Soil & Groundwater News

As a society, we expect weather to change, storms to vary in severity and damage to be done at some point or another as a result. Engineers dedicate their lives to preparing urban environments for the everyday storms as well as the bad ones that only happen every couple of decades. But regardless of how well a city or town is planned out and managed, our personal, private property is often left ...

Dec. 30, 2016

By Scantec Industries NV

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in December its long-awaited final report on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources in the United States. The report provides a synthesis of information on impacts of ...

Dec. 28, 2016

By NACWA - National Association of Clean Water Agencies

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, announced today that Ryan Levenson has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective December 27, 2016. Mr. Levenson has also ...

Dec. 28, 2016

By Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company

In April of this year, the Puerto Rico Water Quality Standards Regulation was enacted to preserve, maintain and enhance the quality of water on the islands. The standards cover everything from pathogenic organisms and asbestos to radioactive materials and inorganic substances.  Water quality is critical for the health and well-being of the islands’ visitors and residents.  Water ...

Dec. 27, 2016

By Zimmetry Environmental

The City of Gallup, New Mexico, council members approved an 8-year contract with CH2M to take over operations and maintenance of the city's 5-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant. In addition to Operations Management Services, CH2M will design and construct an upgrade to the current facility. Upgrades will help the community with odor-control issues and boost efficiency of biosolids ...

Dec. 27, 2016

By CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, announced today the selection of Lasse Petterson as CEO and his appointment to the Company’s Board of Directors. Chairman of ...

Dec. 27, 2016

By Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company

The City of Gallup, New Mexico, council members approved an 8-year contract with CH2M to take over operations and maintenance of the city’s 5-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant. In addition to Operations Management Services, CH2M will design and construct an upgrade to the current facility. Upgrades will help the community with odor-control issues and boost efficiency of ...

Dec. 27, 2016

By CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.

Runoff from pavement with coal-tar-based sealant is the primary source of toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, to streambed sediments in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to a U.S. Geological Survey and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District ...

Dec. 22, 2016

By U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Time Line We've introduced a time line to allow you to select a date range and automatically apply it to plotted objects.  Click on the date range you like. Then click the update button and the plotted objects redraw -- like magic! Click here to see the time-line feature in action. ...

Dec. 21, 2016

By EI LLC

The entire population of southwestern Idaho’s Gem County depends on aquifers for its drinking water. The water in those aquifers is of generally good quality according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released today. The study was prompted by concerns that rapidly growing population and changes in land use, including potential ...

Dec. 21, 2016

By U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

CH2M will assist the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with infrastructure construction and engineering knowledge management support under its Global Architect-Engineer Services contract. USAID’s construction portfolio includes water, environmental, transportation, energy, communication, and vertical structure projects. USAID administers the U.S. foreign assistance program ...

Dec. 20, 2016

By CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.

The Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced up to $70 million in funding for its two newest programs: Renewable Energy to Fuels Through Utilization of Energy-Dense Liquids (REFUEL) and Rhizosphere Observations Optimizing Terrestrial Sequestration (ROOTS). REFUEL projects will use water, molecules from the air and electricity from renewable sources to ...

Dec. 20, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

We are offering our end-user customers across the Americas a 20% discount off of the list price of the Specac Advanced FTIR Starter Kit. To be eligible for this discount, please request a quote and include the discount code 'HOLIDAY20'. The Advanced Starter Kit contains a complete ...

Dec. 19, 2016

By Specac Limited

Renishaw, the global engineering technologies company, is delighted to have won an award for its real time focus-tracking technology for Raman imaging - LiveTrack. The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards (TASIAs) 2016 are organised by The Analytical Scientist magazine and voted for by a ...

Dec. 19, 2016

By Renishaw plc

A.U.G Signals Ltd (AUG) team made a visit to Manila (Philippines) in December, 2016 to demonstrate AUG’s latest innovations in Environmental Monitoring. On Dec 15, 2016, Dr. George Lampropoulos, President & CEO, of A.U.G. Signals Ltd (AUG) met Ms. Gina Lopez – Secretary (i.e. Minister) of Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and discussed about ...

Dec. 19, 2016

By A.U.G. Signals Ltd.

Welcome to the latest edition of The Ohmsett Gazette. Our bi-annual newsletter keeps you up-to-date on the activities at the Ohmsett facility. Stories include: Mechanical Recovery of Chemically Treated Oil, Joint Study of Oil Slicks & Emulsions, The Skimmer of the Future, Performance Testing of the SeaHow Skimmers, Tracking Oil Movement at Sea, Underwater Laser Characterization Study, ...

Dec. 19, 2016

By OHMSETT

This January scientists from a range of disciplines will come together to undertake the first ever coordinated sampling of the major rivers in Great Britain to look for soil derived organic carbon. This carbon is a large element of our 'natural capital' - in fact it is so large that restoring some damaged elements of it, such as upland peat bogs, could cost up to £570 million over the next ...

Dec. 17, 2016

By NOC (National Oil Corporation)

Contaminated area for requalification stopped for over 13 years due excessive remediation costs: fuel depot near Bologna. Ecosurvey® has been appointed to review the case of the 13 years dismissed industrial site abandoned due to excessive remediations costs: it proposed a solution of Green Remediation with low environmental impact: ...

Dec. 17, 2016

By ECOSURVEY®

Innovative Environmental Technologies, Inc. (IET) is pleased to announce our newest Direct-Push Auger Rig will be displayed at Groundwater Week in Las Vegas.  AMS (Booth 421) will have our latest addition to the IET fleet on display.  AMS’s latest and largest machine will be available for inspection in Las Vegas December 6th through the 8th.  ...

Dec. 16, 2016

By Innovative Environmental Technologies, Inc. (IET)

February 21 – 24, 2017 Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, GA Exhibit Hall Hours Thursday, February 23: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friday, February 24: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Environmental Connection is IECA’s Annual Conference and the premier educational event for the erosion, sediment control and stormwater industry. Environmental Connection combines ...

Dec. 15, 2016

By HydroStraw, LLC