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Settlement with City of Fitchburg Ensures that City Addresses Wastewater and Storm Water Discharges
Under the terms of a Consent Decree lodged in federal court, the City of Fitchburg, Mass. will pay a civil penalty of $141,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act. The City will also perform a Supplemental Environmental Project worth at least $100,000 and is implementing significant remedial measures to minimize future discharges of pollutants into the environment. The Consent Decree is the ...
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U.S. Attorney and EPA Announce Settlement with City of Fitchburg
Under the terms of a Consent Decree lodged in federal court, the City of Fitchburg, Mass. will pay a civil penalty of $141,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act. The City will also perform a Supplemental Environmental Project worth at least $100,000 and is implementing significant remedial measures to minimize future discharges of pollutants into the environment. The Consent Decree is the ...
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Kansas City faces $3.6bn sewer and stormwater upgrade
A new Kansas City government task force began meeting this month to determine exactly how the city is going to cover the $3.6 billion cost of an urgently needed new sewer and stormwater system. Over the next six months, the task force, appointed by Mayor Mark Funkhouser, must determine how much to increase taxes and fees and whether to use bonds or other funding methods to pay for the largest ...
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U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Lima, Ohio, to Reduce Sewage Overflows
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the State of Ohio today announced a Clean Water Act settlement with the City of Lima, Ohio, to resolve claims that untreated sewer discharges were released into the Ottawa River during wet weather. The proposed consent decree, lodged yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, requires Lima to ...
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AECOM awarded a US$25-million contract for Deep Rock Tunnel Connection project in Indianapolis
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it was awarded a US$25-million contract from the City of Indianapolis to provide construction management services for the US$280-million Deep Rock Tunnel Connection ...
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EPA sets new limits for blue plains wastewater discharges; will bring improvements to the Bay, Potomac River (DC, MD, PA, VA)
To help improve water quality in the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reissued an operating permit for the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility. The permit reduces the amount of nitrogen the plant can discharge by 3.8 million pounds each year - - a 45 percent reduction. “These reductions are critical to protecting the health ...
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Feds, State, Settle Clean Water Violations with Harrisburg and Capital Region Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a proposed partial settlement with co-plaintiff Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and the City of Harrisburg and Capital Region Water to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations involving sewer overflows and discharges of polluted stormwater to the Susquehanna River and Paxton Creek. The agreement will help ...
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Perth Amboy to upgrade sewer system; agreement reached with the EPA to address violations of the clean water act affecting the Raritan River and the Arthur Kill
The city of Perth Amboy, N.J., has agreed to make major improvements in its combined sewer system to protect people’s health and water quality under a legal agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under the agreement, which was lodged by the Department of Justice in federal court today, the city will reduce the amount of sewage and other pollutants that flow out of 16 ...
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EPA orders buffalo sewer authority to reduce water pollution in Niagara River; four billion gallons of sewage and wastewater pollutes Niagara River and tributaries every year
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Buffalo Sewer Authority in Buffalo, New York to comply with federal Clean Water Act requirements for combined sewer systems to protect people’s health and water quality. Combined sewer systems carry domestic sewage, stormwater runoff and industrial wastewater in the same pipes. During periods of heavy rain, they can overflow and send ...
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NACWA Applauds Udall, Edwards for Reintroduction of Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Legislation
NACWA Applauds Udall, Edwards for Reintroduction of Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Legislation Yesterday, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD) re-introduced legislation to provide critical support to innovative stormwater strategies, improving our ability to effectively manage polluted runoff and sewage overflows while relieving pressure on aging infrastructure. ...
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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn, New York
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York, one of the nation’s most seriously contaminated bodies of water. The final plan, announced today on the banks of the canal by EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck with Congressmember Nydia Velázquez, state and local officials and community ...
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