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EPA acts to strengthen stormwater pollution controls in guam

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a decision to require all dischargers of urban stormwater in Guam to obtain permits to control pollution in runoff from urbanized areas of the island. Today’s action designates all current and future municipal stormwater sources in Guam to follow Clean Water Act permitting requirements. Municipal stormwater is a leading cause of water ...

Feb. 9, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

$2.5 Million to Prevent Puget Sound Pollution

OLYMPIA, Washington, September 7, 2007 (ENS) - A new Washington state program offers $2.5 million to help local governments in the 12 Puget Sound counties conduct small business technical assistance to reduce and prevent water pollution. Nearly 70 percent of the state's hazardous waste generators are in the Puget Sound region - thousands of small businesses. The Department of ...

Sep. 10, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Myrtle Beach to Host Stormwater Experts at National Water Pollution Conference

The world's foremost experts on storm- and surface-water quality will get together in Myrtle Beach, SC August 18–22 to explore the newest water pollution prevention and mitigation technologies, share their recent experiences, and discuss which strategies are most effective in minimizing surface water pollution. With NPDES compliance in mind,StormCon2013 brings together ...

May 21, 2013

By Forester Media Inc.

Stormwater Catch Basin Filters

A proposed new ASTM International standard will offer a means to reduce the impact of contaminated stormwater entering local drains. WK45326, Specification for Stormwater Catch Basin Filter, will aid community developments, sports facilities, fairgrounds, stadiums and factories in complying with U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Jul. 26, 2014

By ASTM International

Warning! Beware of Stormwater Product!

Warning about stormwater insert being sold under the trademark “SafeDrain” In 2004, Cameron M. Colson patented a leading storm water drain insert that utilized a butterfly valve mounted inside the storm water pan that aided in spill control. This storm water pollution prevention design, while being very effective at containment, has ...

Apr. 23, 2016

By Containment & Filtration Solutions

EPA guides Marinas on best ways to prevent water pollution

With Memorial Day and summer approaching, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recommending that New York State marinas take steps to prevent the pollution of local waterways. At the Albany Yacht Club this morning, EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck highlighted the best environmental practices for reducing pollution from boat washing and other maintenance activities that can degrade ...

May 24, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Idaho sugar company failed to prevent industrial stormwater discharges, violated federal clean water rules

The Amalgamated Sugar Company, of Paul, Idaho, violated the Clean Water Act when it discharged stormwater without authorization under a federal industrial stormwater permit – the Multi Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity – according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “To help protect Idaho’s water quality, ...

Aug. 19, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Cleaning up the effects of stormwater with biofilters

Stormwater in urban areas can have negative effects on both the quantity and quality of surface- and ground-waters. Biofiltration systems are a popular form of water treatment, but information on their performance with stormwater is limited to laboratory studies. This research is the first to evaluate three biofiltration systems in practice. Biofiltration systems (otherwise known as biofilters, ...

Apr. 23, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

EPA Settlement with Shine Bros. Corp. Recycling Facility Results in Pollution Prevention and Park Cleanup for Spencer, Iowa

EPA Region 7 has reached an administrative settlement with Shine Bros. Corp., a commercial recycling facility in Spencer, Iowa, to resolve industrial stormwater violations under the Clean Water Act. Under the settlement agreement, the company will come into compliance with its industrial stormwater permit, pay a civil penalty of $120,000, and remediate contamination that migrated from its ...

Oct. 7, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Patrick Administration announces US$337,000 in grants to prevent coastal water pollution in four communities

The Patrick Administration today announced $337,000 in grants to help Massachusetts coastal communities improve coastal water quality by limiting polluted runoff from roads and upgrading boat waste pumpout facilities. Recipients of this year’s grants include the towns of Barnstable, Duxbury, Plymouth and Provincetown. Municipalities may use the funds to identify and treat stormwater pollution and ...

Apr. 20, 2009

By Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)

Ivory Homes agrees to prevent hundreds of thousands of pounds of sediment and contaminated stormwater runoff from entering Utah waterways each year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Ivory Homes, Ltd. has agreed to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at several locations in Utah and will invest in a company-wide compliance program to improve employee training and stormwater management at all current and future residential construction sites. Ivory Homes will also pay a Clean Water Act penalty of ...

Jun. 24, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Stormwater Pollution Conference Prices Increase After August 10 - Register Now for StormCon and Save!

The world's leading experts on storm- and surface-water quality will gather here August 19-23 to explore the newest water pollution prevention and mitigation technologies, share their recent experiences, and discuss which strategies are most effective in minimizing surface water pollution. After August 10 the Early Bird registration rates expire, so register today and ...

Aug. 1, 2012

By Forester Media Inc.

National Water Pollution Conference to Include Green Infrastructure, Erosion & Sediment Control, and Industrial Stormwater Courses

StormCon, the North American Surface Water Quality Conference & Expo, announces an extensively expanded educational lineup that includes separate tracks addressing Industrial Stormwater, Green Infrastructure, and Erosion & Sediment Control. This increases the number of conference tracks to seven and the number of separate educational sessions to more than 120, an unprecedented array of ...

Aug. 16, 2011

Patrick-Murray administration announces $360,000 in grants to prevent coastal water pollution in four communities

Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles today announced $336,000 in grants to help Massachusetts coastal communities improve coastal water quality by limiting polluted runoff from roads and upgrading boat waste pumpout facilities. Recipients of this year’s grants include the towns of Brewster, Duxbury, Oak Bluffs and Provincetown. Municipalities may use the funds to identify ...

Feb. 11, 2010

By Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)

Home Depot fined $1.3m for stormwater violations

Home Depot has agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty and implement a nationwide compliance program to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The settlement resolves alleged violations that were discovered at more than 30 construction sites in 28 states where new Home Depot stores were being built. The ...

Mar. 5, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Home Builders settle stormwater violations for US$4.3m

Four of the US's largest home builders have agreed to pay civil penalties totaling US$4.3 million to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and US Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The four separate settlements resolve alleged violations of stormwater runoff regulations at construction sites in 34 states and the District of Columbia. The companies ...

Jun. 13, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Stormwater Monitoring & Sampling Season Begins in California

The environmental professionals at CSC Targhee, a member of the Clark Seif Clark (CSC) family of companies, are busy helping California companies comply with stormwater regulations. The stormwater season has begun. The official wet season runs from October 1st through May 30th. That means the next storm that results in runoff from a facility must be sampled within the ...

Oct. 19, 2010

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

North Georgia Developer Agrees to Settlement for Stormwater Violations

Cannon Place, LLC (Cannon Place) has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over alleged stormwater violations at its construction sites along Bald Ridge Marina Road in Cumming, Ga. As part of this settlement, Cannon Place agreed to pay a civil penalty of $110,253. Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), owners and general contractors at construction sites of one acre and ...

Nov. 10, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Florida stormwater management inspectors flood Granite Environmental

Five more qualified and certified Florida Stormwater Management Inspectors beef up Granite Environmental, giving them a grand total seven certified in-house inspectors! For two full days the participants studied and tested to complete the Florida Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspector Program, held in Palm Bay, FL on February 2-3. Hal Lundsford, of the Department of Environmental ...

Feb. 18, 2011

By Erosion Pollution | GEI Works, Inc. (Granite Environmental, Inc.)

Wal-Mart Penalized for Stormwater Violations in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (ENS) - Wal-Mart will pay a civil penalty of $24,000 for not preventing rain water from washing sediments and pollution into waterways at its Supercenter construction site in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, announced Thursday that the Fortune 500 company had failed to comply with the federal Clean Water Act with regard to ...

May 3, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

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