FSAWWA Lunch at ACE16 in Chicago
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Governing Board Recognizes Springs Coast Steering Committee
The Governing Board declared April Springs Protection Awareness Month at today’s Governing Board meeting. The move is part of the District’s ongoing effort to restore and protect area springs and encourage community involvement. Source:: http://www.watermatters.org/blog/entry.php?blogPRIid=146
Construction Completed at the Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Miss. (MS)
ATLANTA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the construction of all cleanup actions at the Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Miss., are complete. The Site occupies 11 acres just south of I-10 at the intersection of Creosote Road and Three Rivers Road, and was placed on EPA’s National Priorities List […]
EPA Report: Diesel Engine Clean-up Program Nets Major Air, Public Health Benefits (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Atlanta, GA – Clean diesel grants aimed at cleaning up old diesel engines have greatly improved public health by cutting harmful pollution that causes premature deaths, asthma attacks, and missed school and workdays, according to a new report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since its start in 2008, the Diesel Emission Reduction Act […]
Reservoir Provides Increased Storage of Reclaimed Water
Ships may be christened with bottles of champagne, but reclaimed reservoirs are christened with shots of tap water. At least that was the good luck ceremony performed at the recent celebration for the Boyette Reclaimed Water Reservoir in Pasco County. District staff members joined other community leaders to celebrate the completion of the 500-million gallon […]
City Of Evans Reduces Estimated Meter Reads By 94 Percent With Sensus
For the past 14 years, Randy, a water department technician in the City of Evans, Colorado, has spent several days a month driving the streets to collect data from each of the city’s 6,500 aging water meters. Source:: http://www.wateronline.com/doc/city-of-evans-reduces-estimated-meter-reads-by-percent-with-sensus-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a
FrankenSpec – How Projects Can Go Awry
Collectively in the municipal wastewater treatment industry there exists a tremendous knowledge base. Among those who are actively engaging in the trade, a resource of innovative skill sets is potentially accessible through many of the individuals’ experiences and discoveries. The challenge is: How can these people work together effectively to benefit from this state-of-the-art resource? […]
UMD School Of Public Health Receives $10M To Lead USDA Center Of Excellence For Sustainable Water Reuse, Food, And Health
As the planet experiences record heat andCalifornia suffers from an historic drought, the clean water that we need to safely and sustainably grow food crops is in short supply. Source:: http://www.wateronline.com/doc/umd-school-of-public-health-for-sustainable-water-reuse-food-and-health-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a