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Cleaning of large outdoor reservoirs
Spain has thousands of outdoor reservoirs used for irrigation in fruit plantations. From smaller rectangular concrete tanks to larger reservoirs with liner bottoms and sides. Regular cleaning of these reservoirs is important and the water for the plantations is an absolute must to make sure that the plantation has a constant supply of water. Draining of these reservoirs is normally not an ...
By Weda AB
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Cleaning of large outdoor reservoirs
Spain has thousands of outdoor reservoirs used for irrigation in fruit plantations. From smaller rectangular concrete tanks to larger reservoirs with liner bottoms and sides. Regular cleaning of these reservoirs is important and the water for the plantations is an absolute must to make sure that the plantation has a constant supply of water. Draining of these reservoirs is normally not an ...
By Weda AB
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Weda signs with new distributor in Australia, New Zeeland and the South Pacific
Weda has signed an agreement with Fulcrum Commercial Pty Ltd, South Hobart, Tasmania for distribution of Weda´s complete series of underwater cleaners for industrial tanks and reservoirs and for public pools. With the cleaners from Weda Fulcrum now offers a complete range of underwater ROV´s for cleaning and inspection of basically all types of reservoirs. Fulcrum has its head office ...
By Weda AB
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EPA statement on mining permit applications
Following reports that mischaracterize actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), agency press secretary Adora Andy today issued a statement regarding mining permit applications: The Environmental Protection Agency is not halting, holding or placing a moratorium on any of the mining permit applications. Plain and simple. EPA has issued comments on two pending permit ...
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Judge: 3 million barrels discharged after 2010 BP spill
The amount of oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of a 2010 rig explosion was more than BP estimated, but less than the government calculated, a federal judge determined Thursday in a ruling that could cost the London-based oil giant more than $13 billion. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled that 3.19 barrels - or just under 134 million gallons - were discharged into the Gulf ...
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Earth Day Events Spring Up Around the World
Earth Day Events Spring Up Around the World WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - On Sunday April 22, singer Sheryl Crow headlines an Earth Day service at Washington National Cathedral. Earth Day Network and Green Apple Music & Arts Festival offer music all weekend in New York, San Francisco and Chicago. A bike ride to support eco-transport in Moscow, a 'Bye-bye throw-away culture!' week in Beijing, and ...
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U.S. EPA Administrator to Address U.S. Water Alliance During 2014 Water Prize Ceremony
EPA Administrator McCarthy will deliver remarks at the US Water Alliance’s 2014 US Water Prize Ceremony Monday evening. She will discuss EPA’s continued efforts to safeguard our waterways, including the Agency’s recent landmark proposal to clarify protections for the nation’s streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. WHO: U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy WHAT: ...
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Comment period on spruce no. 1 mine extended to June 4, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending the deadline for public comment on its proposal under the Clean Water Act to significantly restrict or prohibit mountain top mining at the Spruce No. 1 surface mine in Logan County, W. Va. from June 1, 2010 to June 4, 2010 because a government website being used to submit comments will be out-of-service from May 29 till May 31, 2010. The ...
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What’s Next for ´Waters of the U.S ´ (WOTUS)?
President Trump’s February 28, 2017, Executive Order (E.O.) directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to rescind and replace the Clean Water Rule (CWR) is the latest development in the attempt to resolve the long-standing question of which surface waters and wetlands may be federally regulated and subjected to permitting under the ...
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Gulf Restoration Groups Praise Historic Settlement for Oil Spill
Gulf restoration and economic development groups lauded the announcement today from the Department of Justice that it has reached an historic settlement with Transocean for its role in the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Today's $1.4 billion settlement will be paid under the Clean Water Act for civil and criminal penalties. A significant portion of those funds will be used to restore the Gulf, as directed ...
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Landowner wins case against Army Corps
Earlier this week, landowners scored a victory when a federal district court ruled against the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for incorrectly claiming jurisdiction over private property. The Corps had claimed a piece of property owned by Hawkes Company, and used by Hawkes to harvest peat, was a “waters of the United States” which requires a federal dredge and fill (404) permit under ...
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EPA Takes Next Step Necessary to Protect Bristol Bay
Responding to public demand to protect Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska from the proposed Pebble Mine, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today it is taking the first step in a process under the federal Clean Water Act to protect Bristol Bay from large-scale mining in the region. Called section 404(c), the provision allows the agency to “prohibit, restrict, or withdraw” an ...
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Havasupai tribe to develop and enforce water quality standards
Today, the U.S. EPA announced the approval of the Havasupai Tribe’s application for “Treatment in the same manner as a State” under Section 303 of the Clean Water Act. This decision promotes tribal self-government, empowering the Havasupai Tribe to develop water quality standards in order to protect Tribal waters, which include numerous creeks, springs, and approximately 155 ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA and army to announce final clean water rule today (Wednesday)
In an historic step for the protection of clean water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army are finalizing the Clean Water Rule today to clearly protect from pollution and degradation the streams and wetlands that form the foundation of the nation’s water resources. This afternoon at 12:45 pm ET, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Assistant Secretary Jo-Ellen Darcy ...
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Maine Tribes` Sovereignty Eroded in EPA Water Case
BOSTON, Massachusetts, August 10, 2007 (ENS) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday barred two Maine tribes from regulating water quality on their reservations. The blow to the tribes' sovereignty came one day before August 9, the annual International Day of the World's Indigenous People, marked at United Nations Headquarters in New York and at ceremonies around the world. The Penobscot ...
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New Report on Gulf Oil Spill Damage Reinforces Need for Restoration
A coalition of organizations supporting Gulf restoration says a new federal report revealing that BP, Transocean and Halliburton Co. made critical mistakes leading up to last year's Gulf oil disaster reinforces the need for Congress to pass legislation to use the oil spill penalties for those mistakes to restore the Gulf. "The mistakes that these companies made damaged the ecosystems and ...
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NACWA, WEF, and ACWA celebrate 40 years of clean water act accomplishments and outline a vision for the future
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA) along with local utilities and others in the clean water community came together to celebrate 40 years of accomplishments under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to call for a new vision to ensure further water quality progress. Representatives of ...
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Today: EPA Administrator at the National Zoo for the Youth Summit on the Environment
On Monday, June 29, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver remarks at the National Zoo to high school students participating in George Mason University’s Washington Youth Summit on the Environment program. Administrator McCarthy will speak about the Clean Water Rule, which ensures waters protected under the Clean Water Act are more precisely ...
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Media Call Advisory: EPA Administrator to Preview Missouri Visit with Farmers and Discussion of Efforts to Protect U.S. Waterways
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will hold a press call tomorrow, Tuesday, July 8 at 9:00 a.m. EDT to preview her trip to Missouri on Wednesday and Thursday. While in Missouri, McCarthy will meet with farmers, stakeholders and agribusiness leaders to discuss Waters of the US, a proposed rule that clarifies and protects our nations’ waters under the ...
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EPA seeks small business input on proposed stormwater rule (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses and municipalities to nominate representatives to provide input on a proposed stormwater rule. The rule would strengthen the national stormwater program under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and focus on stormwater discharges from developed sites, such as subdivisions, roadways, industrial facilities, and commercial buildings ...
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