Latest News & Press Releases - Water & Wastewater

Little Colorado River Featured as Arizona's River of the Month

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:49:50 GMT

The Little Colorado River was celebrated today as the third "River of the Month" in a year-long series in honor of 100 years of Arizona statehood. Five conservation groups released a short profile of the Little Colorado River detailing its ecology, geography and use, as well as threats to the river. The profile is available here (...

Chevron Faces Shareholder, Union and Community Revolt at Annual Meeting, says Rainforest Action Network

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:49:51 GMT

�Today, more than 150 protested at Chevron's annual shareholder meeting, joining a unique group of union members, shareholders and community leaders. Every year, Chevron faces opposition at its shareholder meeting, but today's drew a larger and more diverse crowd galvanized by the oil giant's year of legal problems, oil spills and fines for reckless practices. "CEO Watson's fraudulent omission of the current liabilities the company is facing in Brazil, ...

Jellyfish� Filter Receives NJDEP Final Certification at Higher Flow Rates

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:49:47 GMT

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has granted Final Certification to Imbrium� Systems' Jellyfish� Filter, based on rigorous field testing conducted according to the Technology Acceptance and Reciprocity Partnership (TARP) protocol. The NJDEP certification, as with the recent NJCAT verification, is based on the Jellyfish Filter's field test performance.� The innovative membrane-based technology demonstrated removal of 89% of total suspended...

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Joins with The Nature Conservancy on Watershed Protection Initiatives in Texas

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:50:04 GMT

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) and The Nature Conservancy are teaming up on several environmental stewardship projects designed to protect vital water resources in Texas. DPS has pledged $1 million over the next four years to support ongoing restoration and conservation activities in the watersheds of the Trinity and Brazos Rivers, the Texas Gulf Coast and the Edwards Aquifer, which serve the state�s three largest metropolitan ar...

Pew Urges United States and European Union to Crack Down on Illegal Use of Driftnets

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:50:02 GMT

At a bilateral meeting tomorrow in Brussels, high-ranking officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the European Commission (EC) will discuss the problem of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, including the ongoing use of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean.In September 2011, the United States...

Research and Markets: Analyzing Renewable Energy in the United States - President Obama Calls for Doubling the Amount of Renewable Energy Being Used in the Next Three Years

Wed, 30 May 2012 19:49:53 GMT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cxrcwn/analyzing_renewabl) has announced the addition of the "Analyzing Renewable Energy in the United States" report to their offering. There is no doubt that the United States is a torch bearer in the renewab...

Largest Coal Ash Dump Site In U.S. to Be Target of Suit Charging Extensive Violations of Federal, State Pollution Laws

Wed, 30 May 2012 19:49:51 GMT

�The largest coal-ash pond in the United States � the 1,700-acre Little Blue Run impoundment site in Pennsylvania and West Virginia for FirstEnergy's Bruce Mansfield Plant � is the focus of litigation to be filed by Little Blue Regional Action Group, formerly known as Citizens Against Coal Ash, along with attorneys from Environmental Integrity Project and Public Ju...

Company Staff Make Up Crew for De Lage Landen Clipper in Round the World Race

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:50:17 GMT

With 37,000 nautical miles of a unique corporate adventure under their belts, the corporate staff of De Lage Landen, a global provider of asset-based financial products, is about to set off on the final New York to Southampton, England leg of the Cli...

Toyota Leads the Way in Green Buildings

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:50:17 GMT

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc's. (TMS) recently completed Kansas City Regional Technical Training Center in Kansas City, Mo. has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.� The technical training center is located at the region sales office and provides offices, classrooms and training...

Pall Corp. to Present Water Treatment Solutions at Water in Mining Congress

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:50:01 GMT

Water is used extensively for operations and safety purposes in the burgeoning mining industry. Operators are increasingly choosing membranes to treat water responsibly and ensure that surface and ground water remain pure and uncontaminated by wastewater streams. At the ...

Ingeo™ Products Sold in Germany are First to Receive Dual, Complementary Third-Party Sustainability Certifications

Wed, 30 May 2012 16:50:25 GMT

NatureWorks announced today that packaging made from Ingeo� biopolymer and sold in Germany by Danone is the first to achieve certification from both the International ...

Seychelle Reports Revenues and Earnings for Fiscal Year End 2012

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:49:58 GMT

Seychelle Water Filtration Products, a DBA of Seychelle Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: SYEV), a worldwide leader in the development, assembly and sale of proprietary portable water filtration bottles made several announcem...

Drinkable Air Mounts Public Awareness Campaign: Free Water to Broward Residents Affected by Boil Water Alerts

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:49:39 GMT

Drinkable Air is mounting a public awareness and support campaign committing to dispense free fresh water once a boil water alert is issued. The free water is available throughout the day or at specific times depending on the urgency or need. Future plans include mobilizing, then dispatching to affected neighborhoods, Drinkable Air's Chameleon 1200 atmospheric water generator to make up to 2000 gallons of water a day. Currently, the Company will use their Chameleon 60's and a gene...

