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	Water & Wastewater Newsletter November 26, 2010

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Earth`s lakes are warming - NASA research of 167 large lakes worldwide
In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, NASA researchers determined Earth`s largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change. Researchers Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA`s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, USA, used satellite data to measure the surface temperatures of 167 large lakes worldwide. They reported an average warming rate of 0.81 degrees Fahrenheit per decade, with some lakes warming as much as 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit per decade. The warming trend was global, and the greatest increases were in the ...

Flood management for the future
New proposals to give local communities a greater say in what is done to protect them from the risks of flooding and coastal erosion have been announced today. Defra and the Environment Agency have published a consultation on a new national flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England which aims to allow greater local involvement in planning and prioritising flood defences. Outlining the new approach at the Environment Agency Annual Conference and Association of British Insurers Flooding Conference, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said: “Last week in Cornwall I saw ...

Therma-Flite Inc.

Therma-Flite has designed the Therma-Flite IC series “BIO-SCRU” biosolids dehydration systems with design criteria to concentrate on the needs of small and medium size municipality, to keep operator attention and maintenance cost at a minimum. Therma-Flite IC sludge dryer system is an automated design; all operating parameters are under the control of the PLC system. This automated process operates continuously, without operator attention. Therma-Flite Bio-Scru Dryers achieve an average ratio of Better then 5 to 1 volume and weight reduction while exceeding the requirements for EPA Class A material production.

New atlas shows Africa`s vulnerable water resources in striking detail
The major challenges facing Africa`s water resources have been laid out in striking clarity in a new atlas compiled by the United Nations Environment ...
EPA Proposes EDSP Policies and Procedures for SDWA Chemicals and Issues Second List of Chemicals for EDSP Tier 1 Screening
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published draft policies and procedures for screening Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) chemicals under the ...
Sealless pump standards updated
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has updated the 2000 edition of the ANSI/HI standard on sealless centrifugal pumps and published ANSIHI 5.1-5.6-2010 Sealless ...
Groundwater Resources Generally Abundant in Coastal Carolinas
Large volumes of high quality groundwater fill aquifers along the Atlantic Coastal Plain (ACP) in North and South Carolina. Groundwater levels in much ...
Climate impact, flood protection and hydraulic engineering
The climate extremes of recent months have made it very clear again that flooding or extremely dry periods and all their consequences are a challenge ...
Commission asks Ireland to comply with Court ruling on septic tanks
The European Commission is urging Ireland to comply with a 2009 European Court of Justice ruling on septic tanks. The Commission is concerned that a year ...
EPA finalizes rules to foster safe carbon storage technology actions part of efforts to reduce barriers to widespread deployment of carbon capture and sequestration, an important set of technologies to combat climate change
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two rules related to the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide. Carbon capture and ...
MWH Global to Acquire U.K. based Biwater Services Limited
Combined companies will provide full asset life cycle service capability for the U.K. water sector. MWH Global (“MWH”), the global wet infrastructure ...
Water Expo China signs agreement with leading Chinese industry association to co-organise 2011 show
Water Expo China, the only water industry exhibition in China which is sponsored by China’s Ministry of Water Resources and approved by the Ministry ...
pH neutralization system daily
As discussed in the August Newsletter, a Fully Automated Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment System will shutdown and temporarily holds wastewater for ...

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