Nutrient Removal News

  1. EPA Extends Comment Period On Draft Clean Water Act Permit For Great Bay Until May 8, 2020 3/19/2020

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period on the draft Clean Water Act permit for New Hampshire's Great Bay by 30 days to allow for additional input from stakeholders.

  2. Florida Passes Bill To Curb Toxic Algae 3/18/2020

    Like many other waterways across the country, Florida’s source bodies have a substantial toxic algae problem due to nutrient runoff from myriad sources. And now, local legislators are trying to do something about it.

  3. Bion Applies For Initial Organic Certification 3/12/2020

    Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB: BNET), a developer of advanced livestock waste treatment and resource recovery technology, announced today that it has submitted its initial application to the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI).

  4. Maryland Board Of Public Works Approves $5.6M Grant To WSSC Water To Help Protect The Chesapeake Bay 3/4/2020

    The Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) today approved a $5.595M Bay Restoration Fund Grant to help fund WSSC Water’s share of major upgrades to the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Washington, D.C. The upgrades significantly reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous, nutrients that contribute to poor water quality, from entering the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.

  5. Qdos Pumps Used Extensively For Polymer Dosing In Wastewater Treatment 2/24/2020

    Chemical Support Systems Ltd (CSS), which has designed, manufactured, installed and commissioned over 2,000 chemical dosing systems worldwide, opts for Qdos pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) in polymer dosing in wastewater treatment applications.

  6. EPA Awards Over $1.8M For Innovative, Market-Based Nutrient Reduction Projects In Great Lakes Basin 2/24/2020

    Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $1.8M in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grants to five organizations that will use market-based approaches, including water-quality trading, to enhance nonpoint source excess nutrient reduction efforts in the Great Lakes basin.

  7. Enviro Tech Receives The National Organic Program's (NOP) Unanimous Vote For Potassium Hypochlorite Solution (KOCI) 2/10/2020

    Enviro Tech Chemical Services (ETCS) is pleased to announce the National Organic Program (NOP) unanimously voted to add Potassium Hypochlorite Solution (KOCI) to the national list of allowed materials for use in organic handling.

  8. De Nora Product Technology Manager Sean Kennedy Expands Role To Focus On Growing Global Water Contamination Crisis 2/5/2020

    De Nora, multinational leader of electrochemical technologies and water treatment solutions, today announces the expanded role of Product Technology Manager Sean Kennedy, based in the company’s Philadelphia area office. Kennedy, who joined De Nora in 2019 to manage SORB™ inorganic contaminant removal technologies, including arsenic and nitrate removal, will also manage the company’s UAT™ membrane filtration technologies. Combining both technologies under the same leadership reflects the company’s commitment to addressing the rising concern of increasingly contaminated water sources in a way that best serves its customers with pre- to post-treatment solutions.

  9. Surrey Project Wins UK-Philippines Newton Prize 1/29/2020

    A University of Surrey project that aims to convert waste water into nutrient rich fertiliser is leading the way on improving the health and prosperity of rapidly urbanising areas in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

  10. Researchers Testing Ability Of Floating Wetlands To Survive Winter 1/17/2020

    The grasses are dormant, their brown leaves poking the sky as they float in one of the frigid lily ponds in Lincoln’s Sunken Gardens, the 1.5-acre public garden at 27th Street and Capital Parkway.