water well News
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EPA releases draft findings of pavillion, wyoming ground water investigation for public comment and independent scientific review
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a draft analysis of data from its Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation. At the request of Pavillion residents, EPA began investigating water quality concerns in private drinking water wells three years ago. Since that time, in conjunction with the state of Wyoming, the local community, and the owner of the gas field, Encana, ...
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Update from the Field: Well Logging Completed!
It’s been a busy few weeks at the Newberry EGS Demonstration field site, and we’re happy to report that we’ve completed both the injectivity test and well logging activities. Over the next few weeks we’ll be carrying out an additional seismic study, continuing our groundwater monitoring program and buttoning up the site for the winter months ahead. While we’re still ...
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EPA continues outreach for private well access near mills gap site (Former CTS Plant) in Asheville, N.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will continue the process of obtaining access agreements to private drinking water wells this week near the Mills Gap Site, site of the former CTS plant, in Asheville, N.C. An August 19, 2009 preliminary data sampling result from a private drinking water well located northeast of the plant indicated elevated levels of trichloroethene (TCE). EPA ...
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EPA and State of Hawaii negotiate historic settlement with U.S. Navy to upgrade Red Hill storage tanks
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) announced a proposed agreement with the U.S. Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requiring the military to take measures to minimize the threat of future leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility near Pearl Harbor, Oahu, the site of a major fuel release last year. With 250 million ...
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Water Sampling Update
Summer field work has come to a close at the Newberry EGS Demonstration site, and with it we’ve completed the last round of water sampling and analysis. The EGS project was carefully designed to protect the local groundwater system, and our groundwater monitoring program helps us make sure we protect this valuable natural resource. Our water monitoring program was designed to document and ...
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EPA News Advisory: ASIG Sand Island Hawaii Fuel Spill Response Update 2/12/15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) continue response operations to recover spilled jet fuel at the Airport Service Group International (ASIG) facility on Sand Island Access Road in Honolulu. EPA is leading the response effort and working with DOH’s Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response branch and ASIG. Status of Response Amount of ...
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Public comments and FAQ for proposed agreement on Red Hill Fuel Tanks posted to EPA and DOH websites
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) have posted the public comments received and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the proposed agreement with the U.S. Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requiring the military to take measures to minimize the threat of future leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility near Pearl ...
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EPA Adds Burnet Co., TX, Groundwater Plume to National Priorities List of Superfund Sites
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the Main Street Groundwater Plume site in Burnet Co., TX, to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites, a list of sites that pose risks to people’s health and the environment. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country and ...
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Flint Michigan Water Crisis: Update
Last month we got you up to speed with the Flint Michigan Water Crisis to show you how events like this can take place, which you can read here. This month we’re looking at the progress made since the initial onset to look at how things have been developing… Since our last article, it’s become clear that authorities knew about the polluted water supply crisis for a minimum ...
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REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
Execution of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Due Diligence Studies for Commercial and Industrial Properties in Portugal, Greece and Romania. Independent Review of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Due Diligence Studies for Commercial and Industrial Properties in Portugal, Spain, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Romania and Brazil. Design and Implementation of a Bioremediation Project for ...
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EPA Proposes to Add Burnet Co., TX, Groundwater Plume to National Priorities List of Superfund Sites
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add the Main Street Groundwater Plume site in Burnet Co., TX, to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites, a list of sites that pose risks to people’s health and the environment. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country ...
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Compliance with discharge permits for oil in water
Determining total oil/grease levels to ensure compliance with governmental permit requirements for discharging wastewater is a worldwide problem for the oil and gas industry. To ensure compliance with regulations and avoid fines for exceeding permit discharge levels, more frequent wastewater measurements are necessary to determine the total oil/grease (TOG) concentration. Wilks Enterprise, Inc. ...
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Nielsen Environmental Field School`s Fall 2008 field course schedule released
The Nielsen Environmental Field School has published it's Fall 2008 field course schedule, which is available on the company web site along with complete course descriptions and outlines. The schedule features 6 field courses at locations across the US, including:The Complete Ground-Water Sampling Field Course- September 9-11, Columbus, Ohio- October 1-3, San Diego, California- October 29-31, Las ...
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EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Interim Cleanup of CTS of Asheville Inc. Superfund Site to Evaluate Treatment of Expanded Area
On September 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a plan to address contamination beneath the former plant at the CTS of Asheville Inc. Superfund Site. The public is invited to comment on the Proposed Plan. EPA is extending the public comment period, originally slated to end on Oct. 30, through Nov. 29, 2015. The majority of the comments received to date encourage EPA to ...
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EPA, State of Hawaii negotiate final settlement with U.S. Navy to upgrade Red Hill storage tanks
Following a 50 day public comment period, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) announced the final agreement with the U.S. Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) that requires the military to take immediate and long-term steps to minimize the threat of future leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility near Pearl Harbor, Oahu. In response to ...
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EPA News Advisory: ASIG Sand Island Hawaii Fuel Spill Response Update 2/2/15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) continue response operations to recover spilled jet fuel at the Airport Service Group International (ASIG) facility on Sand Island Access Road in Honolulu. EPA is leading the response effort and working with DOH’s Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response branch and ASIG Status of Response - 2/2/15 ...
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Pentagon Fights Wisconsin Water Standards for Toxic Explosive
MERRIMAC, Wisconsin, September 28, 2007 (ENS) - The Pentagon intends to challenge the state of Wisconsin's intention to regulate all forms of the explosive dinitrotoluene, DNT, Army officials announced on Monday. Wisconsin is the first state in the nation to establish health-based guidelines for the military toxic that has contaminated groundwater and dozens of private wells near the Badger ...
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Nielsen Environmental Field School announces fall 2008 course schedule
The Nielsen Environmental Field School will be conducting 6 field courses this Fall at locations around the US. Courses offered include The Complete Ground-Water Monitoring Field Course (October 27-31, Las Cruces, New Mexico), The Complete Ground-Water Sampling Field Course (September 9-11, Columbus, Ohio; October 1-3, San Diego, California; October 29-31, Las Cruces, New Mexico), Ground-Water ...
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Water monitoring and treatment technologies gain traction as potable water resources Diminish, finds Frost & Sullivan
Groundwater is contained in rocks that are known as aquifers. Aided by gravity, the water fills the aquifer from the bottom upwards. The lower part of the aquifer has spaces that are completely filled by water. These are termed as the 'saturated zone' of the aquifer. In the top part of the aquifer, the rock spaces contain air as well as water. This part of the aquifer is called 'unsaturated'. ...
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