October 29, 2009
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter October 29, 2009 |
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Scotland`s Loch Katrine’s contribution to sustainable development recognized
The Katrine Water Project’s contribution to the quality of life in Glasgow has been recognized with an award for sustainable development. The project has ensured a high-quality water supply for the city’s 700,000 residents; the Edmund Hambly Medal recognizes the sustainable manner in which these improvements have been achieved. The Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) Edmund Hambly Medal, “emphasizes the important contribution that civil engineering makes to the well being of mankind and the environment,” according to the institution’s award criteria. The medal is presented to “an engineering ... |
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Vote brings US closer to reducing mercury pollution
Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 29-14 to approve H.R. 2190 and move it out of committee. The bill would require chlor-alkali plants to end their use of mercury-based technology in chlorine and caustic soda production. Oceana, an international ocean conservation group that has been working for nearly five years to persuade nine companies to switch from mercury-based technology to cleaner alternatives, applauds the House vote. Only three U.S. companies have resisted. Ashta Chemicals (plant in OH), Olin Corporation (plants in TN and GA) ... |
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