Stormwater Compliance News
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Drainage Cell Technology: Singhal Industries Introducing a Revolutionary New Step in Stormwater Management
Singhal Industries has revolutionized stormwater management with the introduction of their new drainage cell technology. This innovative product is affordable and easy-to-use, making it an ideal solution for home and commercial property owners looking to reduce flooding risks and increase water quality. What Are Drainage Cells? Drainage cells are modular systems that work to reduce flooding and ...
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Spill Berm Choosing - Secondary Containment News -Ultratech Spill Containment Berms , Justrite, Eagle, Husky
Interstate Products Inc.(IPI) continues to expand our spill containment berm product line with additional manufacturers; now offering Ultratech, Justrite, Eagle and IPI Specialty Containment Berms models. IPI has also revamped its spill containment website by expanding the portable and secondary spill containment berms line while adding modular spill containment products. IPI now carries more ...
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StormwateRx LLC proudly introduces Frontline - the ultimate industrial stormwater catch basin and trench drain inserts
StormwateRx, in exclusive partnership with Frog Creek Partners, is proud to announce the availability of our newest stormwater treatment product, the patented Frontline™ family of drain inlet inserts. Frontline™ is available in two common industrial configurations, the Frontline™ CBI (Catch Basin Insert) and the Frontline™ TDI (Trench Drain Insert) both of which offer the ...
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Restore America’s Estuaries Announces Grants for Coastal Conservation and Restoration
With the support of Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are awarding $2.3 million in new funding to local organizations working for clean water and healthy coastal ecosystems in Southeast New England. On Oct. 11, elected officials and agency representatives will honor six Massachusetts organizations that, ...
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EPA Issues Clarifications Regarding 2017 CGL Permit Requirements
On May 28, 2019, EPA issued a Federal Register notice for Final Modification to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Construction Activities at 84 FR 24503-24506 (May 28, 2019) available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-05-28/pdf/2019-11075.pdf. The Federal Register notice states: All ten of the ...
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How to digitize your wastewater network with a smart water solution?
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that at least 23,000 to 75,000 sanitary sewer overflow events occur in the United States each year. These overflows are mainly caused by inadequate maintenance and aging sewer infrastructure.2 Next, to managing these overflows, municipalities across the USA are also facing challenging obligations to manage these systems at a time of ...
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Abu Dhabi looks into stormwater aquifer recharge
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality is investigating the possibility of using stormwater runoff to inject water into coastal aquifers, while at the same time countering the risks of flooding in the city. The municipality is in talks with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) over the issue, with the city’s drainage collection network set for major investment and expansion this year. ...
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Residential area protected against flooding with new WaReg 3.0
To provide peace of mind, We at Wapro have designed the WaReg 3.0 to reach the designed flow quickly to initiate regulation and never exceed the outflow requirements. The engineers at Wapro have ensured that WaReg 3.0 is insensitive to debris, sludge and solids normally found in storm water drains. This world-unique product works in real life situations, with all that this encompasses. A ...
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EPA Updating NPDES eRule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update specific data elements within the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule (eRule) published on October 22, 2015 that apply to regulated municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4). Under the current rule, NPDES permitting authorities and permittees must replace the paper-based system of ...
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Renews TXR050000
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is in the process of renewing the TPDES Multi-Sector General Permit for storm water discharges from industrial facilities, TXR050000. The current permits are schedule to expire on August 14, 2016. Renewal will require the submission of a new Notice of Intent (NOI) and permit fee. Based upon the draft permit issued by the TCEQ, significant ...
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EPA Enforcement Ensures that Solar Company Follows Stormwater Discharge Requirements at Warren, Mass. Facility
A settlement signed recently by a company that builds solar power facilities in Massachusetts will remind construction companies that the US Environmental Protection Agency continues to protect the environment from illegal discharges of stormwater. Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., of San Diego, Calif., will pay a $90,000 penalty, settling EPA claims that it failed to follow requirements for ...
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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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EPA and Fort Lincoln Retail Reach Settlement for Clean Water Act Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fort Lincoln Retail, LLC have reached a settlement over alleged violations of Clean Water Act regulations designed to protect America’s waterways from polluted stormwater runoff. Under an administrative consent agreement, the company will pay a $99,000 penalty to resolve violations involving stormwater runoff that flowed into the District of ...
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EPA Opens Comment Period on Proposed Modifications to Draft NH Stormwater Permit
EPA has proposed modifications to the draft General Permits for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) in New Hampshire based on comments received. These proposed modifications both clarify and increase flexibility to the permit requirements by aligning it more closely with New Hampshire State Standards. The sections with the proposed modifications are now ...
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EPA Reaches Settlement with the Iowa Fertilizer Company and Orascom E and C USA for Clean Water Act Violations
The Iowa Fertilizer Company and Orascom E&C USA have agreed to pay a $80,689 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act associated with the construction of a new fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 announced today. Orascom is Iowa Fertilizer's construction contractor for the site and is jointly responsible for compliance ...
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Settlement Requires Milford, Mass. Glass Manufacturer to Improve Stormwater Treatment
Wastewater discharged by a glass manufacturing company in Milford, Mass. into wetlands adjacent to the Charles River will be cleaner as a result of a recent settlement between the manufacturer and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Ardagh Glass Inc. agreed to pay a $103,440 penalty and to fund three environmental projects costing a total of about $121,700 to settle claims it was discharging ...
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U.S. EPA settles with Caltrans and general contractor for polluting Shasta Lake
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a pair of settlements requiring the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and its general contractor, the Tutor-Saliba Corporation, to pay $80,000 each to resolve violations at the Antlers Bridge Replacement project site on Interstate 5 near Redding, Calif. EPA inspected the Antlers Bridge site in 2011 and 2013—in ...
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Railway Company Settles Clean Water Act Violations in Maine and Mass.
Pan Am Railways has agreed to settle EPA allegations that they violated the federal Clean Water Act at two of its railyards operating in Waterville, Maine, and East Deerfield, Mass. The company has agreed to pay a fine of $152,000 to resolve the violations. According to allegations in a complaint filed by EPA this past winter related to the Waterville facility, Pan Am violated the conditions of ...
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Regency Centers in Raleigh, NC Awarded 2015 EPA Region 4 Rain Catcher Award
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Regency Centers with the regional 2015 EPA Rain Catcher Award in the Commercial Category for the Market at Colonnade project in Raleigh, N.C. The award was given at a ceremony during the EPA Region 4/International Erosion Control Association Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, in Atlanta, Ga. The vision for the Market at Colonnade ...
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EPA Investigation Finds Union Pacific Railroad Facility Violated Permit Discharge Limits to Joachim Creek
EPA Region 7 has reached a proposed administrative settlement with Union Pacific Railroad Company to resolve industrial stormwater violations under the Clean Water Act (CWA) at their railcar maintenance and refurbishing facility in DeSoto, Mo. Under the settlement, Union Pacific will implement a plan to ensure compliance with its industrial stormwater permit, and pay a civil penalty of $58,800. ...
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