The Association of California Water Agencies' policy framework asks agencies to implement plans to meet sustainability objectives.
During construction activities, Bar-1 Ranch allegedly destroyed 13.9 acres of wetlands along Ninemile Creek in violation of the Clean Water Act.
Recognizing economic hardships, EPA says states and regions still need to continue "best efforts" on reporting impaired waters data.
The agency expects this strategy will save money and speed up PCB remediation effort that has been going on for 29 years.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation delivered less water to the districts than the government promised to provide, according to the lawsuit.
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Sustainable Conservation win 2011 Pat Brown Award for removing copper from car brake pads and protecting salmon and aquatic life.
Regardless of the incentive type, experience shows that incentives are most effective when implemented within a regulatory structure that already exists and functions well, according to the company's white paper.
Stephen R. Carpenter wins Stockholm Water Prize; WEF and IWA name water champions; WaterSense and American Water partner on PSAs.
Unisea, which operates in Alaska, allegedly discharged ammonia and other pollutants into Unalaska waters from 2005 to 2008.
Minced banana peel removed lead and copper from river water as well as many other materials, researchers said in their report.
The groups say they are concerned about the cost of the regulation, noting that state and independent studies have estimated that the rule will cost billions of dollars generally and more than 14,000 jobs in the agricultural community.
Despite a large amount of nitrogen cycling genes, researchers concluded that denitrifying and nitrifying organisms were not active.
By selecting this conservation organization to implement the program, EPA seeks to improve the natural resources and socio-economic conditions in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands.
The company will help Henrico County, Va., engineer an intake and pumping station on the James River and support the work for a dam and reservoir on Cobbs Creek.
New water fixtures in restrooms at the airport's passenger terminals are saving 5.5 million gallons per month.
With SUNY, the universities will monitor temporal trends in bioaccumulative chemicals in the Great Lakes using top predator fish as biomonitors.
This basic course introduces water quality and criteria programs to those with less than one year of experience and veterans needing a refresher.
Natural estrogen from multiple sources actually accounts for much more of the total contribution.
The Stony Brook University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution study used the genome sequence of Aureococcus anophagefferens and found that it is genetically predisposed to exploit certain characteristics of human-modified coastal ecosystems.
When completed in 2015, the $448-million project will feature three major pump stations, removal of 260 miles of roads, and filling in of 42 miles of canals to help restore water flows to the Everglades.