Sludge and Biosolids Processing News
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M.E. Simpson Announces Strategic Partnership With Hydrosave
4/29/2024
M.E. Simpson Co., Inc., a leader in water and wastewater infrastructure service solutions, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Hydrosave of the United Kingdom. This collaboration aims to propel the advancement of water and wastewater infrastructure management with groundbreaking technology.
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Aker Solutions ASA: Aker Solutions To Upgrade Mongstad Refinery For Equinor
4/29/2024
Aker Solutions has been awarded a substantial1 EPCIC-contract by Equinor to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant facilities and lower the environmental impact of the Mongstad refinery on the west coast of Norway.
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Brace For A Very Active Hurricane Season This Year, Warn UArizona Forecasters
4/29/2024
The 2023 hurricane season saw 20 named storms and three major hurricanes from the Atlantic basin, ranking as the fourth most active hurricane season on record. This year's hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 is going to be even worse, according to a University of Arizona hurricane prediction model.
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American Water Works Association And Clean Water Action Applaud EPA’s Final Steam Electric Power Generating Effluent Guidelines
4/29/2024
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Clean Water Action today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new power plant pollution limits designed to protect drinking water supplies.
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USBR Grant Funds Research Into Photobiological Process To Improve Desalination
4/26/2024
Keisuke Ikehata, an assistant professor in the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University, has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s (USBR) Desalination and Water Purification Research program to further development of a photobiological process to improve freshwater recovery at desalination and water reuse facilities.
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Japan’s ALPS Treated Water Release Is Progressing As Planned, IAEA Task Force Says
4/26/2024
The discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) is progressing in accordance with the Implementation Plan approved by Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), the Task Force set up by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed.
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NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting Of Earth’s Rivers
4/26/2024
A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth’s rivers, the rates at which it’s flowing into the ocean, and how much both of those figures have fluctuated over time — crucial information for understanding the planet’s water cycle and managing its freshwater supplies.
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eoapp AQUA: Monitoring Water Quality From Space
4/25/2024
While global warming puts severe pressure on waterbodies, public authorities and industry must balance their efforts to minimize risks and satisfy growing demands for information on water safety. This calls for efficient monitoring of water quality. For far-sighted monitoring routines, satellite sensors can provide many key parameters in near real-time, which was so far reserved for highly skilled analysts.
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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite Of Standards To Reduce Pollution From Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
4/25/2024
Today, April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants in order to protect all communities from pollution and improve public health without disrupting the delivery of reliable electricity.
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Veolia And Sewerage And Water Board Of New Orleans Establish Groundbreaking Partnership To Reinvent Wastewater Treatment
4/25/2024
Veolia North America, the leading provider of environmental solutions in the U.S. and Canada, and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) have established a groundbreaking partnership to reimagine how the city collects, treats and manages its wastewater, turning the byproducts of wastewater treatment into environmental assets and improving the quality of life in New Orleans.