potw News
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U.S. settles clean water act violations with Koehler-Bright Star Inc.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement of a Clean Water Act case against Koehler-Bright Star Inc. (KBS), a battery manufacturer in Hanover Township, Luzerne County. EPA alleged that the company exceeded the limits of pollutants the facility is allowed to discharge to the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Sewer Authority (WVSSA), also in Hanover. According to EPA, KBS violated ...
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Armstrong environmental services to pay $35,000 penalty for clean water act violations at Lancaster, Pa. Facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with Armstrong Environmental Services (AES) over alleged Clean Water Act violations at the company’s waste processing and disposal facility in Lancaster, Pa. AES agreed to pay a $35,000 penalty for allegedly exceeding permit limits when discharging industrial wastewater pollutants to the City of Lancaster Wastewater ...
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ST products to pay $75,000 penalty for clean water act violations at Blair County, Pa. facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with ST Products resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations at the company’s metal tube fabrication facility in Duncansville, Blair County, Pa. ST Products agreed to pay a $75,000 penalty for allegedly exceeding permit limits when discharging industrial wastewater pollutants to the wastewater treatment plant operated ...
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Portable IR analyzer used by Water Environment Research Foundation in wastewater study
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) recently sponsored an extensive study to evaluate the performance of different grease interceptor designs. The InfraCal TOG/TPH Analyzer, Model HATR-T2, from Wilks Enterprise, was used to measure the concentration levels of fats, oil and grease (FOG) in the wastewater leaving the interceptors. The complete study has just been released by WERF ...
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EPA to initiate rulemaking to reduce harmful effects of sanitary sewer overflows
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is initiating a rulemaking to better protect the environment and public health from the harmful effects of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and basement backups. In many cities, SSOs and basement backups occur because of blockages, broken pipes and excessive water flowing into the pipes. SSOs present environmental and health problems because they ...
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EPA takes penalty actions against 10 wastewater treatment plants for clean water act violations (PA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has recently filed administrative penalty complaints against 10 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants (POTWs) operated by nine municipalities in Pennsylvania for failing to comply with the Clean Water Act. The 10 plants’ Clean Water Act discharge permits require them to periodically reevaluate their industrial pretreatment ...
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Shreveport, LA wastewater manager and supervisor indicted by grand jury for alleged clean water act violations
U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a wastewater treatment general manager and a shift supervisor with discharging untreated wastewater to the local Shreveport, La. publicly owned treatment works (POTW) in violation of their facility’s industrial user permit and for discharging untreated wastewater directly into the Red ...
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Florida Utility Recognized for outstanding water quality achievement
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented the St. Johns County Utility in St. Augustine, Fl., with a 2008 National Clean Water Act Recognition Award during a meeting of the St. Johns County Board of Commissioners. St. Johns Utility is one of six facilities recognized in the Southeast and one of 24 winners nationally. “EPA is proud to recognize the municipalities that go far beyond ...
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Work to Begin at Reef Environmental Site in Sylacauga, AL
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) along with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and local officials will begin work at the Reef Environmental Plant in Sylacauga, AL. on Thursday, December 13, 2012. The neighboring communities to the Reef site are advised that there will be greater than normal traffic of heavy equipment, including tanker trucks. The Reef LLC ...
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On-Site Wastewater Analysis
The US EPA, as well as other governmental regulatory agencies, have instituted stricter regulations covering discharges of “oily wastes” from facilities into publicity owed treatment plants (POTWs) facilities, forcing numerous industries to monitor their effluent more closely prior to discharge. This regulations affect such industries as food – both processors and restaurants, metal fabrication, ...
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Landfill leachate pilot awarded
Dynatec was awarded a contract in late 2011 to provide a turnkey pilot system for landfill leachate treatment for the City of Calgary. Dynatec was the only company to respond to the that has experience in producing pilot systems of this type and proven experience with landfill leachate treatment systems. CH2M Hill is the city's engineer. The contract value is around $1M. The system is expected ...
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Veolia to supply raw water and demineralized water systems for Hickory Run Energy power station
The 1,000 mega-watt combined-cycle natural gas facility, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, is currently in the construction phase with a commercial operation date of April 2020. When completed, Hickory Run will provide efficient, clean and reliable power to the PJM Electric Market. The 5,000-gpm Raw Water Treatment System at Hickory Run will incorporate Veolia’s ...
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Measuring fats, oils and greases in wastewater
Portable mid-IR Analyzers from Wilks Enterprise provide accurate, easy on-site analysis to assist regulators, as well as industry, to reduce the build up of fats, oils, and greases (FOG) in sewers. These analyzers are ideal for use by publicly operated treatment centers as it is important to locate and monitor sites that are suspected of dumping high levels of FOG in the sewer line. In addition, ...
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U.S. Branch of Canadian Company to Pay $2.5 Million Penalty for Shreveport, LA, Wastewater Plant
Houston-based CCS (USA) Inc. and several of its operating subsidiaries will pay a $2.5 million civil penalty relating to operations at its Shreveport, Louisiana, industrial wastewater treatment plant, the Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Louisiana announced today. The settlement will resolve violations of the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and ...
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Plant of the Year Award for Indirect WW Discharge - Biological Pretreatment and for Water Conservation and Reuse
EDIBLE OIL REFINERY REUSES TREATED WASTEWATER A vegetable oil refinery was facing increased costs/fees for both City water and wastewater and wanted a way to reduce these costs by reusing treated wastewater for cooling tower makeup.Following treatability testing at the Dynatec lab and pilot testing at the plant, it was determined that permeate from the MBR ultrafilter would, in fact, meet the ...
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EPA to host Public Availability Session Regarding the Reef Environmental Site in Sylacauga, AL
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public availability session on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the J. Craig Smith Community Center in Sylacauga, AL to discuss environmental concerns at the REEF LLC Facility. EPA representatives will be available to discuss the on-going and future activities at the Reef facility. There are ...
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EPA to host Public Availability Session Regarding the Reef Environmental Site in Sylacauga, AL
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public availability session on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the J. Craig Smith Community Center in Sylacauga, AL to discuss environmental concerns at the REEF LLC Facility. EPA representatives will be available to discuss the on-going and future activities at the Reef facility. There are ...
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EPA Officials Address Community Concerns Surrounding the Reef Environmental Site in Sylacauga, AL
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emergency response personnel along with representatives from the Agency for Toxics Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 6 p.m. at the J. Craig Smith Community Center in Sylacauga, AL to discuss next steps in addressing ...
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Biowater’s wastewater treatment system upgrades lagoon to exceed permit limits in ¼ of the space
New stricter ammonia limits and cold weather nitrification are two of the many issues that hinder a lagoon based wastewater treatment system. In an area where the seasonal temperatures are low it is impossible to nitrify in the lagoons. Biowater’s system handles both of these issues with ease and is less expensive than other retrofit solutions - <$1 per gallon to treat wastewater. A ...
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Biowater's CMFF Maximizes a Lagoon Treatment System in 1/4 of the Space
New stricter ammonia limits and cold weather nitrification are two of the many issues that hinder a lagoon based wastewater treatment system. In an area where the seasonal temperatures are low it is impossible to nitrify in the lagoons. Biowater’s system handles both of these issues with ease and is less expensive than other retrofit solutions - <$1 per gallon to treat wastewater. A ...
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