EPA to Provide Community Update on Navassa Site Cleanup (NC)
ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) together with the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources (NCDENR) and the Multistate Environmental Response Trust will host a public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Navassa to provide an update on the EPA-led cleanup of the Kerr McGee Superfund Site. EPA will provide an overview […]
EPA Awards Green Infrastructure Grant of $20,000 to Mississippi State University (MS)
ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $20,000 grant to Mississippi State University to carry out a green infrastructure demonstration and training project. The university will create a 1,500-square-foot rain garden on its campus Source:: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1ACAAE49A329682B85257EBC00547075
AMERICAN Zinc: Extending The Life Of Ductile Pipe
Water and wastewater utilities looking for ways to further extend the life of their pipe have a new tool – AMERICAN Zinc, an advancement in corrosion control for iron pipe. Source:: http://www.wateronline.com/doc/american-zinc-extending-the-life-of-ductile-pipe-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a
District Board approves project to enhance Alligator Creek flows
The St. Johns River Water Management District is seeking to partner with Clay County and Camp Blanding on a project to increase flows to Alligator Creek, thus increasing recharge to the Floridan aquifer and potentially bolstering downstream flows. [Aug. 12, 2015] Source:: http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/news_release/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr15-084
New RAND Study Finds Climate Change Could Have Significant Impact On The Nation’s Water Quality Implementation Plans
Water quality implementation plans developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its state, local, and tribal partners to meet Clean Water Act requirements may be vulnerable to climate change and other future challenges, a new RAND study has found. Source:: http://www.wateronline.com/doc/new-study-finds-significant-impact-water-quality-implementation-plans-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a
Pressure Point: Overlooked Pipeline Tech Strengthens Water Distribution Systems
Water distribution might sound as easy as passing water through pipes, but good municipal managers know better. With failing infrastructure rampant and an increased focus on operational efficiency, water quality, and conservation, distribution systems demand oversight and optimization. Telog Instruments produces products and software for collecting information from water distribution systems, and the company’s VP […]