Source: NJ.com    By Renée Kiriluk-Hill/Hunterdon Democrat

Climate change and global warming may be affecting our public water supply. United Water New Jersey, which serves about 812,000 customers in the northern half of the state, detected a "large" algae bloom in a West Amwell Township reservoir for the first time and now plans to step up monitoring.

Resource: THE TIME OF INDIA

BANGALORE: BBMP is accustomed to calling for large-order tenders like building flyovers, roads and bridges. Attempting to solve the garbage issue on exactly the same lines will simply not work. Unlike in infrastructure development projects, garbage disposal requires carefully crafted fool-proof processes, rigorous monitoring and end-to-end readiness.

Resoure: BUSINESS & HEALTH

The aftermath of the Northeastern U.S. Frankenstorm or superstorm demonstrates what can happen in heavily populated areas stricken without power and lots of flooding.

A relatively mild hurricane, Sandy, converged with a cross country Pacific storm and a southward Arctic air blast. They all met simultaneously in this country's most populated coastal area during a full moon high tide.

Resource: Rutland Herald    By Gordon Dritschilo

The city narrowly rejected a new filter in favor of a new disinfectant for city water Tuesday.

The proposed $5.5 million bond to build a granulated activated carbon, or GAC, filter for city drinking water failed, 3,402 to 3,178. This leaves Rutland to change its disinfectant from chlorine to chloramine in order to meet federal drinking water standards.

Resource: Engineering News    By: Schalk Burger

The effective monitoring of wastewater- derived contaminants in water abstracted for drinking is an important aspect of providing safe drinking water, says US engineering firm Hazen & Sawyer director of applied research Dr Ben Stanford.

“Humans are already part of an indirect water reuse system where one community’s wastewater is discharged into a river and becomes another downstream community’s drinking water. We are all exposed to contaminants introduced into watercourses by farms, industries, wildlife and people worldwide,” he notes.

Resource: The Chronicle online.com    By Shari Phiel

Kinder Morgan, the company looking to bring one of two proposed coal export terminals to Port Westward in Clatskanie, has been racking up fines lately from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

According to a recent statement issued by the DEQ, SFPP, L.P., a Kinder Morgan subsidiary operating in Eugene, was issued penalties totaling $1,500 “for permit violations at a bulk petroleum storage facility located on 1765 Prairie Rd. in Eugene.”

Resource: WaterWorld

U.S. Navy, The Government of USA has issued the following news release:

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded CH2M Hill Constructors Inc. of San Diego, a $76.68 million contract Sept. 29, for the design and construction of an advanced water treatment plant at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton.

Resource: WaterWorld

The City of Newport held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 17, with local and state officials to mark the start of construction of a new Lawton Valley Water Treatment Plant in Portsmouth and upgrades to the treatment processes at the Station No. 1 Water Treatment Plant in Newport.

Resource: Charles E. Schumer

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the U.S. Navy, via the Department of Justice, which is representing the Navy in legal proceedings, to immediately agree to reimburse the Bethpage Water District (BWD) for the money it has spent on equipment and treatment plants to purify drinking water contaminated by the toxic Bethpage plume.  The district has had to issue bonds of almost $14 million for the construction and operation of equipment to treat the drinking water, and repaying those bonds will cost approximately $3000 per household if the district is not reimbursed.  The BWD has already had to make the first payment of $1 million, which will cost ratepayers approximately $100 this year.  Schumer, who has been a leading advocate for aggressive cleanup of the plume, called on the U.S. Navy to immediately begin paying the Bethpage Water District for the cost of the equipment and treatment plants so that ratepayers are not charged for cleaning up a mess they did not create.

Resource: WaterWorld   By Jeff Gunderson

Industrial WaterWorld Correspondent
A wide variety of products are made in the chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries, typically requiring large volumes of chemicals, materials, and substances that are used throughout process operations. Waste streams generated in these industries can be heavily laden with contaminants, toxins, nutrients, and organic content, presenting unique challenges in terms of treatment, especially as regulations become more stringent.