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Waterways study wins recognition for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:00 GMT

May 17,2012 --

At its conference last month, the American Academy of Environmental Engineers awarded a grand prize for university research to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)...

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NACWA applauds USDA Water Quality Initiative but calls on Congress to weigh in on nutrients

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:05:40 GMT

May 10,2012 --

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) applauded USDA's new National Water Quality Initiative but voiced concern that the scale of the problem warrants more aggressive action...

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PA to hold second nutrient credit trading auction in June

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:20:30 GMT

May 9,2012 --

The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority and the Department of Environmental Protection will host a June 13 auction for the sale and purchase of nutrient credits in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds...

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New USDA water quality initiative focuses on ag community

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:45:10 GMT

May 8,2012 --

Under a new National Water Quality Initiative launched today, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will make at least $33 million in financial assistance available to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners for water quality initiative.......

Funding available for 2012 Great Lakes Restoration projects, EPA accepting applications

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:26:00 GMT

April 20,2012 --

EPA will distribute approximately $20 million through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant program during Fiscal Year 2012 and is currently requesting applications from states, municipalities, tribes, universities and nonprofit organiza.......

Cleanup plan finalized for Jefferson County, NY, site that contaminated public water supply

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:10 GMT

April 20,2012 --

The U.S. EPA has finalized its plan to demolish a building, dig up contaminated soil and sediment, and treat the groundwater at the Crown Cleaners of Watertown Inc. Superfund site in Herrings, New York...

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Project harnesses power of two million computers to speed water quality predictions for major waterways

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:20:30 GMT

April 19,2012 --

IBM's World Community Grid and the University of Virginia have launched Computing for Sustainable Water, a project to simulate and predict the environmental and economic effects of agricultural, commercial, and industrial decisions over the nex.......

Gulf restoration projects move to next phase

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:05:30 GMT

April 19,2012 --

It was announced today that an estimated $60 million in early restoration projects soon will begin along the Gulf Coast following the nation's largest oil spill...

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Wetlands work earns Nebraska high school students EPA award

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:31:00 GMT

April 18,2012 --

Students from Niobrara High School in Niobrara, Neb., are being recognized with EPA Region 7's 2011 President's Environmental Youth Award for their work on a wetlands conservation project...

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Nanosponges show promise for environmental cleanup, other uses

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:45:30 GMT

April 16,2012 --

Researchers at Rice University and Penn State University have discovered that adding a dash of boron to carbon while creating nanotubes turns them into solid, spongy, reusable blocks that have an astounding ability to absorb oil spilled in wate.......

EPA, American Rivers award $1.37 million in grants to restore Potomac Highlands rivers

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:35:50 GMT

April 13,2012 --

The Environmental Protection Agency and American Rivers today announced the six recipients of $1,373,119 in environmental grants to benefit communities, and protect rivers and clean water in the Potomac Highlands region of Maryland, Pennsylvani.......

Troubled waters: Farm pollution threatens drinking water

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:05:10 GMT

April 12,2012 --

Water that runs off fields treated with chemical fertilizers and manure is loaded with nitrogen and phosphorus, two potent pollutants that inevitably end up in rivers and lakes and set off a cascade of harmful consequences, contaminating the dr.......

New WEF campaign highlights value, importance of water

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:30:10 GMT

March 22,2012 --

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced U.S. launch of its new WATER'S WORTH IT™ public messaging campaign and website...

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Rep. Schiff urges EPA to complete Chromium 6 study

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:05:40 GMT

March 14,2012 --

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to EPA Administrator Jackson expressing disappointment with agency's decision to delay the completion of its Chromium 6 toxicology assessment...

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Artificial wetlands can provide long-term benefits, study finds

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:15:10 GMT

March 7,2012 --

A unique study of created wetlands is providing insights into the environmental benefits they provide and how these have changed over 15 years...

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Changing Florida's water pollution criteria to cost more than EPA estimates, report finds

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:20:30 GMT

March 6,2012 --

The costs to switch to numeric criteria for limiting nutrient pollutants in Florida waters are expected to exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates, says a new National Research Council report...

