water quality control system News
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San Diego Fined for Failing to Properly Enforce Storm Water Regulations
Last month, the City of San Diego was fined for failing to enforce rules that require storm water runoff to be properly treated before it enters nearby bays and the ocean through a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). This news comes after a settlement was reached between San Diego and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The city has until November 1st to notify 142 property ...
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Delaware County Regional Water Utility to Reduce Sewage Discharges to Delaware River and Local Creeks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations involving combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Delaware River and its tributaries. In a proposed consent decree, DELCORA has agreed to develop and implement a ...
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Pennsylvania Water Utility to Reduce Sewage Discharges to Delaware River and Local Creeks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations involving combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Delaware River and its tributaries. In a proposed consent decree, DELCORA has agreed to develop and implement a ...
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Bay area municipalities ordered to protect San Francisco Bay from sewage discharges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice Department, California Water Boards and San Francisco Baykeeper today announced a stipulated order that will settle a Clean Water Act enforcement action against seven municipalities in the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). The settlement is part of a broader enforcement strategy to address sewage overflows to the San Francisco Bay, ...
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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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