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Movement underway to clarify the clean water act jurisdiction

The Obama Administration has sent letters to House and Senate leaders signaling that the Administration supports efforts to clarify the waters that should be protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA). Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) has introduced legislation in the Senate. A key provision of the bill is a change in the definition of the waters to be protected under the CWA. Whereas the Act now reads ...

Jun. 17, 2009

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Iowa lawmakers introduce Surface Water Protection Act

A new initiative to improve Iowa's water quality has been pupt forward by a bipartisan group of state lawmakers. The result of a two-year watershed planning task force, the Surface Water Protection Act is aimed at identifying problems and preventing pollution in Iowa's largest lakes, rivers and creeks. 'Iowa needs a coordinated effort to clean up our surface water and improve water quality,' ...

Feb. 7, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

New Jersey wins water protection case

The law that protects the sources of drinking water for 88 New Jersey municipalities and 1,250 square miles in the northwestern part of the state has been upheld by a state Superior Court judge. Superior Court Judge Victor Ashrafi Friday dismissed a challenge to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, the 2004 law designed to protect water and other natural resources in the New ...

Jan. 15, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Update on waters of the U.S. draft guidance

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have extended the public comment period by 30 days for the draft guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act. In response to requests from state and local officials, as well as other stakeholders, EPA and the Corps will take additional comment until July 31, 2011 on this important draft ...

Jun. 27, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

States chosen for unique source water protection project

States Chosen for Unique Source Water Protection Project The Trust for Public Land, the Smart Growth Leadership Institute, the Association of Drinking Water Administrators and River Network have announced that Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio have been selected for the first round of demonstrations under a unique project to align state water quality protection and land use programs and policies to ...

Jan. 3, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

GWPC launches state-powered WellFinder mobile application

The Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) announced today the release of RBDMS WellFinder, a free mobile application powered by data directly from state regulatory programs, which allows users to locate and select oil and natural gas wells from an interactive map to display valuable data and information. RBDMS WellFinder utilizes well data directly from state regulatory programs. This data, ...

May 17, 2017

By Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC)

House Vote against Clean Water Protections Ignores Toledo Lessons

One month after the toxic algae disaster in Toledo demonstrated the perils of water pollution, the Republican-controlled House today passed a bill (H.R. 5078) to block improvements in the Clean Water Act that would help prevent such crises in the future. Jon Devine, a senior attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, made the following statement: “It is ...

Sep. 9, 2014

By Natural Resources Defense Council

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May 15, 2018

By h2o.TITANIUM

Ground Water Protection Council to Develop and Implement a State-Based System Disclosing Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing

GWPC Board Supports Complete Public Disclosure of Chemical Compositions Per Well. PITTSBURGH, PA.- Meeting in the heart of one of the most prolific natural gas shale plays in America, the 20-member board of directors of the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) unanimously passed a resolution calling for complete disclosure of chemicals used during the hydraulic fracturing process, common in the ...

Sep. 29, 2010

By Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC)

Groundwater resource management in Ontario; past, present and future.

Groundwater resource management in Ontario has evolved from the establishment of water well record submissions from the Ontario Department of Mines in the 1940’s to the on-going watershed studies under the Source Water Protection. Christopher Munro and Heather Brodie-Brown, hydrogeologists from the Ontario Ministry of Environment, will give their perspective of the history, current status, ...

Mar. 9, 2011

By Solinst Canada Ltd.

Groundwater management talk at Solinst Symposium

Groundwater resource management in Ontario has evolved from the establishment of water well record submissions from the Ontario Department of Mines in the 1940’s to the on-going watershed studies under the Source Water Protection. Christopher Munro and Heather Brodie-Brown, hydrogeologists from the Ontario Ministry of Environment, will give their perspective of the history, current status, ...

Oct. 21, 2010

By Solinst Canada Ltd.

EUR 400m for wastewater treatment and water protection in Wallonia

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU’s financing institution, and Société Publique de Gestion de l’Eau (SPGE) met for the third time to sign a loan contract, as the EIB is providing a long-term loan of EUR 400m to SPGE for wastewater treatment, the protection of water catchment areas and priority sewerage and drainage works. Recognising the need to preserve one of its natural resources, in ...

Nov. 15, 2007

By European Investment Bank (EIB)

S&L exhibits at WEFTEC 2019 in Chicago

We invite you to join us at WEFTEC Booth #2244 for this year’s Water Quality Event, September 23-25 in Chicago! See how our leading Pumping, Headworks and Treatment Systems are Protecting Water. Protecting People™ in 2019. Talk with product experts, experience interactive product displays and models, and touch and feel real-world clean water treatment and pumping ...

Feb. 9, 2019

By Smith & Loveless Inc.

US court restores clean water protections in Southern California

Ruling on a post-trial motion by environmental groups, an Orange County Superior Court this week reversed the part of a July 2, 2008 judgment that blocked the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board from enforcing many water quality standards that control Southern California’s worst source of water pollution, storm water runoff. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), on behalf ...

Sep. 1, 2008

By Natural Resources Defense Council

AWWA cheers drinking water protection measures in Farm Bill

The American Water Works Association, the largest association of water professionals in the world, today applauded the U.S. House Agriculture Committee for introducing a Farm Bill that recognizes the importance of protecting drinking water sources from nutrient runoff. In a letter delivered to the committee today, AWWA thanked Chairman K. Michael Conaway, R-TX, and Ranking Member Collin ...

Apr. 12, 2018

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Georgetown honored for protecting drinking water

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s mid-Atlantic office has awarded the Town of Georgetown, Delaware the source water protection award for its efforts to protect their drinking water sources. 'Drinking water is a finite and precious resource, so we applaud communities like the Town of Georgetown that are taking steps to protect it,' said Don Welsh, EPA Regional Administrator. We look ...

Aug. 14, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Experts to Address Groundwater Sustainability at National Event

This September, the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host the 2011 GWPC Annual Forum entitled “Meeting Competing Demands with Finite Groundwater Resources.” The event will include three primary subject areas: ...

Sep. 7, 2011

By Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC)

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 ...

Jun. 29, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Augusta County twice honored by EPA for protecting waters

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded two prestigious awards to the Augusta County Service Authority, in Augusta County, Va.; the Source Water Protection Award for protecting existing and potential drinking water sources and the PISCES award recognizing leadership and innovation in utilizing clean water infrastructure funds. “Drinking water is a finite and precious resource, ...

Dec. 15, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

MAKE YOUR INDUSTRY WATER POSITIVE: A new success story with FIBALON® tool

The Fertiliser industries consume staggering amounts of water with wastage that can effectively be curbed. Using FIBALON® tool is one step in the right direction to reducing water consumption and being eco-friendly. FIBALON® tool is an excellent replacement to sand as a filter media. With superlative filtration performance it reduces the frequency of backwashing to once in 3-5 months as ...

Sep. 21, 2019

By FIBALON GmbH

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