Water Pollution News

Water is vital; no living thing can survive without it. Yet only a small fraction, about 0,014%, of all water on earth is easily accessible freshwater that people, animals and plants mainly rely on. The majority of all water is salty seawater and the majority of freshwater is locked in icecaps and glaciers. You might think that something as rare and important as freshwater would have always been ...

Nov. 22, 2018

By Watermaster - Aquamec Ltd.

With World Oceans Day fast approaching on 8th June, we all have the opportunity to reflect on our relationship with the environment and the actions we take to protect it. World Ocean Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. http://www.worldoceansday.org/ In order to celebrate this special day, we have an infographic regarding global water pollution and ...

May 15, 2018

By Valeport Ltd

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 ...

May 23, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

Under an agreement announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (VIWAPA) will come into compliance with the federal Clean Air Act at its Krum Bay facility on St. Thomas and Cruz Bay facility on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The settlement resolves numerous violations of the Clean Air Act, including ...

Sep. 23, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The Town of Swampscott entered into a Consent Decree today agreeing to pay a $65,000 civil penalty and to take critical remedial measures to address pollution the Town discharged into the ocean near local beaches. The Consent Decree is the result of a federal enforcement action brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The complaint ...

Sep. 17, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, and Hecla Limited, owner of the Lucky Friday Mine and Mill, have reached a settlement concerning water pollution violations near the headwaters of the South Fork Coeur d’Alene River. The South Fork Coeur d’Alene River runs through the heart of North Idaho’s “Silver Valley,” ambitiously recovering ...

May 31, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Carus Group is celebrating its first 100 years in 2015 with the same spirit of innovation and commitment to community shown by its founder, Dr. Edward Hegeler Carus. Throughout this year, Carus is planning several community and educational events in its original hometown of LaSalle, IL, as well as sponsoring a variety of volunteer activities organized by its employees.  The company is also ...

Jan. 29, 2015

By Carus Corporation

Water pollution disasters in Mexico have turned into political battles as officials struggled Wednesday to blame each other for the problems. A town in western Jalisco state is fighting state officials over what caused the death of more than 200 tons of fish at a local lake. Jalisco state inspectors said Tuesday that the fish, a ...

Sep. 9, 2014

By Associated Press

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck announced a legal settlement with the Municipality of Culebra for discharging pollutants from the Parcelas Culebra Lot Development into the Culebra Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System. This sewer system discharges into to the Ensenada Honda, the Lobina Lagoon, and the Atlantic Ocean. The settlement requires the ...

Sep. 8, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

With support of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "citizen science" grants, two New Jersey community groups have begun their final weeks of summer water pollution monitoring. The New York/New Jersey Baykeeper and Friends of the Bonsal Preserve have been using $25,000 grants to monitor water quality on tributaries of the New York/New Jersey Harbor. The groups are testing for the bacteria ...

Aug. 14, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

With support of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "citizen science" grants, two New York community groups have begun their final weeks of summer water pollution monitoring. The Bronx River Alliance and the Sparkill Creek Watershed Alliance have been using $25,000 grants to monitor water quality on tributaries of the New York/New Jersey Harbor. The groups are testing for the bacteria ...

Aug. 14, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to ENLACE to design a plan for a new stormwater drainage system along the Cano Martin Pena. The funding is part of the EPA’s Urban Waters program, which supports community efforts to restore and revitalize local canals, rivers, lakes, wetlands, aquifers, estuaries, bays and ocean areas and provide access to them. The goal ...

Jul. 16, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force today announced a partnership with 12 land grant universities to support state-level strategies and actions to curb water pollution. The agreement is the first for the task force with non-governmental entities. The Hypoxia Task Force is a partnership of five federal agencies, tribes, and environmental quality, agricultural, and ...

May 20, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Viridor, one of the UK’s leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management companies, has significantly improved the provision and quality of H&S and environmental expertise available to its compliance team, after turning to online specialists Cedrec. The decision to upgrade its key legislation register with support from Cedrec has been a boon for Viridor, enabling the company ...

Mar. 4, 2014

By Cedrec Information Systems Ltd.

Changes in complex microbial communities known as ‘biofilms’ at the bottom of rivers can reveal the effects of pesticide and pharmaceutical pollution of river water, according to a recent study. Painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs were found to have a significant effect on the structure and functioning of the biofilms. Human activities are contaminating surface waters with ...

Oct. 30, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Water pollution caused by nitrates has decreased in Europe over the past two decades, but agricultural pressures are still putting water resources under strain. The latest Report on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive reveals that nitrates concentrations are slightly decreasing in both surface and groundwater and sustainable ...

Oct. 17, 2013

By Europa Press Room

Zhou Shengxian Minister of Environment Protection of the People’s Republic of China, and Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment met in Beijing on 19 July 2013 for the EU-China Environmental Policy Dialogue. They exchanged views on the latest progress in the field of environmental protection and acknowledged respective efforts to address key global environmental ...

Jul. 18, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

A company that runs a pig farm in Essex has been fined £15,000 after effluent from its animals twice polluted a ditch which drains into the Colne Estuary. A.M. Gray & Co Limited caused water pollution on two occasions after pig slurry from their Bocking Hall Pig Farm, in West Mersea, got into a tributary of the Pyefleet Channel earlier this year. The company pleaded ...

Jul. 8, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

The Commission is launching a consultation on how to use phosphorus in a more sustainable way. Phosphorus is widely used in agriculture and is an essential component in fertiliser and animal feed, but it is a resource which has no substitute. Supplies are limited, prices have been volatile and much phosphorus is currently wasted, creating concerns about the cost and availability of future ...

Jul. 7, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

A new tool to help planners choose urban designs that positively influence flows of energy, carbon, water and pollutants in cities is presented in a recent study. It is designed to integrate scientific knowledge into the planning process and support cities in achieving sustainability objectives. A city can be conceived of as a system with energy and materials that flow between the city itself ...

Jun. 26, 2013

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