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Environment: Commission refers the United Kingdom to Court over poor waste water collection and treatment
The European Commission is referring the United Kingdom to Court over its failure to ensure that urban waste water is adequately treated in 17 agglomerations. In the EU, Member States need adequate collection and treatment systems for urban waste water, as untreated water poses risks to human health, inland waters and the marine environment. In four of the agglomerations in question (Banchory, ...
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U.S. to join action against the Boston water and sewer commission (MA)
The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has filed a Motion to Intervene in U.S. District Court in a case against the Boston Water and Sewer Commission for violations of the Clean Water Act. The United States is seeking to join a case filed earlier this year by the Conservation Law Foundation. The Complaint included with the United States’ motion alleges ...
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Settlement requires Boston Water and Sewer commission to remedy sewer and stormwater discharges
Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court today, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The BWSC will also pay a civil penalty of $235,000 for ...
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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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