water compliance News
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Clearbrook, Inc. becomes WSI Water
As we continue to grow, we look for ways to build on these successes to help your company thrive. In order to meet our customer's needs and expectations, we have built an expanded and enhanced team of highly experienced water specialists. To best reflect this new team, it is with great excitement to inform you that Clearbrook will now be known as WSI Water. As such, it becomes an integral part of ...
By WSI Water
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Epa awards New Mexico Environment department more than US$350K for water protection programs
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded US$370,950 in Clean Water Act, Section 106 funding to the New Mexico Environment Department to administer the State’s base water quality and ground water programs. Activities for both programs will prevent, reduce, and eliminate water pollution by maintaining adequate monitoring programs, setting and revising water quality standards, ...
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Clear Water created a new industry and set the standard for stormwater treatment solutions
Ten years ago it was just a vision – take an innovative stormwater treatment technologies and match them with a passion for Nordstrom-style customer service to create win-win solutions that help growing economies while preserving and protecting the natural environment. Today, Clear Water Compliance Services has not only achieved that vision, it has achieved market dominance and positioned itself ...
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Seattle water quality business acquires British Columbia company
In theory, everyone supports a strong economy and a clean environment. In practice, these goals are often at odds with each other. The odds they can coexist just improved with the announcement that Clear Water Compliance Services, Inc. has purchased KI Environmental Services, Inc. of Richmond, British Columbia.“Water resources in general and water quality in particular are growing concerns ...
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Compliance with environmental laws protects air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed over 50 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014. Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep the region’s air, land, and water ...
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Compliance with environmental laws protects air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed nearly 25 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014. Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep the region’s air, land, and ...
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Chelsea's expert reports on recent findings at the Fluorometry for Ballast Water Compliance Monitoring Conference
Chelsea's Richard Burt and Veronica Chan will be attending the Alliance for Coastal Technologies / Maritime Environmental Research Center workshop on Fluorometry for Ballast Water Compliance Monitoring Workshop, 14 & 15 June 2012 at the SESYNC Center, Annapolis, USA. The introduction of invasive marine species into new environments by ships’ ballast water is one of the great threats to ...
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US EPA Administrator Jackson takes new steps to improve water quality
The US Environmental Protection Agency has made available comprehensive reports and data on water enforcement in all 50 states. This is part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s larger effort by to enhance transparency, promote the public’s right to know about water quality and provide information on EPA’s actions to protect water under the Clean Water Act. In a memorandum issued last Thursday, ...
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Congressional briefing on combined sewage overflows: challenges and innovations - May 16
In its 2004 Report to Congress on CSOs and SSOs, EPA estimated that the costs associated with controlling these overflows in the next 20 years totaled nearly $140 billion ($50.6 billion and $88 billion respectively). These costs have likely risen dramatically over the past decade, and in addition the severity and length of the economic downturn could not have been foreseen. No one doubts that ...
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Senate Holds Hearing on Utility of the Future
The Senate Environment and Public Works Water and Wildlife Subcommittee held a hearing today to discuss the innovative advances being made in the clean water arena as well as the challenges faced by clean water agencies that are seeking to embrace the concept of the Water Resources Utility of the Future (UOTF). Four public agency leaders and members of the National Association of Clean Water ...
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EPA Approves 21 Alternative Test Methods
The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved 21 alternative analytical methods to measure levels of contaminants in drinking water and determine compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. Using its authority for expedited approval of alternative methods, the agency announced July 19 that each of the 21 alternative methods "are as effective as one or more of the testing ...
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House to Hold Hearing on Clean Water Affordability and EPA’s Integrated Planning Framework; Springfield, Missouri to Testify for NACWA
The House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment will hold a hearing on Thursday, July 24th to examine the status of EPA’s Integrated Planning Framework and legislative efforts being made to supplement the approach and promote clean water affordability issues. Stephen Meyer, Director of Environmental Services for the City of ...
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EPA seeks public input on clean water enforcement action plan through online forum
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an online discussion forum to receive public input on the future direction of EPA’s national water enforcement program. The public will be able to provide feedback through the EPA Web site, between now and August 28, giving them a forum to address any concerns about EPA’s efforts to protect the water in their communities The forum is part ...
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New Oregon streamflow assessment tool aids clean water act compliance
The challenging task of determining if a particular stream is protected under federal and state fill and disposal regulations just became a little easier. The new Streamflow Duration Assessment Method for Oregon will help natural resource professionals, consultants and regulators identify whether a fill or removal project with potential stream impacts must obtain permits. Section 404 of the ...
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EPA Region 5 to Audit State of Michigan`s Drinking Water Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today announced that the agency will conduct an audit of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) drinking water program. Region 5 will examine MDEQ's implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act and related rules on lead and copper, total coliform, nitrates and ground water. “EPA is conducting this ...
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EPA awards Over $470,000 to provide safe, reliable drinking water to Louisiana Residents
A new grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will help provide safe, reliable drinking water to the people of Louisiana. The grant for $474,382, given to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH), will be used to manage the state’s drinking water program. These activities include attaining and maintaining safe drinking water quality standards, supporting the ...
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Repsol Exploration and Production USA Inc. settles with EPA for Clean Water Act violations at North Slope Alaska Spill
Repsol E&P USA, Inc. agreed to pay a penalty for alleged Clean Water Act violations at an oil exploration well pad on the North Slope, Alaska. According to a settlement announced on August 26 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the company’s exploration well drilling equipment leaked well testing fluids onto the frozen, snow-covered arctic tundra in April of 2013. On April 9, ...
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Fully Automated Water Conductivity Testing Safeguards Compliance with USP<645>
USPdescribes conductivity as key parameter for measuring the purity of ultrapure water and water for injection. Compliance with USPis key for manufacturers from the pharmaceutical industry. However, following the three stage test procedure defined by the standard can be a challenge, particularly if the testing is performed manually. A dedicated Metrohm system provides a fully automated solution ...
By Metrohm AG
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EPA`s, congress clean water budget proposals ignore local regulatory/financial realities
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) strongly believes that budget cuts of any kind at this time to the Clean Water Act (CWA) program ignore the very real financial constraints of states and municipalities to implement a growing array of increasingly costly CWA requirements. While NACWA recognizes the austere budgetary times under which the federal government must operate ...
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A Unique Training Opportunity - Trinity Consultants: Environmental Training Boot Camp
Trinity Consultants, the nationwide leader in environmental regulations and compliance training, is presenting valuable environmental training “boot camps." This boot camp comprises three classroom training courses with Continuing Education Units (CEU) available for each. Please use discount code XPRT15 for 15% off of one, two or all three of the consecutive courses. Environmental Courses ...
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