napolitano (D-CA), and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021. This legislation will reauthorize the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) for the ...
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