Water


Utility Awards $12.7 M Contract to Fuel Tech

Midwestern utility purchases low NOx burners and over-fire air system to comply with Regional Haze Rule.

IBM, EPA Ireland Make a Splash for Beach Water Quality

Internet portal and water data enable smarter management across more than 130 of Ireland's beaches and lakes.

Denver Water Hikes Rates for 2010

Board expects to use funds to help pay for 10-year capital plan.

Dairy Power Summit Jumpstarts N.Y. Digester Projects

GE Energy produces engines that can help dairy farmers generate methane energy.

WSSC Water Main Inspection Program Uses AFOs

Acoustic fiber optic cable installed on major water transmission mains lets operators detect precursors to failure.

The ITER machine

Warning: Future Fusion Facility Contains Coconuts

The first commercially-viable Tokamak fusion facility is using coconut-shell charcoal as an absorption mechanism.

Case Foundation Invests in Water for Africa

Water For People says transformative investment will accelerate and expand efforts to provide innovative, sustainable water solutions in Africa.



Earthworks: Chesapeake Backs Off Natural Gas Drilling

Group says Chesapeake Energy will not drill for natural gas within New York City's watershed, which supplies water to 9 million people.

$2.4 M Funds Strategy Work for Gulf Dead Zone

NOAA research grants to help answer when, where and how hypoxia develops at finer temporal and spatial scales.

EPA to Revoke Rules Allowing Carbofuran Pesticide

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward without an evidentiary hearing to implement the agency's May 2009 final rule revoking tolerances, or residue limits, for the pesticide carbofuran.

IGCC Technology Slated for Calif. Project

Integrated gasification combined cycle process at Kern County plant will convert coal power to electricity and capture and sequester carbon dioxide in an adjacent oil field.

Court: DOE Reconsider Calif. Washing Machine Standards

State standard called for machines to use only 6 gallons of water per cubic foot of capacity by 2010.

Cage Protects Backflow Preventer from Theft

Security door manufacturer steps up production to protect against copper theft.

Analysis Applies Oil Industry Lessons to Groundwater Issues

Oregon State University's Todd Jarvis says the unitization concept, which requires cooperation, may work to protect groundwater usage and supply.

Parks' Advocacy Brings in $40 M in Funds, NRPA Says

Legislators approved the increase in funding through the Land and Water Conservation Act Stateside Assistance Program for 2010.

12 Approaches to Clean up World's Worst Pollution

Blacksmith Institute report highlights top 12 cleanups and successes from around the world.

Silicon-air Battery Claims a Longer Shelf Life

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists have developed a lighter weight, longer lasting battery that could be made even more powerful and rechargeable.

SF Transit Must Set Up ICS Training for 2005 Spill

DOJ lodges consent decree against the city and county of San Francisco for Transit Authority's failure to comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's underground storage tank rules.

ABO Applauds Inclusion of Algae-based Fuels in Bill

The Algal Biomass Organization said it believes the provisions will strengthen the algae industry and promote development and commercialization of algae-based fuels.