Viewing news archive for December, 2011
Water cleanup efforts yield results in Michigan's Deer Lake
Posted on December 30th, 2011 under Lake and Pond Algae Control
Through a coordinated effort, environmental and public health officials and Michigan lawmakers have successfully improved the water quality in a lake formerly listed as one of the most polluted in the [...]
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Officials to ramp up water testing in effort to address spread of blue-green algae bloom
Posted on December 29th, 2011 under Lake and Pond Algae Control
One state plans to increase its monitoring of waterways, citing the spread of toxic blue-green algae blooms.The Asbury Park Press reports that officials in New Jersey plan to increase water monitoring [...]
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Innovative wastewater treatment plant to improve water quality in Chesapeake Bay
Posted on December 28th, 2011 under Wastewater News
Federal and state officials formally celebrated the opening of a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility in Delaware.This week, lawmakers from Delaware, Maryland and officials from the Environm [...]
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Texas uses wastewater to offset record drought
Posted on December 27th, 2011 under Agricultural Runoff, Industrial Uses, Lake and Pond Algae Control, Wastewater News, Water Conservation News, Water Regulations
Wastewater is an unlikely hero in Texas, as it is being credited with helping supply Trinity River, formerly known as the "River of Death." Texas has been besieged by wild weather this year [...]
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Lawmakers mull creation of fund to finance wastewater treatment plant upgrades
Posted on December 23rd, 2011 under Wastewater News, Water Regulations
The Senate recently voted down a proposed bill aimed at creating a national financing fund that states could have accessed to fund necessary work on wastewater treatment plants. The Senate blocked co [...]
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