water quality permit News
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Bion Announces Filing Amended Permit Application for Kreider Farms Phase 1
NEW YORK -Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BNET) announced today that, as a result of extended negotiations with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), it has filed a demonstration project permit application with the PA DEP for Phase 1 of its Kreider Farms project. Bion's management believes that the demonstration permit will enable Bion to ...
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Consultation begins on mining waste permit at Hemerdon
The Environment Agency is seeking views from the local community and interested groups following the application for environmental permits from mining company Wolf Minerals (UK) Limited for Hemerdon Mine, Devon. The company has applied to carry out a mining waste operation at their site near Plympton, which is one of the largest tungsten reserves in the world. The Agency has also received an ...
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New Water Quality Trading Guide Available
A new EPA publication will help the regulated community design and implement voluntary water quality trading programs consistent with EPA's 2003 National Water Quality Trading Policy. This new guide will provide stakeholders with detailed guidance on the fundamental concepts of trading which can accelerate water quality improvement and reduce compliance costs. 'EPA's Trading Toolkit is the ...
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Construction companies cited for damages to Flathead Lake (Mont.) (MT)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a complaint and consent agreement against McCrumb Construction & Marine, Inc. (McCrumb Construction) and Montana Eagle Development, LLC (MED) for violations of the Clean Water Act at Flathead Lake in Flathead County, Montana. EPA levied a penalty of $15,000 against McCrumb Construction and MED for discharging dredged or fill material ...
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Bion Announces Submittal of Data to Support Issuance of Permanent Water Quality Management Permit at Kreider Farms
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB/QB: BNET) announced today the submittal of a permit application to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) to support the conversion of its existing 'demonstration' Water Quality Management Permit (WQMP) to a 'permanent' status. Bion submitted data that demonstrates the Bion bioreactor is converting ammonia nitrogen into ...
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Bion to be Panelist on US EPA`s Inaugural Water Quality Trading Workshop and Webinar
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET) today announced it has been invited to be a panelist on the upcoming Water Quality Trading Workshop and Webinar, v1.0, hosted by the US EPA. The national webinar will be conducted from Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 28th, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time. The webinar is to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss the status ...
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Bion Announces New Canadian Patent Issued
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET) announced today that it was notified that on January 15, 2013 the Canadian Patent Office granted and issued Canadian Patent Number 2,428,417 entitled "Low Oxygen Organic Waste Bioconversion System." This patent was applied for November 8, 2001and will remain in force until November 8, 2021. The new patent provides protection of the core ...
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Final clean water permit issued for proposed Russell biomass facility in Russell, Mass.
EPA has issued a final Clean Water Act permit for the proposed Russell Biomass power plant in Russell, Mass. After a rigorous, science-based review, EPA has concluded that the final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the proposed facility meets the requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act. The facility is proposed to be built adjacent to the Westfield River, ...
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Major Watershed Improvement Act Introduced in Pennsylvania Senate
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET) supports adoption of the Major Watershed Improvement Act, Pennsylvania Senate Bill 994, introduced on June 4 by Senator Elder A. Vogel, Jr., Chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee. The legislation will enable all verified credit generators (public and private; regulated and unregulated) to develop ...
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Pennsylvania Legislature Releases Report on the Economic and Environmental Benefits of a Competitively-Bid Nutrient Reduction Program
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET), an environmental services company that provides cleantech and waste treatment solutions to the livestock industry, announced today that on January 22 the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee published a study detailing the economic and environmental benefits that would result from the implementation of a competitively bid, ...
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EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson testimony before the U.S. senate, committee on environment and public works
Thank you for inviting me to testify on the President's Fiscal Year 2013 budget for the Environmental Protection Agency. I'm joined by the agency's Chief Financial Officer, Barbara Bennett. EPA's budget request of $8.344 billion focuses on fulfilling EPA's core mission of protecting public health and the environment, while making the sacrifices and tough decisions that Americans across the ...
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EPA requires new pipe at PREPA South Coast; Grants water discharge permit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has renewed a water discharge permit, called a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, which allows the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to discharge water from its South Coast power plant into Guayanilla Bay. The permit, a draft of which was released for public review last September, ...
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ABIH® Elects New Chair, Vice Chair and Several Board of Director Members
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene® is pleased to announce the start of Jeffrey R. Miller’s term as Chair of the ABIH® Board of Directors. The Board also elected a new Vice Chair and four new Board members during its annual Fall meeting. Jeffrey R. Miller, PhD, CIH, CSP is a Senior Scientist with Oak Ridge Associated Universities, a non-profit consortium of more than 120 ...
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EPA directs company to supply information in PA gas well incident
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has directed Chesapeake Energy Corp. to supply information in connection with the discharge of drilling fluids from a natural gas well last week in Leroy Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. While the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the lead in responding to this incident, EPA staff is requesting by tomorrow, April 26, information on the hydraulic ...
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EPA Issues Clean Water Act Permit for Small Suction Dredge Miners in Idaho
Starting today, small-scale suction dredge miners may begin applying for a new federal water discharge permit to lawfully operate their dredges in Idaho’s rivers lakes and streams.Mining for gold using small suction dredges is a popular activity in Idaho with hundreds of dredges in use, especially during the summer. Small-scale suction dredge miners (using intake nozzles of five inches in ...
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EPA changes to Kentucky coal mine permit protect water quality and the environment (KY)
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit to Czar Coal Corporation for the Scaffold Lick Branch Coarse Refuse Storage Site project in eastern Kentucky. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Czar Coal Corporation resulted in significant protections against environmental impacts that are ...
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Elk city water and sewer association pays nearly $4,000 for federal clean water act violations (WA)
Elk City Water and Sewer Association has agreed to pay a $3,700 penalty for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its wastewater treatment plant, according to an order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. From February 2005 through September 2007, the plant had over 1,181 permit limit violations. The City’s permit violations included exceeding their discharge limits for ...
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ENSR Joins AECOM to Leverage Worldwide Environmental Capabilities
Untitled Document AECOM Acquires ENSR International Transaction Leverages Diverse Environmental Health and Safety Capabilities for Global Market LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- AECOM, the global design and management company, has merged with ENSR International, a worldwide provider of comprehensive environmental health and safety management services. ...
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Washington state issues aquatic weed control pesticide permit
Although the key definition of whether a pesticide applied to surface waters is, or is not, a pollutant is still to be decided in court. The Washington State Department of Ecology Wednesday reissued a general permit for the application of pesticides to control aquatic weeds in irrigation water conveyance systems. The permit covers 16 irrigation districts that use pesticides to control aquatic ...
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San Juan, Puerto Rico Agrees to Make Investments in Clean Water
Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Municipality of San Juan has agreed to make substantial upgrades to its storm sewer systems throughout the city. The upgrades and related cleaning activities are aimed at eliminating or minimizing daily discharges of large volumes of untreated sewage from the Municipality’s storm sewers, ...
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