WASTEWATER ARTICLES

Battery maker penalized for failure to monitor, report wastewater discharges

KANSAS CITY, KS, June 9, 2010 -- Operators of a lead acid battery manufacturing facility in Corydon, Iowa, have reached a settlement with EPA Region 7 over issues related to the company's failure t...

Patent-pending water treatment process treats, removes scale-forming compounds in produced water

DENVER, CO, June 7, 2010 -- High Sierra Water Services has filed a patent for an on-site, portable water treatment technology designed to treat produced water and focus on the removal of scale-form...

Bisbee water treatment operations resume

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada, June 3, 2010 -- BioteQ Environmental Technologies has re-started operations at the BioSulphide® plant in Bisbee Arizona, a joint venture operation with Freeport-McMoRan C...

Mining water treatment pilot plant contracted to BioteQ

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada, May 31, 2010 -- BioteQ Environmental Technologies has signed a contract for a pilot plant project with a new customer in the mining industry for a site in the US...

Wastewater violations at chemical company to be resolved

FREEPORT, TX, May 28, 2010 -- Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corporation has reached an agreement addressing violations at the company's wastewater treatment system at its catalyst recycling fac...

Wastewater treatment plant upgrades improve safety, reliability for glass manufacturer

CANTON, MI, May 27, 2010 -- Glastechnik Holger Kramp GmbH based out of Stockelsdorf, Germany needed to improve the operational and environmental safety of its water treatment facility...

Risks of natural gas 'fracking' questioned by ExxonMobil shareholders

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 20, 2010 -- As concern grows about the use of toxic chemicals in natural gas drilling, investors are pushing energy companies to disclose what they are doing to reduce risks ...

Wastewater treatment at ethylene facility to be provided by Siemens

WARRENDALE, PA, May 20, 2010 -- Siemens Water Technologies will provide Zimpro wet air oxidation technology to treat wastewater at PetroChina Company Limited's (PetroChina) Daqing ethylene plant pr...

Water remediation unit installed, operational at Alberta oil treatment facility

CALGARY, AB, Canada, May 19, 2010 -- Cancen Oil Canada Corporation has received all necessary environmental approvals to operate Wescorp's 2,000 barrel-per-day commercial H2Omaxx water remediation ...

Produced water, flowback water treatment at Anticline facility exceeds 22 million barrels

DENVER, CO, May 18, 2010 -- High Sierra Water Services says its flagship Anticline facility has surpassed 22 million barrels (924 million gallons) of water treated...