urban water treatment News
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Environment: Commission takes FRANCE to Court over poor waste water treatment
The European Commission is taking France to the EU Court of Justice for not complying with EU legislation on urban waste water treatment. Some 17 agglomerations are listed as not having waste water treatment up to EU standards. Untreated urban waste water can endanger the health of European citizens and the environment. The European Commission has to ensure that the level of treatment of urban ...
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Commission takes Greece to Court over poor waste water treatment presenting a risk to public health
The European Commission is taking Greece to Court over a failure to ensure that waste water is properly treated. In the EU, Member States need adequate collection and treatment systems for urban waste water, as untreated water poses risks to human health, inland waters and the marine environment. Greece was first warned in 2010 about this particular case, which concerns areas with a population in ...
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Commission takes Spain to Court over waste water treatment presenting a risk to public health
The European Commission is taking Spain to Court over a failure to ensure that waste water is properly treated. In the EU, Member States need adequate collection and treatment systems for urban waste water, as untreated water poses risks to human health, inland waters and the marine environment. Spain was first warned in 2003 about this particular case, which concerns areas with a population ...
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Commission takes Portugal to Court over waste water treatment
The European Commission is taking Portugal to Court for its failure to ensure that waste water from small agglomerations is properly treated. The lack of adequate collection and treatment systems, required by EU legislation for small agglomerations since 2005, poses risks to human health and to inland waters and the marine environment. Despite good progress since the Commission sent a 'reasoned ...
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EC sends Belgium last warning over wastewater case before referring it to the Court
The European Commission is sending a second written warning to Belgium in a case concerning the breach of EU laws on the treatment of urban waste water. In 2004 the European Court of Justice ruled that all Belgian regions lacked sufficient urban waste water collection and treatment systems. The second warning follows an earlier one sent to Belgium in January 2006. Should Belgium's response not be ...
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Waste water treatment: European Commission sends final warning to Italy
The European Commission is sending Italy a final written warning for not complying with EU legislation on urban waste water treatment. Some 299 towns and cities have been listed as not having waste water treatment up to EU standard. Discharges of untreated urban waste water are the most significant source of pollution in coastal and inland waters and Italy faces the prospect of being brought ...
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Salher installs its latest high flow water treatment system in Portugal
As part of the project to modernise the urban water treatment system of a town in the north of Portugal, Salher has designed, manufactured and supplied a compact drinking water treatment solution, with Salher’s technical team carrying out the commissioning of the equipment and the corresponding technical training. This drinking water treatment plant for surface water with an organic matter ...
By Salher
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Environment: European Commission takes Portugal back to Court for inadequate waste water treatment, asks for fines
The European Commission is referring Portugal back to the European Court of Justice for poor implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. In 2009, the Court ruled that Portugal was failing in its obligation to collect, treat and dispose of urban waste water in an adequate manner. 7 agglomerations across the country with populations of more than 15 000 lacked the necessary ...
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Co-financed project
Marketing online – Co-financied by ICE and FEDER Toro Equipment is a leading European company specialized in the design and manufacture of equipment for industrial and urban wastewater treatment, water processing, water reuse and sludge treatment. We offer our customers the best water treatment solutions, based on more than 25 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of ...
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Toro Equipment collaborates in the I technical conference of technological applications for sludge treatment, organized by FuturENVIRO
Next Thursday 24 September 2015 will took place in Madrid Civil Works Engineers Association, the I Sludge Treatment Technical Conference organized by FuturENVIRO, in which Toro Equipment is a collaborator. Under the theme: "Technological aplications for sludge treatment", there are already registered more than 140 experts, managers and professionals of the sector, this conference will be a ...
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Everything about fresh water in Europe
Clean fresh water is essential to life. Unfortunately, almost all human activities affect water quality. On World Water Day, 22 March, the European Environment Agency (EEA) is enriching the information on the web-based Water Information System for Europe (WISE) with two new sets of data on urban waste water and pollutant releases. Europe hosts several million kilometres of rivers and streams ...
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Dyhroff Ltd celebrates its 10th anniversary
Dyrhoff Ltd is celebrating its tenth year of successful operation at its current base in Folkestone, Kent. Recognised globally as one of the leaders in the rubber dam and pneumatic gate field, Dyrhoff Ltd has in that time designed, supplied and supervised the installation of 94 rubber dams and spillway gates, on 57 sites around the world. The company’s installations can be found in 25 ...
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Europe may sue UK over raw sewage releases
Untitled Document For at least three years, the UK has been in breach of EU law that forbids the discharge of raw sewage into the sea and rivers, prompting the Commission's decision to pursue legal action this week. Large amounts of urban sewage are regularly released into Britain's rivers London and three other British urban areas regularly ...
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Environment: Commission refers the United Kingdom to Court over poor waste water collection and treatment
The European Commission is referring the United Kingdom to Court over its failure to ensure that urban waste water is adequately treated in 17 agglomerations. In the EU, Member States need adequate collection and treatment systems for urban waste water, as untreated water poses risks to human health, inland waters and the marine environment. In four of the agglomerations in question (Banchory, ...
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Water pollution by nitrates: Salher solutions to remove them
Aquifers in Spain are increasingly at risk of chemical contamination by excess nitrates in their waters. This news comes just when the European Commission gives an ultimatum to the Spanish Government to act against the nitrate contamination of its waters. Water quality is one of the most important elements of the European Union environmental policy. Because of this, to avoid penalties, the ...
By Salher
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European Commission gives France final warning on wastewater treatment
The European Commission is sending France a final written warning alerting it that it will be taken to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for the second time and possibly face fines unless it quickly brings its waste water treatment up to EU standards. France is still not complying with the 1991 EU directive on urban waste water treatment, despite having been condemned by the ECJ for this. ...
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EC pursues legal action against Spain over breaches of environmental law
The European Commission is pursuing legal action against Spain involving three breaches of EU environmental law. Two of the breaches relate to obligations for the treatment of waste water, with more than 400 towns and cities listed as not having water treatment up to EU standard. The final warnings are the last step before the Commission takes Court action. In the other case, Spain will receive a ...
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EC sends wastewater warning to five Member States
The European Commission is taking France to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for not complying with EU legislation on urban waste water treatment. Some 60 large towns and cities have been listed as not having waste water treatment up to EU standards. The list includes Arles, Avignon, Bordeaux, and Lyon. The Commission is also sending a first written warning to five Member States for inadequate ...
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Toro Equipment specialises in equipment for urban and industrial waste water treatment, water supply, water reuse and sludge treatment
Toro Equipment specialises in equipment for urban and industrial waste water treatment, water supply, water reuse and sludge treatment. At the last edition of SMAGUA, the company was presented its new range of dissolved air flotation units. The entire range has been redesigned to improve separation performance. The Anaconda FRC5 flotation unit was presented in display at the Toro Equipment ...
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Toro Equipment announces the booth number and situation for Pollutec Lyon 2016
Toro Equipment will be present at hall 6.2, alley B, booth 123 in Pollutec Lyon, 27th International Exhibition of Environmental Equipment Technologies and Services. Toro Equipment is a Spanish company specialized in the design and manufacture of equipment for industrial and urban wastewater treatment, water processing, water reuse and sludge treatment. During Pollutec, Toro Equipment will be ...
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