Wastewater News

Water and wastewater costs per househould will cuadruple in the next 20 years

2010-03-19T12:46:00.001-07:00

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A report released today by the U.S. Conference of Mayors says that water and sewer rates for American households will double to quadruple over the next 20 years. The report forecasts future spending for public water and wastewater systems will range between $2.5 and $4.8 trillion over the next 20 year period 2009 to 2028.Over the last 53 years, local governments have

Artificial sweetners found in wastewater are a problem

2010-03-19T12:31:00.000-07:00

KARLSRUHE, Germany, June 19, 2009 (ENS) - Sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners completely from waste water, according to new research from the Water Technology Center in Karlsruhe, the center of applied water research of the German Gas and Waterworks Association. The sweeteners were found in waters downstream of the treatment plants and researchers who authored the paper

Gresham Wastewater Plant Goes Solar

2010-02-26T01:02:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 10:00 a.m., the City of Gresham, REC Solar and SunEdison, will celebrate the activation of the largest ground mount solar power array in the Pacific Northwest at the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 20015 NE Sandy Blvd.This 419 kW solar power system was made possible by SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services company, a subsidiary of MEMC

$200 million upgrade in San Jacinto, CA

2010-02-26T00:31:00.000-08:00

By GAIL WESSON The Press-Enterprise San Jacingo, CA - A 40-year-old wastewater treatment plant will be replaced by a new plant on the same Eastern Municipal Water District property in San Jacinto in a $200 million project slated to start construction this summer and be completed in 2014.The project will increase plant capacity from 11 to 14 million gallons a day and upgrade the treatment

$4 Million Awarded to Beaulaville for WWT Upgrade

2010-02-26T00:07:00.000-08:00

More than $4 million awarded to the town of Beulaville will help improve the town’s treatment plant.The town of approximately 2,000 residents received a grant in the amount of $2,295,000 and a loan for $2,304,000 for wastewater system improvements, according to a release by U.S. Senator Kay Hagan.“We’re very excited to have received this from (U.S. Department of Agriculture),” Mayor Kenneth

City of Regina 150 Million WWT Project

2010-02-19T15:33:00.000-08:00

By: PETER KENTER -- Daily Commercial News.Feb. 2010 - The City of ty of Regina, Canada has issued an RFP for engineering services to support an upgrade to its wastewater treatment plant. Until now, the city had been working up to the major plant improvement in stages, concentrating on such smaller projects as a new forcemain and pumping station retrofits. With a construction budget estimated at

Wastewater overflow floods at Greenbelt WSSC station

2010-02-19T15:12:00.000-08:00

Residents in the 8000 block of Mandan Road in Greenbelt got a smelly surprise Sunday morning when a sanitation sewer valve broke and pumped 100,000 gallons of wastewater into the area. The sanitary sewer overflow occurred after a valve broke on a discharge pipeline at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Greenbriar Wastewater Pumping Station, located at 8021 Mandan Road in Greenbelt.

Toledo looking at selling WWT Plant to raise money

2010-02-19T14:48:00.000-08:00

By Rob Wiercinski TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - In these economically troubling times, the City of Toledo is reviewing its assets for potential sale, flushing out any and all money-making opportunities. One of those valuable city assets is the Wastewater Treatment Plant located along Summit St. Go to full article

Taking Green to the Extreme

2010-02-19T06:50:00.000-08:00

By Diane Mastrull, Inquirer Staff Writer At Manhattan's tony southern tip, the Visionaire is an architectural stunner, a captivating 35-story presence along the Hudson River, with a curved waterfront wall of windows that offers entrancing views of the Statue of Liberty and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge from condos priced as high as $7.5 million. The rooftop "sky garden" boasts landscaped

Changes at wastewater treatment plant will save city $1.5 million

2010-02-19T06:31:00.000-08:00

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.comIt pays to be green. Earlier this month a representative from Southern California Edison presented Simi Valley Mayor Paul Miller with a check for nearly $60,000 for making energy-efficient changes to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. According to Ron Fuchiwaki, director of public works, the city worked together with Edison to find the most energy-efficient

Alaska mulls wastewater limits

2010-02-19T06:19:00.000-08:00

State mulls wastewater limits - Juneau Empire: "State mulls wastewater limits Public meeting on cruise ship discharge rules set for Wednesday in Juneau By Kim Marquis | JUNEAU EMPIRE Cruise lines should be able to comply with new, temporary rules for wastewater discharge limits, since the state dropped them to mirror results produced by cruise ships currently operating in the state. Alaska had

Wastewater Business Opportunities in Latin America

2010-02-19T06:05:00.000-08:00

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 02/15/2010 - Industries consume significant volumes of water and are required to treat their wastes. Water demand maintains a direct relationship with investments; the more direct investments are made in the region, the more water and water services are likely to be needed. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (environmental.frost.com), Opportunities in the Latin American

Landfill leachate contains pharmaceuticals

2010-02-18T04:33:00.000-08:00

A survey from the Maine Department of Environmental Quality has revealed that traces of medications like birth control, antidepressants, and pain relievers were found in the liquid that drains from landfills, the Huffington Postreports. This contaminated water is known as leachate. Most Maine landfills have systems that collect and transport leachate to wastewater treatment facilities where the