Chester Bankston Chester Bankston Photo by Dan Henry /Times Free Press. Hundreds of people are packed into the Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department training center for the first public information meeting on a plan to build a 10 million-gallon sewage treatment plant. District 9 commissioner Chester Bankston opened the meeting, acknowledged that most of the people in the region are against putting the plant on a site on Mahan Gap Road. Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority executive director Mark Harrison is the first speaker, explaining the need for new capacity in the north end of the county. This is a developing story. … [Read more...] about Massive crowd turns out for first public meeting on proposed North Ooltewah sewage treatment plant
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San Francisco gets big EPA loan to upgrade sewage treatment plant
By Trisha Thadani Published 12:31 pm PDT, Thursday, August 23, 2018 Inside San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant. Inside San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant. Photo: Sophia Germer / The Chronicle Buy photo Photo: Sophia Germer / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Inside San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant. Inside San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant. Photo: Sophia Germer / The Chronicle Buy photo San Francisco gets big EPA loan to upgrade sewage treatment plant 1 / 1 Back to Gallery San Francisco has received a $699 million low-interest loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help offset the costs of modernizing its wastewater treatment facility. … [Read more...] about San Francisco gets big EPA loan to upgrade sewage treatment plant
San Francisco sewage treatment plant evacuated for hazmat situation
By Megan Cassidy Published 12:54 pm PDT, Friday, July 13, 2018 Photo: / The Chronicle Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A sewage treatment plant near Lake Merced Park was evacuated late Friday morning as San Francisco Fire officials respond to a hazmat situation, authorities said. A sewage treatment plant near Lake Merced Park was evacuated late Friday morning as San Francisco Fire officials respond to a hazmat situation, authorities said. Photo: / The Chronicle San Francisco sewage treatment plant evacuated for hazmat situation 1 / 1 Back to Gallery A sewage treatment plant near Lake Merced Park was evacuated late Friday morning as San Francisco Fire officials respond to a hazmat situation, authorities said. Just before noon, officials sent out a text notification to avoid the area of 3500 Great Highway, … [Read more...] about San Francisco sewage treatment plant evacuated for hazmat situation
South West Water fined for sewage treatment offences in the South Hams
0 Post a comment Monday, 14 May 2018 - Utilities by Sam Acourt - Kingsbridge & Salcombe Gazette @@AcourtSamantha [email protected] South West Water fined for sewage treatment offences in two South Hams towns. South West Water has been ordered to pay £71,800 in fines and costs for failing to correct faults at sewage treatments works in Dartmouth and Salcombe. The prosecution was brought by the Environment Agency.Problems at the company’s sewage treatment works in Salcombe and Dartmouth culminated in the sites breaching their environmental permits. Both sites suffer from saline (sea) water infiltration, however the main issue was failure to manage and maintain processes and infrastructure at the two sites between 2015 and 2016.Salcombe treatment works serves Salcombe and the nearby village of Malborough. Sewage pipes upstream of the works cross the estuary foreshore and are submerged at high tide. Some of these pipes have faults that allow … [Read more...] about South West Water fined for sewage treatment offences in the South Hams
Tijuana sewage spills: generations of frustration
In the early 1960s, sewage being dumped by Tijuana was polluting the beaches and waters off Imperial Beach.At the time, the remedy — of sorts — was to put chlorine in the wastewater before it was sent into the international outfall. Sometimes Mexican officials balked at spending tens of thousands of dollars to do that.Dr. J. B. Askew, San Diego County’s health officer at the time, said he couldn’t stop people from flushing their toilets in Mexico, but he could declare a public health problem and keep San Diegans away from — or crossing — the border.That threat got people’s attention.Not wanting to lose their American customers, proprietors of bars, restaurants and other businesses along Avenida Revolución helped raised money to get the chlorine.Brian Bilbray tells that story and suggests there should be a modern-day version aimed at getting Mexico to take stronger action to stop the sewage flows that continue to pollute the Tijuana River … [Read more...] about Tijuana sewage spills: generations of frustration