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Decentralized Systems, Innovation In Sanitation, Sustainable Water Management, Urban & Suburban

EPA Decentralized MOU Partnership Releases Papers Highlighting the Benefits of Decentralized

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EPA Decentralized MOU Partnership Releases Papers Highlighting the Benefits of Decentralized.

WERF

EPA Decentralized MOU Partnership Releases Papers Highlighting the Benefits of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Decentralized Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Partnership has developed a series of four papers that highlight how decentralized wastewater treatment systems can be sustainable and appropriate options for communities and homeowners. The papers are intended to provide information to the public and to state, local, and industry officials on the benefits and types of decentralized wastewater treatment systems. Decentralized wastewater treatment consists of a variety of onsite approaches for collection, treatment, dispersal, and reuse of wastewater.

The MOU Partnership is an agreement between the EPA and 16 partner organizations including WERF to work collaboratively at the national level to improve decentralized performance and our nation’s public health and water resources. Since 2005, the MOU has reflected the commitment of EPA and its partner organizations to work together to encourage proper management of decentralized systems and increase collaboration among EPA, state and local governments, and decentralized system practitioners and providers. WERF’s extensive research program on decentralized systems as part of the Decentralized Water Resources Collaborative (www.decentralizedwater.org and www.werf.org/decentralized) has helped inform the Partnership’s efforts.

In 2011, the MOU Partnership convened working groups to develop papers around each of four topic areas. MOU partners were selected to participate according to their area of expertise. Each paper focuses on one of four topic areas of decentralized wastewater treatment, demonstrating how decentralized wastewater treatment can be: (1) a sensible solution; (2) cost‐effective and economical; (3) green and sustainable; and (4) protective of the environment, public health, and water quality. For additional information on the EPA Decentralized MOU Partnership and to view copies of the papers, please visit the Decentralized MOU Partnership products page.

Integrated Water Resources, Sustainable Water Management, Water

Clean Water America Alliance Announces Name Change, New Network | The Solutions Source of the Water & Wastewater Industry

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Clean Water America Alliance Announces Name Change, New Network | The Solutions Source of the Water & Wastewater Industry. September 11, 2012

Source: U.S. Water Alliance

The Clean Water America Alliance has changed its name to the U.S. Water Alliance

The Clean Water America Alliance announced a name change to the U.S. Water Alliance, and the formation of a One Water Management network, both reflecting the organization’s core mission.

“We’re changing our name but not our game,” explains Alliance President Ben Grumbles. “The Alliance’s mission—uniting people and policy for ‘one water’ sustainability—remains the same. Our new name is easier to remember and more closely aligned with the integrated ‘one water’ vision we’re working towards in watersheds and communities across the U.S. “

Innovation In Sanitation, Integrated Water Resources, Sustainable Water Management

Living Machine System Selected for Wastewater Recycling at New Pennsylvania School; Largest On-Site Wastewater Reuse System Permitted in State of Pennsylvania – US Politics Today

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Living Machine System Selected for Wastewater Recycling at New Pennsylvania School; Largest On-Site Wastewater Reuse System Permitted in State of Pennsylvania – US Politics Today.


Living Machine Systems, L3C (http://www.livingmachines.com/), the leader in ecological wastewater treatment and reuse technology, today announced that Living Machine® technology is actively treating and recycling all wastewater at Western Wayne County School District’s new Evergreen Elementary School in Wayne County, located in northeastern Pennsylvania. It is the largest on-site wastewater reuse system permitted in the state of Pennsylvania.

Education, Water Conservation

Water Usage Calculator, Water Conservation and Efficiency | Home Water Works

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via Water Usage Calculator, Water Conservation and Efficiency | Home Water Works.

Water Conservation, Water~Energy Nexus

I left the lights on, so the faucet must be dripping! « Water-Wise

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I left the lights on, so the faucet must be dripping! « Water-Wise.

If you draw a bath or water the yard, that’s the same as running the A/C. If the toilet continues to run due to a worn flapper, that’s the same as leaving all the lights and TVs on in the house. We need to pay closer attention to these analogies.

Integrated Water Resources, Sustainable Water Management, Urban & Suburban

Olympic Park | Blogs | Stormwater

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Olympic Park | Blogs | Stormwater.

Two groves of rare wet woodlands are kept moist by low earthen embankments that overtop during high tide.

If, like many of us, you’ve been watching the Olympics, you’ve been hearing the stories and profiles of many of the athletes. Here’s a back story you might not be familiar with, although in the last few days you’ve probably seen plenty of photos of the star: Olympic Park.

Four years ago the one-square-mile park, which now houses Olympic Stadium, the Aquatic Center, the Basketball and Water Polo Arenas, and other venues, as well as Olympic Village where the athletes are housed, was a contaminated brownfield site.

Nutrient Management

New Rules for Nitrates | Blogs | Stormwater

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New Rules for Nitrates
By: Kaspersen, Janice: Stormwater Editor Comments
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:20 AM

Nitrate pollution is getting a lot of attention in California. Even as other states—notably Florida—enact TMDLs for nutrients, California’s Central Coast Regional Water Quality Board recently adopted new rules for agriculture, requiring ag operations to reduce nitrate and pesticide pollution.

via New Rules for Nitrates | Blogs | Stormwater.