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Effluent: - Wastewater--treated or untreated--that flows out of a treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfall. Generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters.
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India - Dyeing units to close for 10 days  -  04 Aug 2008
YarnsandFibers (subscription),Following this, the 41 units coming under rs.4.5 crore Telengupalayam Common Effluent Treatment Plant (TCETP), held a urgent annual general body and decided

HAVE they found poo on the Red Planet?  -  04 Aug 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,High volumes of such chemistry in a river could point to effluent run-off from a farm. While not life itself, "it could be a sign of biology.

The future's bright for pesticides  -  04 Aug 2008
separationsNOW.com (subscription),The column effluent was passed through a flowthrough system that led to the detector. First of all, the solution entered a photochemical reactor which

Pure water production for use in boiler  -  04 Aug 2008
Processing Talk,Ordinarily, ACCs are "flushed to drain" for up to 24 hours, generating huge effluent volumes and wasting vast amounts of irrecoverable energy,

FOLKS wants Greenville to conserve water  -  04 Aug 2008
Greenville News,This would have meant expenditures of many millions of dollars for piping and collection of treated effluent from the numerous Central Carolina Waste

Death in the Gulf of Mexico  -  04 Aug 2008
New York Times,A decade later scientists realized it was caused largely by agricultural nitrogen — and some urban effluent — washed downstream from farms throughout the

Doctors talk shop on medical blogs  -  04 Aug 2008
Los Angeles Times,..."Think before you page," forcing doctors to take time away from family and home "to hear about the effluent from your nether regions after your feelgood

When I close my eyes  -  04 Aug 2008
Jamaica Gleaner,Untreated effluent is killing our barrier reefs and protective mangroves. Our coastline is being eroded and widespread criminality is driving away native

Farm gets record fine for effluent breach  -  Aug 3, 2008
Radio New Zealand,A farm owned by one of New Zealand's biggest dairy farming enterprises has received a record fine for breaching its effluent discharge conditions.

President calls for putting up effluent treatment plants  -  Aug 2, 2008
Associated Press of Pakistan,KARACHI, Aug 2 (APP): President Pervez Musharraf has called for putting up effluent treatment plants in the city. He was speaking as chief guest at the

Pitfalls in effluent disposal  -  Jul 31, 2008
Otago Daily Times,By Neal Wallace on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 Taieri dairy farmer Gerald Holmes tells a recent field day how he manages his dairy shed effluent. Photo by Craig Baxter.

Effluent quality a concern for wastewater project  -  Jul 31, 2008
The Lincoln Journal,However, the laboratory analysis has been showing that the effluent emerging from the direct discharge systems is not as high a quality as might have been

Mayor should oppose paper mill's pipeline  -  Aug 2, 2008
Florida Times-Union,The Georgia-Pacific paper mill outside of Palatka is proceeding full speed ahead with plans to build a 4-mile pipeline to carry its polluted effluent to the

Long time allowed for effluent scheme tenders  -  Jul 30, 2008
ABC Regional Online,The Tamworth Regional Council has agreed on what it admits is an extraordinarily long time to call for tenders for the next stage of its planned effluent

CM Appeals Centre To Sanction Effluent Discharge Scheme  -  Jul 30, 2008
Chennai Online,Erode, Jul 30: The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi have appealed to the Union Government and Prime Minister to sanction the effluent discharge

We're becoming effluent society  -  Jul 28, 2008
Canoe.ca,...amended the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER) to allow fish bearing waterways to become tailing ponds. Successfully proving the benefits outweigh the

Russian River residents praise city for drastic reduction in ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,Between last Oct. 1 and May 14 -- the only time it's legal for Santa Rosa to dispose of its effluent via the river -- the city discharged 190 million

Lorry carrying effluent overturns  -  Jul 7, 2008
BBC News,A heavy goods vehicle containing 3000 litres of effluent waste has overturned following a collision with a car on the A361 near Glastonbury, Somerset.

Hard line pledged on effluent rules  -  Jul 23, 2008
Otago Daily Times,Dairy farmers are being warned the Otago Regional Council is taking a tougher stance this year on breaches of effluent compliance rules.

City sewage plant set for improvement  -  Aug 1, 2008
Danbury News Times,But there is one source the DEP can control -- the effluent flowing out of Danbury's waste treatment plant into the Still River, which, in turn,

ORC to farmers: spill effluent at your peril  -  Jul 21, 2008
The Southland Times,ORC land resource officer Bruce Monaghan said the Council would continue to prosecute farmers who applied dairy effluent to pasture beyond field capacity.

Rx turning up in streams  -  Jul 31, 2008
Deseret News,7 meeting of the Utah Water Quality Board, Luers will be giving a presentation called "Is Your Effluent Under the Influence of Prozac?

Water pollution: Dyeing units’ body raids own members  -  Jul 30, 2008
Expressindia.com,The team collected samples of treated effluent from the units situated in various phases of Focal Point, Industrial Area, Bahadurke Road, Tajpur Road and

Stations for effluent to be discussed  -  Jul 22, 2008
Southland Times,Mr Paterson said yesterday Southland was the best place to see things first-hand, given stock effluent on southern roads was a big issue.