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'Citizen scientists' invited to learn more about water, air pollution under EPA grant program

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:35:10 GMT

March 5,2012 --

The U.S. EPA is encouraging individuals and community groups in two regions -- New York City and the U.S. Virgin Islands -- to apply for grants that will allow "citizen scientists" to compile information on and seek solutions to air a.......

Sewage treatment plant violations in Mount Pocono, PA, resolved

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:15:30 GMT

February 29,2012 --

Environmental groups have reached a settlement with the Mount Pocono Municipal Authority to resolve a federal lawsuit filed in late 2010 against the authority for more than 600 permit violations...

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Impaired creek in Idaho restored to health by local, state and federal partnership

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:10:50 GMT

February 29,2012 --

Northern Idaho's Yellowdog Creek, impaired for decades by eroding forest road sediment, is coming back to life thanks to the work of local partnership...

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Delaware wetlands continue to decline despite conservation efforts

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:25:10 GMT

February 28,2012 --

A new report concludes that despite heightened public awareness of the importance of wetlands and stronger conservation efforts throughout the state to combat their loss, Delaware continues to surrender critical wetlands at an alarming rate...

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Driller fined for water contamination, erosion violations, spills in PA

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:40:50 GMT

February 23,2012 --

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined Catalyst Energy Inc. $185,000 for a number of violations at its non-Marcellus oil and gas well operations...

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Brewer's water stewardship grant competition activates consumers, communities

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:35:20 GMT

February 21,2012 --

MillerCoors in partnership with River Network has kicked off an online grant competition to fund projects focused on water conservation, education and protection...

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Louisiana CAFO ordered to stop discharging pollutants to local waterway

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:20:50 GMT

February 16,2012 --

EPA has issued cease and desist administrative orders to two chicken broiler facilities in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, for discharging chicken litter into a tributary of the Dugdemona River...

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Water Research Foundation study presents national vision for drinking water source protection

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:40:10 GMT

February 15,2012 --

The Water Research Foundation (WaterRF) has just completed a new study that will help drinking water utilities and other stakeholders develop a strategy to protect the vital sources of our drinking water, titled, Source Water Protection Vision .......

World Water Monitoring Day relaunches with new name, look, website

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:35:50 GMT

February 15,2012 --

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the International Water Association (IWA) have relaunched the World Water Monitoring Day public education and outreach program. Now called World Water Monitoring Challenge, the new name, look, and upda.......

USEPA FY 2013 budget proposal focuses on core environmental protections

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:35:30 GMT

February 14,2012 --

The Obama Administration has proposed a FY 2013 budget of $8.344 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This budget reflects a government-wide effort to reduce spending and find cost-savings, and is $105 million below the E.......

Water violations to cost railroad company $1.5 million

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

February 9,2012 --

U.S. EPA and Union Pacific Railroad Company have reached a settlement resolving a Clean Water Act enforcement action involving operations at 20 rail yards...

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Watershed projects in Pennsylvania awarded grant funding

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:20 GMT

February 6,2012 --

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will invest in 73 watershed protection projects intended to improve watersheds, stormwater runoff, acid mine drainage and educational programs, among other environmental efforts...

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Company's education campaign helped raise public awareness of water's value

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:05:40 GMT

January 26,2012 --

On the heels of its 125th Anniversary year, American Water has released the results of a year-long, nationwide campaign to educate and raise awareness about the value of water. The nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater uti.......

Environmental groups win ruling for clean water in New York state

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:55:20 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The Westchester County Supreme Court has ruled that New York State is failing to take legally required steps to clean up one of the biggest sources of pollution in its waterways - stormwater runoff. The decision comes after a lawsuit filed by t.......

USDA grants to fund water quality research across U.S.

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:45:20 GMT

January 20,2012 --

USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is providing $13.4 million in research grants to support 26 water-related projects across the United States...

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Funding for water quality markets announced by USDA, agency seeks project proposals

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:50:20 GMT

January 13,2012 --

A new funding opportunity aims to bring states, USDA and other stakeholders together to enhance the effectiveness of water quality credit trading...

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Temporary mining ban to protect Grand Canyon watershed

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:45:40 GMT

January 10,2012 --

For the next 20 years, new mining claims will be banned on over a million acres of federal land in the Grand Canyon watershed, protecting it from the potential adverse effects of uranium and other hardrock mining...