Sionix Corporation Announces Recent Developments Related to the Williston Basin Project

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:49:38 GMT

Sionix Corporation (OTCBB: SINX) ("Sionix" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an expansion of our multi-year project to treat drilling fluids in the Williston Basin. In consultation with McFall, Incorporated, and upon the request of our Williston Basin E&P client, Sionix has agreed to a revision to the original parameters for the treatment conditions under which the current MWTS was configured. These new parameters increase the treatment level to produce an effluent significantly clea...

SunEdison Announces Eradication of Darkness Program Using Solar Power To Bring Electricity To Villages In India

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:49:51 GMT

�SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), announced today a rural electrification program called Eradication of Darkness.� Through the program, SunEdison will design, install and manage distributed-generation solar power plants, to provide energy to Indian villages that have never before had access to electricity.According to the United Nations, one in five people in the world do not have electricity.� ...

bobble 24/7, a smart and sporty new take on original bobble

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:49:49 GMT

Move Collective, LLC, the creators of bobble (www.waterbobble.com), a sleek, reusable, patented water bottle that filters as you drink, today introduced bobble 24/7, the latest addition to the bobble family. Available in a choice of 3 bottle colors, this new...

Aquatech Awarded Contract for Wastewater Recycle System in Turkmenistan Gas Field Development Project

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:50:03 GMT

�Aquatech, a global leader in water purification for industrial and infrastructure markets, has been awarded a contract to design and supply a wastewater recycle system in a gas field development project in Turkmenistan.Because the plant is in an area where effluents cannot be discharged and reuse is the only option, a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technology was specified in the project. Aquatech, an industry leader in ZLD systems, is supplying th...

Hawaii Gets Funds For Distributed Energy Systems At NELHA

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:49:52 GMT

The Island of Hawaii will receive more than $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fund the development and deployment of distributed energy systems at the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park (HOST Park) in Kailua-Kona, which is run by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA). The funds will be used to analyze how advanced energy technologies could improve...

Lances for Steam Cleaners Improve Grout and Hard Surface Cleaning

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:34:51 GMT

Daimer Industries, Inc.®, a highly-ranked e-commerce supplier of professional cleaning contractors and consumers, announced shipping and product plans for six new add-on accessories for it s KleenJet® line of steam cleaners. The new products include two lances, adapters and accessories for scraping and drain plunging. "Our latest accessories for steam cleaners address a key issue facing cleaning pros: how to remove grease and build-up from hard-to-clean, hard-to-reach surf...

LG Sound is now proud to introduce the newest, most high-tech ultrasonic algae control product in the world: The LG Sonic e-Line

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:19:55 GMT

The LG Sonic e-Line is stronger, more efficient and user friendly then any other ultrasonic product and is equipped with the following outstanding features: Flexible ultrasonic programs11 pre-set frequency programs. The Chameleon technology can be adjusted by sms and can even be set customized for your algae completely. Interactive LCD screenwhich can be used to change the frequency on site by 2 interactive buttons and give status ...

BP Awards Emerson Multimillion-Dollar Contract To Provide Automation Technologies, Services For North Sea Oil Production

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:49:48 GMT

BP has awarded Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), a $23�million contract to supply control and safety systems for two new offshore oil platforms in the North Sea. The platforms are part of the Clair Ridge project being developed by BP and its co-venturers, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, and Shell, and will use the latest technologies to enhance oil recovery and avoid environmental impact in the area near the U.K.�s ...

IEA sets out the `Golden Rules` needed to usher in a Golden Age of Gas

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:45:53 GMT

Exploiting the world`s vast resources of unconventional natural gas holds the key to a golden age of gas, but for that to happen governments, industry and other stakeholders must work together to address legitimate public concerns about the associated environmental and social impacts. A special World Energy Outlook report on unconventional gas, Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas<http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/goldenrules>,...

Country of Samoa chooses Innovyze smart water and sewer network modeling solutions

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:43:34 GMT

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for wet infrastructure, today announced that the Samoa Water Authority (SWA) has chosen Innovyze industry-leading H2OMAP Water and InfoWorks CS software for water distribution and sewer collection modeling and design of the Samoan netwo...

Mid-America Pipeline Company LLC, enterprise products operating LLC to pay $1m for spills in Iowa, Kan., Neb.

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:36:42 GMT

Mid-America Pipeline Company, LLC (MAPCO), and Enterprise Products Operating LLC (Enterprise), of Houston, Texas, have agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $1 million to the United States to settle violations of the federal Clean Water Act related to three natural gasoline pipeline spills in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. As part of a consent decree lodged today in U.S. District Court in Omaha, Neb., and in addition to paying the $1,042,000 civil penalty, the companies have agreed t...

EPA and department of Veterans affairs to connect veterans with jobs in water sectors

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:35:52 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program announced today a memorandum of understanding to connect veterans with disabilities to career opportunities in the water and wastewater sectors -- such as at wastewater plants and drinking water facilities -- as part of EPA’s Water Sector Workforce Initiative. This effort will be beneficial to both the environment and economy as clean water and...