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ATLANTA, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (www.geosyntec.com) announced today the acquisition of the assets of Rainwater Recovery Inc. of Waltham, Mass., a specialty consulting firm focused on the design of rainwater harvesting and integrated stormwater management systems. Geosyntec regards the acquisition as an important step in the expansion of the firm's service offerings in the water and natural resources sector. Rainwater Recovery was founded by Philip Reidy, PE,...

EPA Lauds Improvements to Streams; PA Now Second in U.S. for Restored Water Bodies HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger today welcomed a new federal report that shows Pennsylvania is now second nationally in the number of waterways that have been restored to health because of the aggressive cleanup efforts by the state and its partners. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report, four Pennsylvania streams that...

In an attempt to mitigate the negative effects of urbanization, a proposed law would require new developments in Los Angeles to capture and recycle runoff from rainstorms. Those affected are builders of new homes, larger developments and some redevelopments, according to the LA Times.The Department of Public Works approved the ordinance in January that would require projects to capture, reuse or infiltrate 100% of the runoff generated in a 3/4-inch rainstorm, or to pay a storm water pollution...

TORONTO, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ - Imbrium(TM)Systems Corp. and Camtek Construction Products Corp. announced today that Camtek will be the exclusive distributor of Imbrium's complete line of stormwater treatment products in an eight state/one district territory in the eastern US. Camtek, an exclusive representative of Imbrium's Stormceptor(R) oil and sediment separator since 1996, will expand its product representation to include Imbrium's Jellyfish(TM) fine sediment filter,...

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- StormwateRx (www.stormwaterx.com), a provider of industrial stormwater treatment and filtration systems, today announced the introduction of AquiPlus(TM), a polishing add-on to its highly efficient Aquip® stormwater filtration system. AquiPlus provides enhanced pollutant removal for a number of challenging stormwater treatment applications, including removal of dissolved metals to the parts per billion range, reduction of water turbidity and...

Perennials, wetland plants compared for ability to remove harmful nitrogen, phosphorousRapid population growth and urbanization have raised concerns over stormwater runoff contamination. Studies on watersheds indicate that excess nutrients, specifically nitrate"“nitrogen and soluble reactive phosphorus are found in stormwater runoff in many new urban areas. These pollutants degrade water quality and have an impact on the downstream ecosystem by contributing to the growth and decomposition...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The city of Akron, Ohio, has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer system to reduce or eliminate sewage overflows that have long polluted the Cuyahoga River and its tributaries, the Justice Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state of Ohio announced today. According to a Clean Water Act settlement lodged today in federal court, the city is required to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to reduce...

Company will pay $350,000 penalty and upgrade environmental programs WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Inc., and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas Inc., based in Atlanta, Ga., have agreed to pay a $350,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The companies have also agreed to implement company-wide storm...

Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a study that will investigate ways to reduce pollution that can run off paved surfaces and improve how water filters back into the ground. EPA is testing a variety of different permeable pavement materials and rain gardens in the parking...

Impacts on water supply, flooding, stormwater pollution and greenhouse gas emissions SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite threats by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to kill all of the 704 bills on his desk unless he and legislators reached an agreement, the Governor decided to approve SB 790, also known as the Stormwater Resource Planning Act. SB 790 creates a new framework encouraging California municipalities to address the stormwater issues in a new way. It...