wastewater discharge permit News
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Updated Municipal Wastewater Discharge Permits Proposed for Three North Idaho Cities
Newly-proposed municipal wastewater discharge permits for three cities in Northern Idaho will reduce the flow of phosphorous and other pollutants into the Spokane River. Today’s action is part of a larger effort being undertaken by Idaho and Washington to protect Spokane River water quality on both sides of the border. The proposed permits establish strict new discharge limits for total ...
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Media advisory: EPA public hearing on dayton power and light J.M. stuart power plant wastewater permit
WHAT: Public hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s objection to a wastewater discharge permit for Dayton Power & Light J.M. Stuart Station. WHEN: Wednesday, March 23. Informational meeting and availability session will be at 6:30 p.m. Public hearing will follow at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Reading Room, Southern Hills Career & Technical Center, 9193 Hamer Road, Georgetown, ...
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Massey Energy to pay largest civil penalty ever for water permit violations
Massey Energy Company, Inc. has agreed to pay a $20 million civil penalty in a corporate-wide settlement to resolve Clean Water Act violations at coal mines in West Virginia and Kentucky, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. This is the largest civil penalty in EPA’s history levied against a company for wastewater discharge permit violations. 'This is a ...
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EPA expects to revise rules for wastewater discharges from power plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants to reduce pollution and better protect America’s water. Wastewater discharged from coal ash ponds, air pollution control equipment, and other equipment at power plants can contaminate drinking water sources, cause fish and other wildlife to die and create other ...
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Bruneau Cattle Company Agrees to Pay $40,000 to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations
(Bruneau, Idaho – Oct. 29, 2007) Bruneau Cattle Co. (Bruneau) has agreed to pay a $40,000 penalty to settle alleged Clean Water Act violations. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the violations occurred at the Bruneau Cattle Company’s feedlot, located on Jack’s Creek Road in Owyhee County, near the town of Bruneau, Idaho. The settlement resolves alleged Clean Water Act ...
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Irwindale wire manufacturer pleads guilty to criminal wastewater discharge (CA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Davis Wire Corporation of Irwindale, Calif. pleaded guilty to one count of negligent discharge of acidic pollutants into a publically owned treatment works, following an October 26 court decision in which Davis Wire was sentenced to pay $1.5 million in restitution to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) for damage done to ...
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PeCOD Protects Brewery Product from Contamination
Food and Beverage companies deliver valuable products to the general public. It is something we cannot live without. To ensue the protection of public health it is important for the companies to deliver a safe product that the consumer trusts. Breaking that trust is costly to their business. Recently a large dairy producer in Canada issued a recall due to a sanitizer contamination in their ...
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Ohio`s US$2.5bn plan to reduce overflows
The Ohio EPA is seeking public comments on its draft approval of the city of Columbus' wet weather management plan. The sewer system in Ohio's capital city currently discharges some 1.65 billion gallons of sewer overflow in a typical year. Under the new plan, by the year 2025, these overflows will be reduced to a total of about 250 million gallons. 'When the plan is implemented, there will be a ...
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EPA, Department of Justice, and Hecla Limited settle Clean Water Act violations, reduce pollution bound for South Fork Coeur d’Alene River
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, and Hecla Limited, owner of the Lucky Friday Mine and Mill, have reached a settlement concerning water pollution violations near the headwaters of the South Fork Coeur d’Alene River. The South Fork Coeur d’Alene River runs through the heart of North Idaho’s “Silver Valley,” ambitiously recovering ...
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Wastewater/Stormwater Permitting in Texas
Join us as we cover wastewater and storm water permitting mechanisms in Texas. We will discuss individual as well as general permit options, and provide general guidance on applicability. We will also briefly discuss recent regulatory changes and proposed changes to the definition of “waters of the US” and implications on the permitting programs. Course Topics Wastewater Permits ...
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EPA settles with four Alaska seafood processors for Clean Water Act violations
Four seafood processing vessels operating in federal waters off the coast of Alaska failed to comply with federal Clean Water Act permits regulating their seafood waste discharges, according to settlement agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Aleutian Spray Fisheries, Inc., United States Seafoods, LLC and Ocean Peace Inc. agreed to settle the violations with the EPA in ...
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City of farmington, MO., to pay $61,566 civil penalty for issues related to sewage sludge applications, ammonia discharges
The City of Farmington, Mo., has agreed to pay a $61,566 civil penalty to the United States to settle violations of its wastewater discharge permits and the Clean Water Act related to nickel levels in sewage sludge that was applied to farms in four area counties, and ammonia levels in wastewater discharged from the city’s treatment plants. Farmington’s violations of its National ...
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Four Alaska fishing vessels resolve seafood waste violations to protect marine environment
Three companies that operate four seafood processing vessels in federal waters off the coast of Alaska have agreed to comply with Clean Water Act permits that limit the discharge of pollutants from seafood waste. Golden Fleece, Inc., Blue North Fisheries, Inc. and The Fishing Company of Alaska, Inc. agreed to settle violations of Clean Water Act permits with the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
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New video on the InfraCal TOG/TPH Analyzers for measuring fats, oil and grease in wastewater
We have just completed a new video on our InfraCal TOG/TPH Analyzers for measuring fats, oil and grease levels in water and wastewater, as well as TPH in soil. We hope you will take a few minutes to view this video and share it with others in your organization who may have a need for easy, on-site measurements of this type. The following are links to access the video: On our website On ...
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The Environmental Resource Tool Box
The WastewaterWizard Presents: The Environmental Resource Tool Box: Containing; Tools for Measuring Environmental Compliance! The Four Tools for Measuring Environmental Compliance are as follows: 1.) Permitting 2.) Operating 3.) Training 4.) Ask; The Wastewater Expert The Environmental Permitting Tool executes; The Evaluation of existing and upcoming Local and Federal Environmental ...
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Duke: Moving coal ash from water would cost up to $10 billion
Duke Energy told North Carolina lawmakers Tuesday that removing all of the company's coal ash away from the state's rivers and lakes would take decades and cost up to $10 billion, with its electricity customers likely footing nearly all the bill. In a presentation to a state legislative committee, Duke's North Carolina president Paul Newton suggested the company needs flexibility to consider ...
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Toxic spills to Appalachian waters cost Massey coal $20m
The fourth largest coal company in the United States, Massey Energy, has agreed to pay a $20 million civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at coal mines in West Virginia and Kentucky, the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency announced today. This is the largest civil penalty in EPA's history levied against a company for wastewater discharge permit ...
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City of Jerome, Idaho Settles Wastewater Permit Violations with EPA
Wastewater discharged into the Snake River, the J8 canal and other waters will be cleaner as a result of a recent settlement between the City of Jerome, Idaho and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The City has agreed to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant to ensure the facility has the capacity to handle future discharges. The Clean Water Act requires that wastewater discharges comply ...
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Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia Agrees to Settle Clean Water Act Violations in Chesapeake Bay Area
Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), based in Virginia Beach, Va., has agreed to pay a $900,000 civil penalty and to take corrective actions to reduce alleged sanitary sewer overflows from its collection system and nine sewage treatment plants that have polluted the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, the Justice Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Commonwealth of ...
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NASA Awards Environmental Compliance and Operations Contract
NASA has selected Navarro Research and Engineering Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tenn., to provide environmental compliance and restoration services at the agency's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M. The White Sands Test Facility Environmental Compliance and Operations (ECO) contract calls for a two-year base period beginning June 1 and extending through May 31, 2015. One-year options are ...
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