Latest Sanitary sewer Stories
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced the investment of $91 million in 22 non-point source, drinking water and wastewater projects in 20 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). "The improvements to our environment and Pennsylvania's economy that are created by the projects approved by the Board today help fulfill the fundamental purposes of PENNVEST and my administration," Corbett...
The "A" Clamp, an advanced, patented solution designed by LNR Industries that keeps sewer systems sealed, has proven a revolutionary tool in fighting influent infiltration in closed sanitary sewer systems. Newfane, NY (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 Since 1995, LNR Industries has been helping make the world a better place through the use of the advanced "A" Clamp. One of the biggest problems facing densely populated areas is treating and disposing of wastewater, and the "A" Clamp has...
Azavea (formerly Avencia), an award-winning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software design and development firm, announces the launch of PhillyStormwater.org, a public web Stormwater Billing application (http://PhillyStormwater.org/) for the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD). The application supports the City of Philadelphia's new parcel-based stormwater billing program. Philadelphia, PA (Vocus) October 29, 2010 Azavea, an award-winning Geographic Information Systems (GIS)...
Clean Streams Law Prohibits Discharging Chlorinated Water to Storm Sewers HARRISBURG, Pa., May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As pools across Pennsylvania prepare to open for the season, the Department of Environmental Protection is reminding private and public pool owners, as well as pool management companies, that pool and chlorinated wastewater must be handled responsibly. "With warmer weather here, many residents and municipalities are getting their pools ready for the summer," said DEP...
WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The city of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems, at a cost estimated to exceed $2.5 billion over 25 years, to eliminate unauthorized overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban storm water, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The settlement, lodged today in federal court in Kansas City, requires the city to implement the...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The city of Jeffersonville, Ind., has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems that will significantly reduce the city's longstanding sewage overflows into the Ohio River in a comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with federal and state government, the Justice Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Indiana announced today. According to a consent decree filed today in federal court, the...
STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Splash Car Wash, the leading car-care company in Westchester and Putnam, NY and Fairfield, CT counties is pleased to announce its certification from the International Carwash Association's WaterSavers(TM) program. With a longstanding commitment to their community and the environment, Splash Car Wash met the standardized requirements of the WaterSavers(TM) program by offering car owners quality professional car washes that reclaim and recycle treated...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the commonwealth's investment of $530 million in nearly 60 green infrastructure, drinking water and wastewater projects in more than 30 counties. "Funding for projects approved today by the PENNVEST Board of Directors demonstrates the commonwealth's commitment reinvigorate the economy by providing safe, clean drinking water and wastewater systems while creating jobs," Governor Rendell said....
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- KIK (Virginia) LLC pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Virginia to a misdemeanor violation of the Clean Water Act and agreed to pay a $75,000 criminal fine and $25,000 in community service payments for negligent discharges of bleach to the sanitary sewer system in Salem, Va. KIK (Virginia) operated a facility in Salem that manufactured bleach and other household products. On Sept. 4, 2003, local authorities...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the commonwealth's investment of $66 million in 15 brownfields, drinking water and wastewater projects in 14 counties. "By providing these critical dollars, we can improve water quality, revitalize communities and stimulate economic development," said Governor Rendell of the loans and grants approved by the PENNVEST board of director. "The 15 projects approved today are vital to the quality of...