Nanoparticles In Sewage Could Escape Into Bodies Of Water  -  Jul 27, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Therefore oxide nanoparticles that get into the effluent must not be regarded as unproblematic, because the route taken by the particles after the sewage

36 years ago this month  -  Aug 1, 2008
Pahrump Valley Times,Pollution of Lake Mead through the dumping of Las Vegas effluent into the Las Vegas Wash should finally be halted in the fall of 1975, according to Thorne

JORDAN TENDER: Wastewater treatment plant and effluent reuse ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
MEED,Construction and completion of a wastewater treatment plant and effluent reuse facilities. Closing date: 14 September 2008 Construction and completion of a

Plans to dump effluent in the ocean met with concern  -  Jul 15, 2008
Fluid Handling,The Gladstone Regional Council, located in the Burnett electorate, is determining how it will dispose of treated effluent from a proposed desalination plant

Southland Water Quality Lamented  -  Jul 31, 2008
RedOrbit,Environment Southland has concentrated on managing dairy effluent so far but will need to look at urban and industry discharges as soon as possible.

Dairy farmers urged to keep stock off the green stuff  -  Jul 31, 2008
Otago Daily Times,They are now reminding farmers bringing their herds home from winter grazing to take steps that will prevent effluent from spilling on the region's roads.

Enforce effluent treatment  -  Jul 14, 2008
The New Nation,The relevant authorities are pushing the polluters, specially the operators of textile mills, to set up and operate effluent treatment plants (ETPs).

Engineer Opportunities (Power Station)  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Engineer,This will include the site raw water treatment facilities and may also include the site process effluent treatment facilities.

Council ordered to fix drain after effluent overflow  -  Jul 9, 2008
ABC Regional Online,During this week's rain, the effluent storage at the saleyard overflowed. The EPA says it is considering fining the council for the breach.

Suffolk sewage pipe puts Great South Bay at risk  -  Jul 24, 2008
Newsday,Although the effluent is treated, environmental officials and advocates fear sewage leaks could worsen water quality in the bay, which has suffered from

Finnish MEP Itälä would link pipeline to Russian effluent  -  Jul 14, 2008
Newsroom Finland,Ville Itälä (cons), a Finnish National Coalition party MEP, suggested Monday that Finland should make the granting of an environmental licence to a

Effluent in drain ends up in court  -  Jul 11, 2008
Manawatu Standard,By KATIE CHAPMAN - Manawatu Standard | Saturday, 12 July 2008 Whether a 1970 resource consent gave Horowhenua District Council permission to pump effluent

Areva uranium recovery unit leaks radioactive effluent  -  Jul 9, 2008
Interactive Investor,PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Some 30 cubic metres of effluent containing 12 grammes a litre of uranium were accidentally leaked from the Tricastin uranium

Central Valley Water Board Proposes $24000 in Penalties to Grass ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
YubaNet,The penalty represents the sum of the statutory mandatory minimum penalties for effluent limitation violations that occurred from January 1, 2000 through

Horizons Urges Farmers To Call About Effluent Discharges  -  Jul 7, 2008
Voxy,Time is running out for dairy farmers to talk to Horizons Regional Council about any compliance issues with their effluent discharge consents.

Going with the Flow  -  Jul 25, 2008
Canadian Underwriter,Trunk mains are configured to transport two types of effluent: sewage and storm water. Sewage is destined for municipal water treatment facilities through

Readers dish the straight poop on pigs, cougars and cheese plates  -  Jul 30, 2008
Riverfront Times,Nearly all cities are allowed to discharge large amounts of pollutants in partially treated effluent directly into surface waters every day.

Federal Government's water supply funding  -  Jul 27, 2008
ABC Online,..."It'll boost production in the Coal Valley, it certainly is a great benefit to the environment, in particular the river where the effluent was currently

Water security for farms  -  Jul 28, 2008
Manning River Times,FOUR farming properties at The Bight have a more secure future now the Wingham Effluent Management Scheme and Wingham Sewerage Treatment Plant upgrade is

Saleyard Operators tackle challenges  -  Jul 31, 2008
Stock and Land,..."For example, Gunnedah saleyards have assisted us at Naracoorte (South Australia) with an effluent problem we've had."

Bike Path Will Stretch Along CR 21  -  Jul 29, 2008
RedOrbit,Effluent is water flow from natural or man-made structures, generally relating to pollution from sewage treatment facilityies or industrial wastewater

Sewage overflow in Werk-en-Rust  -  Jul 31, 2008
Stabroek News,It has been in excess of two weeks that the community of Werk-en-Rust has been experiencing overflows of sewage and effluent from the sewerage system.

Newport hears more testimony about GP pipeline  -  Jul 25, 2008
Newport News Times,By Steve Card Of the News-Times An agreement between the City of Newport and Georgia-Pacific for use of city rights of way for GP's treated effluent

August could produce a government that cares about the poor  -  Jul 30, 2008
Zim Diaspora,It is the local authority that delivers water, effluent and waste management, housing, electricity and roads. It is the local authority that manages primary

Sewer thefts raise a stink  -  Jul 16, 2008
Dispatch Online,Since then, millions of litres of insufficiently treated effluent have flowed directly into the Kowie River instead of being pumped to the veld.

Industrial zone presentation  -  Jul 30, 2008
Marlborough Express,..."One of the key questions is, is he intending it to have its own effluent disposal facilities, or to connect to the council's?

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