Wastewater


Stimulus Helps Fund Cresson Sewer Project to Stop Overflows

Low-income area gets $2.29-million boost to replace sewer lines and reduce stormwater entering the system.

Glen Daigger Elected IWA President-elect

Daigger, a wastewater expert who works for CH2M Hill, will work to strengthen the International Water Association over the next two years.

PFPAs Found in Canadian Surface Water, Effluent

Study suggests additional research is needed to determine if these fluorochemicals could be harmful.

EPA Expects to Revise Power Plant Discharge Rules

Current water discharge regulations, which were issued in 1982, have not kept pace with changes in the electric power industry, EPA says.

Teck Alaska Pays $120,000 for Alleged NPDES Violations

According to EPA, the mine owner/operator failed to collect representative samples of effluent and exceeded its NPDES permit limits.

Stamford Chooses Nexterra for Biomass Gas System

The biomass gasification system will be used to power the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority.



Farmington, Mo., Orders Heliscreen for CSO Mitigation

Hydro International says East Treatment Plant will be the first facility in the United States to install the system, which is commonly used in the United Kingdom.

Algae Can be a Good Thing for Municipal Wastewater

Professor says halophytic micro-algae can be grown on municipal wastewater and may serve as a biofuel feedstock.

Agency Fines Onshore Oil Company for SPCC Issues

George W. Stokes Company ordered to pay $1,800 for violating the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure regulations of the Clean Water Act.

Community Service, Workshops to Highlight WEFTEC

Students & Young Professionals will revitalize wetlands at a local water reclamation facility while hot topic workshops round out this year's Water Environment Federation annual conference in Orlando.

Firm Helps Secure Stimulus Funds for New Live Oak WWTP

ECO:LOGIC helped Live Oak, Calif., secure $10 million in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding for a new wastewater treatment plant.

Utilities Inc. Acquisition Connects District 6 Sewer to Plant

Regionalization in St. Tammany Parish may help eliminate some non-compliant facilities, Utilities Inc., says.

Water Expo Gets Support from Chinese Government Bodies

China's Ministry of Water Resources celebrates 60 years of achievement and the China Environment Service Industry Association has signed up for a large pavilion.