secondary wastewater treatment News
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Largest Water Reuse Facility in the World Completes its Final Expansion
The Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS), operated by the Orange County Water District in Southern California recently completed its final expansion. The largest reuse facility in the world can now treat 130 million gallons (nearly 500 million liters) of secondary wastewater a day. Treated effluent re-supplies local groundwater basins and acts as both a source of drinking water and a barrier ...
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We participate at the International Water Association Conference
The International Water Association Regional Conference on Water Reuse and Salinity Management (IWARESA) will be held in Murcia (Spain) from 11 to 15 June. The Conference will address the problem of water scarcity induced by climate change in arid and semiarid areas, the use of non-conventional water sources in agriculture and the risk of agricultural land and groundwater salinization in areas ...
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Asian Valve Market to Reach $31 Billion by 2019
The industrial valve market in Asia will grow by $5 billion to reach more than $30 billion by 2019. The control valve market will grow by 21 percent and the on/off segment by 20 percent. There is a slowdown in China but growth will still be enviable compared to other countries. Coal gasification and liquefaction is promising to boost valve revenues substantially in China and will also impact ...
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New Technologies Using Passive Aeration and Process Control Dramatically Improve Secondary Wastewater Treatment
Traditional options for secondary wastewater treatment burn up way too much energy – 68 GWh annually in the U.S. alone – and still leave behind excessive amounts of sludge. With increasing pressure from growing populations and more frequent severe storm events, there is a dire need to improve this secondary wastewater treatment, according to Lux Research. As a result, a ...
By Lux Research
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Xylem to improve efficiency and reduce cost of wastewater treatment in Colombia
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, has won a contract worth $517,000 to develop and install a secondary wastewater treatment solution that will eliminate effluent odor problems and significantly improve water quality in Tolu, a town located on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The Xylem solution ...
By Xylem, Inc.
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U.S. EPA issues permits requiring upgrades to Northern District and Agana sewage treatment plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has reissued Clean Water Act permits to the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) for the Northern District and Agana Sewage Treatment plants. The permits require both plants to upgrade to full secondary treatment and establish wastewater quality levels consistent with secondary treatment requirements. As part of this issuance, GWA will need ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Rising Demand for Crude Palm Oil Drives Uptake of Water and Wastewater Treatment Solutions in Southeast Asia
The rising application of crude palm oil (CPO) across diverse industries and the swelling global appetite for oils and fats, processed foods, cosmetics, and bio-diesel is encouraging the setting up of palm oil mills and refineries in Southeast Asia. This, in turn, is creating a lucrative market for water and wastewater treatment (W&WWT) solutions in the region. New analysis from Frost & ...
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Increased Need for Secondary Wastewater Treatment Drives Aeration Systems Market, Says Frost & Sullivan
The wastewater aeration systems market is in various stages of development across the world. Considered highly reliable technology, the aeration systems will see increased global uptake, due to the demand for wider connectivity to secondary wastewater treatment services in developing regions. The need to revamp the extensive installed base in developed countries increases additional demand. New ...
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City of Wapato’s sewage treatment plant cited for exceeding ammonia levels and operating without a water discharge permit
The City of Wapato, Washington will pay a fine for excess pollution discharges from its municipal sewage treatment facility in violation of its Clean Water Act permit, according to an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The City’s wastewater treatment facility provides secondary treatment of wastewater prior to discharge to the Yakima River. The violations took place ...
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U.S. EPA announces nearly $300 million in federal funding for critical California infrastructure improvements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced nearly $300 million in federal funding to improve aging water and wastewater infrastructure and protect human health and the environment for people in the State of California. This new infusion of money through infrastructure capitalization grants will help state and local governments finance many of the overdue improvements to water projects ...
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How well do wastewater treatment plants remove pharmaceuticals?
A comprehensive analysis of pharmaceuticals in Spanish wastewater has indicated that they are widespread pollutants. The majority of pharmaceuticals present in incoming wastewater were still present in both treated water and in the river waters receiving the treated water. The EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive1 (UWWTD) requires Member States to ensure that both discharges from urban ...
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Portsmouth to build higher level of treatment and control sewer overflows
Under a recent settlement, the City of Portsmouth, N.H. will build better wastewater treatment and control sewer overflows. The agreement is filed as a consent decree in federal court because the City does not currently have the treatment facilities necessary to meet stringent limits in its waste water discharge permit. Also, much of the City’s sewer system is made up of a single set of pipes ...
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EPA Abandons Sewage Blending Plan
WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2005 (ENS) - The Bush administration shelved a controversial plan today that would have relaxed existing sewage treatment regulations and allowed the discharge of large volumes of partially treated wastewater into lakes and rivers across the nation. The announcement signaled a rare victory for environmentalists, who contend the policy would roll back the Clean ...
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