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Recycler ordered to cease discharge of toxic pollutants to San Francisco Bay

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:20:50 GMT

January 10,2012 --

The U.S. EPA has ordered Sims Metal Management to submit a revised stormwater pollution prevention plan and to update monitoring and sampling procedures after inspections found evidence of unlawful discharges of PCBs, mercury, lead, copper and .......

Annual toxic release report issued by EPA

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:15:40 GMT

January 8,2012 --

The U.S. EPA has released its annual national analysis of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), providing all Americans with vital information about their communities...

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Coastal wetland protection efforts in Delaware Bayshore awarded federal grant

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:20:20 GMT

January 8,2012 --

A key coastal wetland property, part of the Thousand Acre Marsh near Port Penn, will be conserved thanks to a $829,400 federal grant awarded to DNREC's Division of Fish and Wildlife...

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Federal grant to help protect Cape May wetlands

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:10:20 GMT

January 8,2012 --

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has received a $1 million federal grant that will be used to protect ecologically sensitive wetlands parcels in Cape May County that provide habitat to migratory birds...

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Coastal wetlands restoration projects get $20M in grant funding

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:31:00 GMT

January 4,2012 --

Grants totaling $20.5 million will support 24 projects in 13 states in conserving and restoring coastal wetlands and their fish and wildlife habitat...

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Pipeline safety legislation signed into law

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:16:00 GMT

January 4,2012 --

Legislation making significant changes to the nation's pipeline safety programs has been signed into law by President Obama...

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Clean Water Act violations to cost TN construction company, Georgia DOT $1.5M

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:25:30 GMT

December 12,2011 --

Wright Brothers Construction Co. and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) have agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty and spend more than $1.3 million to offset environmental damages to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act.......

Washington Gas settlement will help clean polluted area along Anacostia River

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:15:50 GMT

December 12,2011 --

Under a new settlement with the U.S. government and the District of Columbia, the Washington Gas Light Company has agreed to begin clean up of a polluted area along the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington...

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Napa River water quality, flood damage, salmon to be addressed by millions in state, local funding under two restoration projects

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:50:40 GMT

December 12,2011 --

Nearly $3.3 million in federal, state and local funding is aimed at restoring water quality and riparian and aquatic habitats in the Napa River watershed...

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Draft Pavillion ground water investigation indicates link to drilling activities

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:15:10 GMT

December 8,2011 --

The U.S. EPA has released a draft analysis of data from its Pavillion, Wyoming, ground water investigation, which began three years ago at the request of Pavillion residents...

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EPA funding opportunity aims to revitalize urban waters

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:45:50 GMT

December 7,2011 --

Under its Urban Waters program, EPA is making nearly $2 million in small grants available to fund projects, training and research that will advance restoration of urban waters...

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Gulf ecosystem restoration strategy released

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:15:50 GMT

December 5,2011 --

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force has released its final strategy for long term ecosystem restoration for the Gulf Coast...

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USDA initiative commits $50 million for Gulf Coast restoration

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:10:40 GMT

December 5,2011 --

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is the Gulf of Mexico Initiative water and wildlife conservation effort, which will focus up to $50 million over three years to assist farmers and ranchers in priority areas along seven major rivers.......

Federal-state partnership helps water managers plan for climate change

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:20:30 GMT

December 2,2011 --

A new publication aims to provide water resources managers with tools for adapting and navigating the complexities of climate change...

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New Oregon streamflow assessment tool aids Clean Water Act compliance

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:25:30 GMT

December 1,2011 --

The new Streamflow Duration Assessment Method for Oregon will help natural resource professionals, consultants and regulators identify whether a fill or removal project with potential stream impacts must obtain permits...

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Engineering company Sewall forms multidisciplinary Environmental Sciences Group

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:45:20 GMT

November 18,2011 --

James W. Sewall Company has formed a new multidisciplinary Environmental Sciences group to deliver innovative solutions in water resources and water quality management to government, industry, and commercial clients...

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MWH Global names new president, CEO

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:05:20 GMT

November 3,2011 --

MWH Global’s board of directors has unanimously elected Alan J. Krause as president and chief executive officer of the company. Krause, formerly president and chief operating officer of MWH, succeeds Robert B. Uhler in the CEO role in a p.......

