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The 411 for Water Treatment Professionals
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First Of Its Kind Project To Harness Hydropower From Waste Water
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Scottish Water has announced a first of its kind project in the Uk to harness hydropower from waste water. Construction of this innovative scheme is well underway and involves the installation of a hydro turbine at Hamilton Waste Water Treatment Works in South Lanarkshire. The scheme is being led by Scottish Water's commercial subsidiary Scottish Water Horizons and is expected to generate 0.42GWh of green electricity each year.
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Emergency Teams Rescue Worker From Bottom of Pa. Wastewater Plant Basin
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Emergency teams rescued a man who fell into a wastewater plant concrete basin in Ephrata Borough Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the Ephrata Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant at 405 South Reading Road at 2:26 p.m. for a rescue call. The man was reported to be unresponsive, and responders requested an emergency kit to revive him.
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11 Billion Litres of Raw Sewage Dumped by Water Treatment Works in One Year, Study Suggests
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Eleven billion litres of raw sewage were discharged from 30 water company treatment works in one year, new research suggests. A study by Professor Peter Hammond, a mathematician who analyses data on sewage discharges and has previously given evidence to MPs, scrutinised 30 treatment works in 2020 run by nine of the 10 water and sewerage companies in England and Wales.
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Can Data Science Help Solve the Water Crisis?
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The ever-increasing demand for clean water combined with reducing resources aggravated by climate change continuously imposes new challenges to the water industry. Ofwat’s Price Review 2024 (PR24) has highlighted the need to manage water demand and the environment, while improving services for an increasing customer base.
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FEMA Awards Over $1 Million to New Haven for Wind Proofing Water Treatment Plant
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1 million to the State of Connecticut to reimburse New Haven’s regional water utility for part of the cost of strengthening its treatment plant against future storms. The $1,002,600 FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award will reimburse the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority
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Maryland Lawsuit Says 3M, Dupont Knowingly Made Products With ‘Forever Chemicals’
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They’re called “forever chemicals,” but companies such as DuPont and 3M which marketed products that contained PFAS, are now facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by Maryland’s attorney general. PFAS, an abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals used in a wide variety of household products and industrial processes.
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