Wastewater

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Wastewater: - The spent or used water from a home, community, farm, or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter.Water Pollution: The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for Wastewater::

Aqua America Expands Indiana Operations with $9.7 Million Acquisition  -  05 Aug 2008
FOXBusinessThe newly acquired wastewater system serves approximately 4000 customers in the community of South Haven in Porter County in northwest Indiana.

Wastewater Overflow Occurs In Paukukalo  -  05 Aug 2008
KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG,WAILUKU, Maui (KHNL) - About 10000 gallons of wastewater overflow occurred Monday morning at the Hawaiian Homes Pump Station in Paukukalo.

Dakota Pork sentenced for wastewater violations at former Mitchell ...  -  05 Aug 2008
Daily Republic,It also meant that DPI failed to properly pretreat its wastewater as required by the terms of a permit issued by the city. Pretreating the wastewater is

State grants to help with wastewater and Route 7  -  05 Aug 2008
Norwalk Advocate,Phase 2 improves the plant's ability to remove nitrogen from wastewater flushed into Long Island Sound. Phase 3 upgrades the disinfection process.

Three wastewater treatment projects in UAE awards to Toray  -  05 Aug 2008
Water Desalination Report (subscription),Toray Industries has announced that it has been awarded contracts to supply its flat-sheet PVDF microfiltration membrane modules for three MBR wastewater

Brewery will treat its own wastewater  -  05 Aug 2008
Water Technology Online,ESCONDIDO , CA — A beer brewery here will begin treating its own wastewater to save money, according to an August 2 article in the Union-Tribune.

TOC/TNb analysis of wastewater, soil and  -  05 Aug 2008
Laboratory Talk,CO2 is detected by non dispersive infrared (NDIR) and NO is detected by chemiluminescence (CLD) providing a TOC detection limit of 200 ppb and TNb detection

Energy News: Algae Holds Promise As Biofuel  -  05 Aug 2008
CattleNetwork.com,Wastewater generated by carpet production could potentially be used to grow yet another crop for biofuel – algae. Yes, algae. The stuff that clouds swimming

Leak reveals city is treating Auglaize River  -  05 Aug 2008
Wapakoneta Daily News,Burns is the superintendent at the Wapakoneta Wastewater Treatment Plant. Crews started working on the manhole located in the back yard of a West Auglaize

Stakeholders Focus on Environmental Problems in Ruseifa District  -  05 Aug 2008
istockAnalyst.com,They also urged the authorities to prevent factories and citizens from dumping garbage or wastewater into the river, the Jordan News Agency, Petra,

Bond projects change to meet new needs  -  05 Aug 2008
Arizona Daily Star,A $21 million plan for the Ina Road sewage-treatment plant was dropped in 2006, and the money was used to pay for an expansion of the Avra Valley Wastewater

Packing Plant Fined  -  05 Aug 2008
KELOLAND TV,Pretreating wastewater is designed to reduce or eliminate pollutants before sending sewage to a treatment plant. The Dakota Pork president admitted December

Water Firm Splashes Out On Fund  -  05 Aug 2008
Sky News,The company, which manages water and wastewater distribution in the North West of England, will now donate a total of £5m per annum to the charity.

The Rush To Flush Florida  -  05 Aug 2008
Tampa Tribune,FDEP enforcement of wastewater violations should be swift and certain, with stiff fines that discourage sloppiness. Moratoriums on new hookups should kick

PetroSun, Icon Energy terminate LOI  -  05 Aug 2008
Biodiesel Magazine,In addition, the company’s board of directors has approved plans to install a pilot plant designed for algae production at an Arizona wastewater treatment

Mobile morgue a no-show at port; agencies bare preparation plans  -  05 Aug 2008
Sun.Star,The City Government, as earlier promised, will be providing assistance in the handling and proper disposal of wastewater and garbage, as well as in setting

EPA Partners with Water Utilities to Save Energy  -  05 Aug 2008
WaterWorld,4, 2008) – EPA hosted a first-ever Innovative Energy Management Workshop on July 22 in Kansas City, Mo., to assist water and wastewater treatment utility

CITY SENDS LETTER TO ASKING FOR STATE FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ...  -  05 Aug 2008
KMAS,Attached to the letter is a fact sheet on how the Wastewater Treatment Plant fits within the Shelton Area Regional Water and Wastewater projects.

Scituate schedules wind energy open house  -  05 Aug 2008
Scituate Mariner,...and Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust representatives, will present the potential costs and benefits of a turbine at the wastewater treatment plant.

How DHEC reacted to leak  -  05 Aug 2008
The State,Nearly two weeks ago, a crucial component of the sewage treatment plant owned by Alpine Utilities failed and, later, partially treated wastewater was

BESIX to build €525 mln plant in Abu Dhabi  -  05 Aug 2008
Daily News Egypt,By Compiled by Daily News Egypt CAIRO: BESIX was awarded a contract to finance, construct and operate two new wastewater treatment plants for Abu Dhabi and

Rains bring sewer overflow alert  -  05 Aug 2008
Palladium-Item,A combined sewer is a sewer that transports stormwater, industrial wastewater and sewage in the same pipe. At times of heavy rain, combined sewers overflow

City hearing to focus on fee hikes  -  05 Aug 2008
St. Cloud Times,The Water Treatment Facility and Wastewater Treatment Facility are anticipating an increase in fees for next year. They are asking for a 3 percent increase

Missed today's Sunrise Herald? Click here  -  05 Aug 2008
MaineToday.com,The district is making improvements to its Cottage Place Pump Station and the wastewater vault in the road. Due to the scope of the work, and the narrowness