Florida, feds announce major effort to restore River of Grass

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:11:00 GMT

October 28,2011 --

Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District have announced a fast-track planning effort for the next generation of Everglades restoration...

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EPA develops new planning approach to improve water quality in U.S. cities

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:10:30 GMT

October 28,2011 --

The U.S. EPA announced today a commitment to using an integrated planning process to help local governments dealing with difficult financial conditions identify opportunities to achieve clean water...

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WWEMA requests OMB action on Coast Guard ballast water rule

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:05:20 GMT

October 28,2011 --

The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association is requesting in a letter that the Office of Management and Budget instruct the Department of Homeland Security to immediately take action the U.S. Coast Guard final rule on ballast w.......

High mercury in Yukon River could be from permafrost, study says

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:45:10 GMT

October 27,2011 --

Thawing permafrost in the Yukon River watershed may be a source of naturally occurring mercury being conveyed by rivers into the environment, according to USGS research scientists...

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Research finds rivers, streams in U.S. super-saturated with carbon dioxide

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:10:40 GMT

October 26,2011 --

Rivers and streams in the United States are releasing substantially more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to research from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies...

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Progress report shows conservation, recreation gains, economic benefits of America's Great Outdoors program

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:15:10 GMT

October 12,2011 --

A new report details how the President's America's Great Outdoors Initiative is opening up access to lands and waters, restoring critical landscapes, and reconnecting Americans to the natural world...

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List of impaired waters in Missouri finalized

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:56:00 GMT

October 11,2011 --

EPA has made a final decision on Missouri's 2010 list of impaired waters, putting the total number of impaired waters in the state to 245...

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List of polluted waters in California finalized, shows increase in toxicity listings

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:35:30 GMT

October 11,2011 --

U.S. EPA has finalized the list of California's polluted waterways, which indicates that more of the state's waterways are impaired than previously known...

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Vermont ski area pays penalty for wetlands violations

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:46:00 GMT

October 10,2011 --

Vermont ski resort Jay Peak has agreed to pay $80,000 for filling in wetlands without a permit...

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Survey shows wetlands losses are slowing but continue

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:45:30 GMT

October 10,2011 --

According to a report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, America's wetlands declined slightly from 2004 to 2009, underscoring the need for continued conservation and restoration efforts...

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Groundwater contamination removal strategy selected for Omega Chemical Superfund site

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

October 10,2011 --

The U.S EPA has selected an interim remedy to capture and treat groundwater contaminated by high concentrations of industrial solvents at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Whittier, Calif...

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UN council takes strong action on water, climate change and toxic waste

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:50:10 GMT

October 7,2011 --

The United Nations Human Rights Council recently adopted three resolutions dealing with water, climate change and toxic waste...

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Flood waters drained, contaminated groundwater treatment system back on-line at American Cyanamid Superfund Site

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:20:50 GMT

October 6,2011 --

According to the U.S. EPA, more than 200 million gallons of flood water caused by Hurricane Irene has been drained from the American Cyanamid Superfund site in Bridgewater, NJ...

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River cleanup, restoration projects to benefit from ADM donation

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:00:00 GMT

October 6,2011 --

Archer Daniels Midland Company has donated $125,000 to Living Lands & Waters, a nonprofit organization that promotes the health and vitality of the nation's inland waterways...

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EPA funding to help restore Lake Michigan, put people back to work

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:51:00 GMT

October 6,2011 --

The U.S. EPA announced $592,400 in funding for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative project in Huron Manistee National Forest...

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New strategy outlines blueprint for reversing decline of Gulf Coast ecosystem

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:00:50 GMT

October 5,2011 --

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, chaired by U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, has released for public review and feedback its comprehensive preliminary strategy for long term ecosystem restoration...

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Water pollution beats climate change as top enviro concern

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:00:50 GMT

August 29,2011 --

According to a new Nielsen survey, concern about climate change/global warming among online consumers around the world took a back-seat to other environmental issues...

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Water clarity of Lake Tahoe to improve under new TMDL

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:00:00 GMT

August 16,2011 --

State and federal officials have inked a new Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Lake Tahoe that provides a roadmap for restoring the lake's clarity...

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Suspected pollution from Hawaii wastewater facility to be tracked

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:45:40 GMT

August 2,2011 --

As part of a new tracer study, federal and state agencies will measure how long it takes for wastewater from the Lahaina sewage treatment facility to flow to the near-shore ocean water...

