Archive for December 25th, 2009

United Daily News: Water crisis

… including preserving rainwater, and review current water distribution ratios among … Equally important is water recycling to increase supplies. …

China gets replica of Barcelona landmark for World Expo

The huge structure channels sunlight into underground areas and also collects rainwater for recycling. MADRID – Barcelona has given Shanghai a replica of …

Sewer fee raises questions in Lisbon Residents using septic tanks pay

The residents in the neighborhoods agreed to form a town sanitary district that would raise tax revenues and issue bonds to pay for sewage treatment … See all stories on this topic

Byproducts Of Urban Life Smother Chesapeake Bay

When it rains hard, sewage treatment plants can't handle all the volume. So they divert the stormwater and the sewage into the rivers. … See all stories on this topic

Troutdale wants to put its wind to work

He's proposing that the city build 10 wind turbines on property adjacent to the city's sewage treatment plant, north of Interstate 84 and near the … See all stories on this topic

Sewer rates jump as Lorain eyes coming repairs

Johnstown Redevelopment Authority must tackle the problem at the Dornick Point sewage-treatment plant and on the system's main interceptor lines. … See all stories on this topic

Halifax sewage plant shows signs of life

After months of downtime, sewage is being reintroduced to Halifax's sewage treatment plant. The untreated, but screened, human waste is being discharged via … See all stories on this topic

Sewage treatment plant to process WET waste

Despite the permit being issued nearly a month ago, no wastewater from the facility has been processed through the city's sewage treatment plant as of yet, … See all stories on this topic