environmental water management News
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EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson to announce Great Lakes Grants in Toledo today
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will announce EPA’s first Great Lakes Restoration Initiative competitive grants at an event today in Toledo, Ohio. She will be joined in Toledo by Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski, Mayor Michael Bell, City Councilman Mike Craig and Tim Eder, Executive Director, Great Lakes Commission. The ...
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EPA Recognizes Outstanding Water Quality Achievements of 2007
(Washington, D.C. - Oct. 15, 2007) EPA is announcing the recipients of the 2007 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards aimed at recognizing municipalities and industries for outstanding and creative technological achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution abatement programs. As we get ready to mark the 35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, water quality has dramatically improved ...
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Upgraded wastewater treatment plant will be source of renewable energy for national grid
One of the UK’s largest wastewater treatment works (WwTW) is set to become a valuable source of renewable energy. The benefits of a major upgrade at Davyhulme WwTW in Manchester include the generation of electricity from biogas and the potential to provide a sustainable source of soil improver. Design and construction of the upgraded treatment facility will be undertaken by Black & Veatch as ...
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Plant upgrades to enhance Chesapeake Bay water quality, save energy
Visitors to the Chesapeake Bay area will soon be able to enjoy cleaner water in the bay thanks to upgrades at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWTP) The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and is located along the coasts of Virginia and Maryland. The Blue Plains AWTP, the largest facility of its kind in the world, serves more than 1.7 million people ...
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EPA Recognizes Outstanding Water Quality Achievement in Florida
(ATLANTA – OCTOBER 16, 2007) EPA today announced the recipients of the 2007 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards, including the Jacksonville Electric Authority in Florida. The Florida recipient was among four winners in the Southeast and 22 selected nationally. The awards are aimed at recognizing municipalities and industries for outstanding and creative technological achievements in ...
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EPA Recognizes Outstanding Water Quality Achievement in Georgia
(ATLANTA – OCTOBER 16, 2007) EPA today announced the recipients of the 2007 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards, including recipients in Douglasville, Gainesville and Atlanta, Ga. The three Georgia recipients were among four winners in the Southeast and 22 selected nationally. The awards are aimed at recognizing municipalities and industries for outstanding and creative technological ...
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Future water supplies seriously challenged, say industry experts
For the first time in nearly 60 years, Australia’s capacity to secure high-quality water supplies for cities, towns and remote communities is being seriously challenged, a Black & Veatch media forum in Brisbane was told last week. Speaking at the Black & Veatch Media Dialogue on March 8 at Ozwater ‘10 in Brisbane, Australia, Eamonn Kelly, Vice President and Managing Director of South ...
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Emerson to automate environmental projects at DC Water’s Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ovation automation technology to help optimize operations of $950 million Enhanced Nutrient Removal facility and the world’s largest thermal hydrolysis plant Emerson Process Management has been selected to automate equipment and processes for two innovative environmental projects at DC Water’s Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, D.C. Blue Plains is the ...
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