WATER INDUSTRY WIRE NEWS

EPW Republicans to EPA: Suspend Stormwater Rule-Making Until Clean Water Act Guidelines Are Met

May 21, 2013 The ranking Republican member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following news release:Today, the eight Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen...

Camden County Receives Funds for Drinking Water Improvements

May 21, 2013 The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded Camden County Public Water Supply District No.1 a $95,418 small borrower loan to make necessary drinking water ...

Update on Santa Fe Springs Acquisition

May 21, 2013 CALGARY, AB and SCOTTSDALE, AZ, May 20, 2013 /CNW/ - Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. ("Ridgeline" or the "Company") (TSXV: RLE, OTCQX: RGDEF, FSE: RL7) a technology driven company operating in the waste water industry provides the following update...

DFID Research: Intelligent water pumps in rural Africa

May 21, 2013 Department for International Development, UK Government has issued the following news release:The Smart Handpumps initiative explains the value of a new electronic device designed to monitor rural handpumps in Kenya.A water pump, Wagwer Primary, ...

Attorney General Koster Sues Polk County Developer for Clean-water Violations

May 21, 2013

The Missouri Attorney General issued the following news release:

Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit in Polk County against a real-estate developer for violations of Missouri's Clean Water Law.

TEXAS LEGISLATION: Lawmakers firm water plan

May 21, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas - House and Senate settled on the workings of a fund that could hold possibly $2 billion for water projects and protect the state from harsh droughts. The Senate and House ironed out differences between the different versions of Hou...

Cherkasy Azot To Complete 1st Stage Of Reconstruction Of Cherkasy City Water Treatment And Sewage Systems By 2014

May 21, 2013

Cherkasy-based Azot enterprise, a large Ukrainian producer of mineral fertilizers, intends to complete the first stage of reconstruction of Cherkasy city water treatment and sewage systems by 2014, the Ostchem company has said.

Attorney General Koster Sues Ralls County Woman for Clean-water Ciolations

May 21, 2013 The Missouri Attorney General issued the following news release:Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit in Ralls County against Mary Lou Callicott, owner of the Callicott Mobile Home Park, for violations of Missouri's Clean Water Law.

Cardin, Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote Water Research and Train Scientists

May 21, 2013 The office of Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has issued the following news release:U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Environment and Public Works Water and Wildlife Subc...

Fillmore water rates

May 21, 2013 There was an article in The Star's May 17 Extra edition about a possible looming water shortage due to very low rainfall this past winter. Unfortunately Fillmore's water and sewer rates for residential customers reward those who waste large amoun...