Throughout the world, thousands of stormwater pollutant removal systems are being installed in an effort to prevent watercourses from being polluted. As supply has risen to meet demand, a variety of proprietary, chamber-based systems have emerged, including hydrodynamic separators, which are designed to settle out and store sediments and associated pollutants, preventing them from being discharged to the natural environment.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
Radical change is coming to the business world. In the 21st century, many corporations are not just thinking about their bottom line, they also are thinking about their influences on the Earth. Public relations and marketing campaigns often focus on how companies are at the forefront of social responsibility.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
Competitive pressures and unpredictable energy costs continuously motivate us to examine our processes for opportunities to increase quality and productivity, and to decrease costs. Energy-intensive processes such as those associated with the manufacture of a wide variety of products utilizing water or VOC-based solvents offer opportunities to reduce operating costs through heat management or control.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
With great pride, we present the five winners of our annual Facilities of the Year Competition. These facilities represent a wide variety of industrial sectors and geographical locations.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
Last September, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particle pollution. As part of that measure, EPA issued revisions to the ambient air monitoring rules for fine particulate matter (PM-2.5). These actions were published in the Federal Register Oct. 17, 2006, and became effective Dec. 18, 2006.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
When the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the consolidated cases of Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States in 2006, observers hoped the Court would supply much-needed clarification to the federal Clean Water Act’s (CWA) dominion over wetlands. Instead, the Court could not reach a consensus, and regulation and enforcement of the law has been mired in confusion ever since.
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
A little more than one year after launching its Water Wastewater Competency Center, Schneider Electric’s North American division’s orders are up more than 50 percent.
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
Two cities that have been reusing water for more than five years are expanding their programs to serve additional customers and meet new nutrient discharge restrictions, exemplifying a national trend toward water reclamation.
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
Situated in one of the world’s most arid regions, Israel has been overcoming water shortages and desertification since its inception in 1948. Its diverse topography, which includes plains, mountains, deserts, and coastlines, makes for many water challenges. A small country at 8,019 square miles (about the size of New Jersey), Israel sustains a population of 6.35 million people.
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
A street sign welcoming visitors to Montpelier, Ohio, identifies the quaint village as the birthplace of polar explorer Paul Siple and home to the world’s best-tasting municipal drinking water. Best-tasting water? Huh? We’re not talking fine wine here, but run-of-the-mill treated municipal water.
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
While some finance and investment companies are trying to let municipalities know they have options outside of the government to fund water and wastewater projects, at least one governing body is hoping to get information on private financing.
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
Olfaction, the science of smell, is one of the least understood of the five senses, which makes odor management a major challenge. Odor perception is subjective and varies widely among individuals. However, odor complaints are routinely received by regulators and government bodies around the United States and internationally.
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
“A lot of people think non-revenue water reduction is all about the leakage, but it isn’t,” says Leanne Scott, senior project engineer at Metro Water Services (MWS) in Nashville, Tenn. “Meter accuracy at large plants also plays a very important role in the recovery of non-revenue water, as does testing of other large meters in the system."
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
I am a child of the ‘70s, and just like the folks who came of age in the ‘60s, who were warned of global disaster from "too many people," I was told that the next ice age was just around the corner. This climate disaster would bring worldwide famine and, with it, the collapse of social order, or at least deconstruction of the status quo.
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
EPA holds the thin green line to protect the public
- By Granta Nakayama, Dawn Kristof Champney
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
While the demand for automation is on the rise, facility managers interested in simplifying their operations should ensure that such a system actually will make work easier.
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
The first patent was issued in 1421, to an Italian architect for invention of a specialized boat to transport construction materials to building sites. In issuing it, the city-state of Florence recognized that inventors needed protection from those who would use their inventions without paying fair compensation. The document even spelled out consequences for illegal duplication: the copycat boat was to be publicly burned!
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
A major supplier to the water and wastewater industry does not often get a chance to become a part of history. But that is what occurred when Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co. helped retrieve a sunken Confederate submarine off the coast of South Carolina in 2000.
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
Now that you know the benefits of recycling industrial solid waste after reading the cover story “Renewable Refuse” in our magazine’s May 2007 issue, where do you start? Who should be involved? How do you implement recycling? So many questions… here are a few suggestions on how to effectively implement pollution prevention (P2) in your operations. Start now, make a plan, and make a difference.
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.