Archive for October 8th, 2009

Orange Beach tables plan to lease sewage treatment capacity

al.com By Guy Busby ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon said city officials want more time to study a proposal to lease sewage plant treatment … See all stories on this topic

Hunt is on for source of cyanide that poisoned River Trent

Times Online The Severn Trent water company reported problems at its Strongford sewage treatment works in Stoke on Sunday night, when partially treated waste began to … See all stories on this topic

City to consider seeking solid waste

New state environmental mandates will require Enterprise to perform more than $1 million in upgrades to their sewage treatment and water facilities. … See all stories on this topic

Deadline for sewage plant now in doubt

By Kim Westad, Times ColonistOctober 6, 2009 The West Shore's decision to go it alone on sewage treatment could put the region's overall plan behind on its … See all stories on this topic

New Technology Turns Sewage into Energy

… that they had jointly developed a method that combines sewage treatment technology and a microbial process for converting biomass into ethanol. … See all stories on this topic

Brad Pitt's incredible floating abode

FLOAT House is also self-sustaining with a battery back-up system, solar paneling, and rainwater harvesting system so that in emergency “float” scenarios, … See all stories on this topic

Change could benefit village

Leachate is groundwater or rainwater that infiltrates the landfill system. It flows into a collection basin, where it is pumped into a holding tank to be … See all stories on this topic

Code of conduct launched to promote greener tourism in Wales

Sheep wool is used as insulation and we have a rainwater harvesting system. “Food grown in our walled garden is sold through our farmers' shop and to local … See all stories on this topic

SMK Dato' Onn Triumphs In Toyota Eco Youth Programme

… in the toilets to cut water drip, harvesting rain water for reuse, and recycling laundry water using micro- organisms for watering the school garden. … See all stories on this topic

Store up winter rainfall for summer watering

The Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District will host a free rainwater harvesting course this Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Molalla Grange (127 … See all stories on this topic