Washington View: Recycle garbage into dollars, pass on savings  -  05 Aug 2008
The Columbian,That could happen if new technology under development can generate more electricity at wastewater treatment plants and landfills and if local elected

Council approves $15 million for new treatment plant  -  05 Aug 2008
Monmouth Daily Review Atlas,By Chelsea McDougall MONMOUTH — City council moved forward on the new Wastewater Treatment Plant — totaling more than $15 million. The council approved two

Proposed EPA Ballast Water Discharge Regulations Fall Short  -  05 Aug 2008
Water Online (press release),Washington, DC — Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) is gravely concerned with the approach being taken by Environmental

Sewer takes center stage of joint Oconee meeting  -  05 Aug 2008
Anderson Independent Mail,By Pearce Adams (Contact) WALHALLA — The Oconee County Council will learn today about a less costly option than a wastewater treatment plant for the

Delaware's ocean beaches deemed among cleanest in nation  -  05 Aug 2008
Cape Gazette,Part of the pollution from the Inland Bays comes from municipalities’ wastewater treatment plant, including the one for Rehoboth Beach, which currently

State fines Taunton firm  -  05 Aug 2008
Attleboro Sun Chronicle,Most of the stored liquid, however, would be transported to the New Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant and properly disposed. "Companies engaged in the

LAFCO has some tough decisions ahead  -  05 Aug 2008
Amador Ledger-Dispatch,The respective providers need to expand or replace wastewater facilities to accommodate anticipated growth. The cities of Ione and Sutter Creek need

Corrosion-resistant flow meter improves processes  -  05 Aug 2008
Factory Maintenance,The ST51 Fluid Components International (FCI) mass flow meter is said to be optimised for wastewater treatment. It is full-featured with high accuracy

OCI unit in 525 mln euro JV with Veolia for wastewater plant ...  -  Aug 4, 2008
Forbes,...contract to finance, construct and operate two new wastewater treatment plants for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the UAE in a joint venture with Veolia Water.

China Everbright Intl to set up new Jinan wastewater treatment ...  -  Aug 3, 2008
�富財經,The project, requiring investment of about 138 mln yuan, will be able to treat 100000 tons of wastewater a day, it said. China Everbright International

QC residents deplore firm’s wastewater emissions  -  Aug 3, 2008
Inquirer.net,According to Solidum, the wastewater emitted by Medgen drains out into Laguna Lake. One of the agencies they approached, the Metropolitan Manila Development

Plainville proposes new wastewater rates  -  Aug 4, 2008
Washington Times Herald,The Plainville Town Council will conduct a public hearing on proposed amendments to the existing wastewater utility rates and charges on August 14,

Fayetteville Wastewater Upgrades Flowing Fast  -  Aug 4, 2008
RedOrbit,The $180.7 million wastewater system improvement project in Fayetteville is the single biggest municipal project ever undertaken in northwest Arkansas,

Brewery will start treating wastewater  -  Aug 2, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,The brewery is taking a detour from its traditional operations and will soon begin treating its own wastewater to save money. It had been spending hundreds

Pennsylvania American Water Acquires Water and Wastewater Systems ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatchThe newly acquired systems provide drinking water to approximately 550 customers, as well as wastewater treatment services to nearly 500 customers.

Groups eye hauling well wastewater  -  Aug 2, 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority hasn’t accepted any well-drilling wastewater, but it is interested. “If it’s not hazardous to our plant,

Wastewater plant expansion project progressing  -  Aug 3, 2008
Joliet Herald News,COM LOCKPORT -- The expansion project is making good progress at the wastewater treatment plant on West Division Street, a city leader said Friday.

Increasing Application of Submersible Pumps in the Water and ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
MarketWatchMunicipal water and wastewater applications are helping sustain the growth of the North American submersible pumps market. The municipal wastewater

What to do about water  -  Aug 4, 2008
Globes,Reuse of wastewater: currently 130 million cubic meters of wastewater of varying quality flow into the sea each year. This is unacceptable in a country

SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT Completes Acquisition of Utility Service Company  -  Aug 1, 2008
MarketWatchUnited Water provides water and wastewater services to 7.3 million people in 21 states through the dedication of its 2000 employees.

Nature Technology gets order from oilfield service co in Kazakhstan  -  Aug 4, 2008
Forbes,The wastewater treatment company said the unit is to be commissioned for operation on a man-made island in the Caspian Sea where environmental requirements

Letters: Resident opposed to council's actions, not wastewater plant  -  Aug 2, 2008
Daily Triplicate,Recently I read an article where the Triplicate stated I opposed the wastewater treatment plant. I am writing to set the record straight.

Tempe hires consultant to evaluate nitrate in wastewater  -  Aug 2, 2008
AZ Central.com,Nancy Grimm, an Arizona State University professor of ecology, said nitrate is sometimes found in the Valley's wastewater but that the key concern is the

DHEC: Wastewater treatment plant working properly again  -  Jul 31, 2008
WIS,COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Plant officials from the Alpine Utilities Stoops Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant say their plant that caused a warning on the Saluda

Ripley To Get $227, 000 For Wastewater Treatment  -  Aug 1, 2008
KUSH Radio,Lee Denney announced that Ripley recently received a state grant to help make necessary upgrades to the town's wastewater system. The Oklahoma Department of

New wastewater treatment plant reduces nitrate pollution, odors  -  Aug 1, 2008
Laurel Star,Construction of the upgrades to the wastewater facility has been in process since March 2003, when Laurel's engineering firm, George, Miles & Buhr,




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