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Pennsylvania committed to protecting Chesapeake Bay's health, says gov

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:10:40 GMT

July 12,2011 --

At the Chesapeake Bay Program Executive Council Meeting in Richmond, Va., Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett spoke about the state's continuing efforts to improve the bay's health...

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Yellowstone River oil spill: EPA provides update

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:50:30 GMT

July 10,2011 --

As the second week of the oil spill cleanup begins, EPA staff are optimistic about receding water levels in the Yellowstone River...

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Duwamish Waterway fuel spill results in hefty fine for Boeing

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:55:50 GMT

July 1,2011 --

The Washington Department of Ecology has fined Boeing $102,000 for spilling jet fuel into the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle last year...

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Water quality study shows E. coli can survive in streambed sediments for months

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:45:30 GMT

July 1,2011 --

USDA scientists have completed studies showing that the presence of Escherichia coli pathogens in surface waters could result from the pathogen's ability to survive for months in underwater sediments...

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Watershed protection, restoration grant applications being accepted by PA DEP

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:35:20 GMT

July 1,2011 --

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is accepting grant applications for watershed protection and restoration and Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act projects under the Growing Greener Plus program...

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Annual beach water quality report released by NRDC

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:20:20 GMT

June 30,2011 --

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released its 21st annual beach water quality report, which finds that stormwater runoff and sewer overflows continue to plague the nation's beaches...

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Identifying Waters Protected by CWA: EPA extends comment period

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:25:50 GMT

June 28,2011 --

The U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have extended the public comment period for the draft guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act...

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Jamaica Bay water quality agreements signed

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:25:30 GMT

June 27,2011 --

New York environmental agencies have signed two parallel agreements to significantly improve water quality and habitat in Jamaica Bay...

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Revitalization of urban waterways is focus of new federal partnership

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:15:30 GMT

June 24,2011 --

Eleven federal agencies have come together under a new federal partnership focused on revitalizing urban waterways in under-served communities across the country...

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Sewage discharge violations result in DOJ complaint against Unalaska, AK

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:35:40 GMT

June 24,2011 --

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a Clean Water Act complaint against the City of Unalaska, Alaska, and the State of Alaska...

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Hydraulic fracturing case study locations selected

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:45:40 GMT

June 23,2011 --

The U.S. EPA has identified seven case study sites as the next step in its congressionally mandated hydraulic fracturing study...

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Cleanup of Lower Duwamish Waterway section to cost Seattle $33 million

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:00:00 GMT

June 22,2011 --

The Port of Seattle and City of Seattle have reached a $33 million settlement with the U.S. EPA to clean up one of the most polluted areas of the Lower Duwamish Waterway...

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Restored wetland improves water quality of Nanticoke River

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:50:40 GMT

June 21,2011 --

The Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy recently unveiled a Delaware wetland restoration project that transformed 30-acres of disturbed wetland and forest into a healthy and productive ecosystem...

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Oil producer faces lawsuit for water quality violations

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:56:00 GMT

June 20,2011 --

A civil complaint has been filed in federal court against Greka Oil & Gas Inc. (now known as HVI Cat Canyon Inc.) alleging that the company violated federal and state water laws...

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Water quality being monitored after oil spill near Rawlins, WY

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:20:30 GMT

June 7,2011 --

DENVER, CO, June 7, 2011 -- Cleanup activities are underway after an oil spill in May affected portions of a creek 20 miles southwest of Rawlins, WY...

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Framework, map to improve health of America's watersheds

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:55:00 GMT

June 4,2011 --

WASHINGTON, DC, June 4, 2011-- USDA has released a new map that characterizes the health and condition of National Forest System lands...

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New Hydrostatic Level Monitoring System

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

June 1,2011 --A new hydrostatic level measurement system is designed to be ready to use out of the box. All programming is done at the factory so users only need to supply AC power to the unit and place the sensor in water. ....

Kraft settles water, air contamination class action lawsuit

noreply@www.waterworld.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:35:10 GMT

May 25,2011 --

ATTICA, IN, May 25, 2011 -- To settle allegations that one of its factories contaminated groundwater in Attica, IN, Kraft Foods will pay $8.1 million to the 124 families affected...

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