Water


Schools to Offer Operators a Leg Up to Management

An Illinois community college and a university have created a program to train and educate water treatment plant operators, supervisors, and managers.

May 29 Is Deadline for Energy Efficiency Abstracts

ACEEE conference will cover aggressive resource goals, regulatory mechanisms, and integrated planning and operation.

Zayed $1.5-M Prize Rewards Energy Innovation

Companies, organizations, or individuals are eligible for nomination.

AWE Notes Water Efficiency Bills in Congress

The Alliance for Water Efficiency particularly noted a measure that would provide $50 million for a water efficiency and conservation rebate program.

EPA Itemizes ARRA Awards for Water Infrastructure

Iowa, American Samoa, Hawaii, Utah, and Texas will receive funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for wastewater, drinking water, and water quality management projects.

SFPUC Starts Building 315-MGD Tesla Treatment Facility

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is coordinating the building of state's largest ultraviolet water disinfection facility.

Lewes, Del., Renews Severn Trent Contract

The company will continue to operate and maintain the town's 1.5-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment system.



The Interstate Training Advantage

The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission has shown that there are advantages to approaching the need for training, and the ways to meet that need, from a regional perspective.

Rentech Enters Engineering Phase for Synfuels Plant

The site location is next to an existing City of Rialto Wastewater Treatment Plant and EnerTech Environmental Regional Bio-Solids Processing Facility.

Commentary

A Thought for World Environment Day

Engineer asks why consumer waste is not treated onsite.

Tel Aviv Professor's Fibers 'See' Contaminants in Real Time

Abraham Katzir has modified special fibers that can detect "colors" that distinguish between pure and contaminated water.

EPA-led Committee to Expand Help with Chesapeake Cleanup

The agency will manage new plans by a team of seven federal agencies.

MSABP: Can You Say Sludgeless?

Just three years ago, the company introduced its technology and it already has a five-year, multimillion-dollar exclusive supply and licensing contract with Teijin Limited.

UN Report Urges Northeast Asia to Use Water Wisely

The United Nations' Environment Programme found that five major river basins have suffered from scarce water resources.