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UNECE Water Convention holds global workshop for river basin commissions
A workshop about river basin commissions and other joint bodies for transboundary water cooperation, focusing on legal and institutional issues, opened today in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention). The two-day workshop aims to identify ...
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EPA releases draft strategy for clean water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on the agency’s draft strategy to protect and restore our nation’s lakes, streams and coastal waters. The strategy, “Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA’s Strategy for Achieving Clean Water,” is designed to chart EPA’s path in furthering EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s ...
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Analytik Jena Delivers Instruments for Environmental Analysis to Poland
Jena, Germany — Analytik Jena AG has received an extensive new order from Poland. The system provider of analytic measurement technology headquartered in Jena, Germany, is delivering a total of 20 TOC analyzers to the Polish Inspectorate of Environmental Protection (GIOS) as well as their regional investigations offices. The company was therefore able to further strengthen its market ...
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Mantech MT-100 Installation at Faro Mine Remediation in Yukon Territories Canada
In March of 2019, an MT-100 was installed in an environmental laboratory stationed at a mine remediation project in Faro, Yukon Territories, Canada. The MT-100 is being used as a tool for performing wet chemistry analysis on samples taken around the remediation site, as well as surrounding watersheds. Samples include greywater, lake water, groundwater, river water, waste and treated surface ...
By MANTECH Inc.
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EPA Urges the Public to Weigh In on Proposal to Ban the Dumping of Sewage from Boats into Cayuga and Seneca Lakes and Seneca River
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed that a “no discharge zone” can be established for Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake and the Seneca River. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation petitioned the EPA to prohibit boats from discharging sewage into these waters by establishing a “no discharge zone” for the area. The EPA has reviewed the ...
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EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats Into Cayuga and Seneca Lakes and Seneca River
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation today announced that Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake and the Seneca River are now “no discharge zones,” which means that boats are completely banned from discharging sewage into the water. The EPA reviewed DEC’s proposal to establish no discharge zones for these water bodies and ...
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U.S. EPA’s “Fix a Leak Week” Promoted Throughout Southern California, March 17-23
As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program, the 2014 Fix a Leak Week campaign encourages Americans to help put a stop to the more than 1 trillion gallons of water wasted from household leaks each year. The Irvine Ranch Water District is promoting finding and fixing residential leaks through the “Be a Leak Detective, Get Rewarded” contest where ...
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EPA urges Northwest residents to stop drips and leaks during National “Fix-a-Leak Week,” March 17-23
Easy-to-fix household leaks account for more than one trillion gallons of water wasted each year across the United States, equal to the annual household water use of more than 11 million homes. In the race against water waste, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging people to fix household water leaks during the sixth annual Fix-a-Leak Week, March 17 through 23, 2014. Water ...
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Pew Criticizes House Action to Waive Environmental Laws Within 100 Miles of U.S. Borders
Jane Danowitz, Pew Environment Group's director of U.S. public lands, issued the following statement in response to today's House Natural Resources Committee 26-17 vote to approve H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act. The proposed legislation would waive 36 environmental and other laws for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol activities on public lands within 100 miles of ...
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Fast and accurate HYDRA ammonium analyzer requires virtually no maintenance
Featuring reliable ISE technology, the new HYDRA Ammonium Analyzer from Electro-Chemical Devices, Inc., offers fast and accurate ammonium measurement for superior water quality monitoring with virtually no maintenance.The highly intelligent HYDRA Ammonium Analyzer can be used to monitor the ammonium nutrient load directly in the aeration basin of a waste water treatment plant as well as ...
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$31m plan proposed to clean up groundwater at Moses Lake, Washington
A comprehensive clean-up plan for the trichloroethylene (TCE)-contaminated groundwater at the Moses Lake Wellfield Contamination Superfund site has been issued for public review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The site is located just north of Moses Lake and includes the Grant County Airport, the former Larson Air Force Base, and areas south of the airport. “This cleanup plan ...
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Developing New Business Models for a Smarter Water Future: Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Growth Tops 22.8% in Asian and Australian Regions
In today's world of constrained resources and limited capital, there is a tremendous need to think creatively and implement smarter models for doing business in the water sector. Global Information (GII) provides market research reports to help executives and organizations to think smarter and deliver innovative solutions for the future of the world's water supply. The total volume of water on ...
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EPA terminates negotiations with Dow Chemical on river clean-ups
US Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has stopped its negotiations with Dow Chemical aimed at a settlement to conduct a study and interim cleanup actions for dioxin contamination in the Tittabawassee River system. 'EPA does not believe that the deal Dow is offering goes far enough,' said Ralph Dollhopf, Associate Director for the Superfund Division of EPA's Regional Office in Chicago. ...
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River water quality in England and Wales improves for 18th consecutive year
Data released by the Environment Agency shows that the quality of water in rivers in England and Wales continues to improve. Figures from the Environment Agency’s annual General Quality Assessment (GQA) show that 76 per cent of English rivers, and 95 per cent of those in Wales, achieved ‘very good’ or ‘good’ status in terms of chemical water quality in 2007, up from 55 and 86 per cent ...
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The organisers of Mercury 2013, International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP)
From:The organisers of Mercury 2013, International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) To: Journalists When: 4pm Sunday 28th July Where:Soutra Room, Ground Floor, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Exchange, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE Why: The ICMGP will address the implementation of this year’s global treaty to reduce mercury emissions and a number of key ...
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With long, dry summer looming, EPA urges Northwest residents to stop drips and leaks during “Fix-a-Leak Week,” March 16-23
With local snowpack at historic lows, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is inviting Northwest households to “make every drop count” for Fix-a-Leak Week, March 16 – 23, 2015. The Agency estimates that household leaks waste more than one trillion gallons of water across the United States annually, equal to the annual household water use of more than 11 million homes. In ...
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Govt Unveils Plans to Improve Water Quality in England
The government has announced that investments to the tune of £5 billion will be made over the next five years to improve the quality of waterways across England and tackle pollution and climate change head on. The plan brings together a range of measures to address the challenges presented by agricultural and water company pollution, as well as climate change and population growth, with ...
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Rotork electric actuators installed to upgrade Chicago water purification plant
The City of Chicago Department of Water Management specified over 300 Rotork intelligent IQ actuators combined with IW quarter-turn worm gearboxes and over 200 IQT part-turn actuators to replace water hydraulic cylinders at the Eugene Sawyer Water Purification Plant. Formally known as the South Water Purification Plant, the site was renamed in 2016 in honour of Chicago’s former mayor, ...
By Rotork plc
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EPA finalizes common sense standards to protect Florida waters action to reduce nutrient pollution in lakes and flowing waters, provides strong environmental protection and significant flexibility for Floridas communities and businesses (FL)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized protective standards to help reduce water pollution that causes harmful algae blooms – the thick, green muck that fouls clear water – which can produce toxins harmful to humans, animals and ecosystems across the state of Florida. The blooms are caused by phosphorous and nitrogen pollution from excess fertilizer, stormwater ...
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The Water Council welcomes five new members to its board of directors
The Water Council today announced the election of five new members to its board of directors. The recently elected board members bring expertise from various aspects of the water cycle as well as business development. The new board members include Ken Bockhorst, Karen Dettmer, Melissa (Missy) Hughes, Elizabeth Koehler and Mark Roehl. “We are extremely fortunate to welcome five individuals ...
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