Other Utilities, Public Utilities
December 20, 2023
Via: Waste360As U.S. and European lawmakers tighten restrictions on toxic PFAS contaminants in water, utilities and businesses are working to safeguard drinking water supplies for communities. Often referred to as “forever chemicals,” PFAS are widely used, long lasting chemicals whose components […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
February 23, 2023
Via: Waste360Clean freshwater is one of our most valuable natural resources, especially in the parched West. What if there were a “blue bin” that could be used to recycle industrial wastewater laden with pollutants into clean potable water? Widescale capture and […]
Other Utilities, Public Utilities
January 23, 2023
Via: Waste360The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Plan 15), which lays out how the Agency will work to protect the nation’s waterways by following the science and the Clean Water Act to develop […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 19, 2021
Via: Waste360The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced findings on Thursday that show 59 closed landfills are contaminating groundwater in the state. Fifteen of those landfills had PFAS readings of more than 10 times the state acceptable level. The Gofer Landfill […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
September 8, 2020
Via: Waste360The Montmorency-Oscoda-Alpena Solid Waste Authority recently conduct testing at an Atlanta, Mich. landfill and discovered high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Michigan officials lowered the acceptable amounts of PFAS to 8 parts per trillion (ppt), significantly lower than […]
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