Wastewater Regulations and Legislation
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Report: Northeast Ohio Discharging Pollutants, Violating CWA
10/4/2017
A new sweeping report from one of Cleveland’s leading news outlets has found that hundreds of wastewater treatment plants in Northeast Ohio have been discharging pollutants in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) over the past five years.
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Tannery Pollution Plagues Michigan Wells Without Long-Term Solution In Sight
10/3/2017
Shoe manufacturer Wolverine World Wide is under fire for polluting drinking water in Rockford, MI, and its overtures about resolving the problem have done little to reassure locals.
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EPA Postpones Power Plant Pollution Regulation
10/2/2017
Last month, the U.S. EPA announced that it would postpone sections of a rule meant to impede water pollution from coal-fired power plants.
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Mom And Pop Sewage Business Disgusts Neighbors, Violates Regulations
9/26/2017
Sewage is not a cottage industry and it should be left to experts. At least, that’s the critique neighbors are making of a sewage business operating out of two private homes in Albuquerque, NM.
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Sewage Treatment Charge Spurs Tri-State Standoff
9/21/2017
Officials in several Midwestern cities are in a standoff over charges for sending sewage to a treatment plant in Sioux City, IA.
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Trump's EPA Cuts Will Hurt Delaware River Water Quality, Report Finds
9/7/2017
The Trump administration’s changes to the U.S. EPA have drawn both praise and criticism. In Pennsylvania, a new report on the potential for harm to the Delaware River has drawn the latter.
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Tackling Combined Sewage Overflows (CSOs) In New York
8/15/2017
New York City treats 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater a day across its 14 wastewater treatment plants. The city has seen a precipitous drop in fecal coliforms, with the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reporting that fecal coliforms per 100 mL of water has fallen from 1,000 in 1972 when the Clean Water Act was passed to closer to 10 as of 2009.
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California To Regulate Marijuana Wastewater
8/9/2017
California regulators are getting closer to regulating waste discharges by marijuana growers.
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Governor Starts Probe Of Niagara Falls Wastewater Discharge
8/3/2017
After black, smelly water from a wastewater treatment plant enveloped parts of Niagara Falls this past weekend, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for a state investigation of potential breaches of water quality standards.
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Defense Spending Could Be A Vehicle For PFC Bills
8/1/2017
Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to pass water contamination legislation as part of a major defense spending bill.