Viewing news archive for October, 2011
Pennsylvania invests $84 million to upgrade wastewater treatment programs
Posted on October 31st, 2011 under Agricultural Runoff, Wastewater News, Water Regulations
Pennsylvania lawmakers are sharply divided as to how the state should regulate the disposal of wastewater from drilling companies that extract natural gas from rock formations using the newly develope [...]
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Minnesota group's report finds state waterways are polluted, spurring growth of blue-green algae
Posted on October 28th, 2011 under Agricultural Runoff, Wastewater News, Water Regulations
Minnesota is the latest state to struggle to fight the spread of menacing blue-green algae blooms, as public health and environmental officials urge officials to overhaul their approach to combating t [...]
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Louisiana adds regulations for fracking industry
Posted on October 26th, 2011 under Construction and Oilfields, Industrial Uses
Hydraulic fracturing - or fracking as it is commonly known - has been a phenomenon that has allowed the U.S. to vastly increase its ability to extract natural gas from the earth, but it has drawn the [...]
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Niagara Falls considers allowing its wastewater treatment plant to process fracking effluent
Posted on October 25th, 2011 under Construction and Oilfields, Wastewater News, Water Regulations
Niagara Falls is one of the preeminent tourist destinations in North America, but it could also soon become one of its biggest wastewater treatment centers as well, according to reports.Officials in N [...]
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City fined $57,000 for spilling sewage into area creeks
Posted on October 21st, 2011 under Agricultural Runoff, Wastewater News, Water Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency has enhanced its authority over the past decade, announcing a number of water quality regulations aimed at improving the quality of public waterways. California has [...]
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