Stormwater Authority

Missouri Deluge Knocks Fuel Tank Over, Releasing Gas

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MissouriDeluge Knocks Fuel Tank Over, Releasing Gas

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 3, 2008 (ENS) - Heavy rains on Saturday led to the release of an undetermined amount of fuel from a former gas station site in Reeds Spring, the Department of Natural Resources reported today.

A state on-scene coordinator with the department's Environmental Emergency Response section was on site Saturday in Reeds Spring to oversee the cleanup at the former A

More Virginia Streams Impaired, Estuaries Improving

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

More Virginia Streams Impaired, Estuaries Improving

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 3, 2008 (ENS) - The total impaired area in Virginia rivers and streams increased from 9,002 miles in 2006 to 10,604 miles in 2008, according to a newly released assessment conducted to comply with state and federal clean water reporting requirements.

The news for estuaries is better, with the impaired area in estuaries down from 2,216 square miles in two years ago

EPA Re-Issues Construction Stormwater Permit for Two Years

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

EPA Re-Issues Construction Stormwater Permit for Two Years

WASHINGTON, DC, July 3, 2008 (ENS) - To cover the next two years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is re-issuing the stormwater Construction General Permit, CGP, which expired July 1, 2008.

The re-issued permit uses most of the same terms and conditions as EPA's 2003 permit.

Normally, such permits are issued for a five-year period, but this two-ye

Some Iowa Streams Recede, Some Still Treacherous

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Some Iowa Streams Recede, Some Still Treacherous

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 30, 2008 (ENS) - Iowa’s rivers are in a constant state of change this year with the extreme flooding that began in early June and has continued to date.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has fielded numerous calls about the quality of the water in the rivers due to the different materials and contaminants getting mixed in during the flood.

Puget Sound Water Quality Bill Debuts in Congress

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Puget SoundWater Quality Bill Debuts in Congress

WASHINGTON, DC, June 29, 2008 (ENS) - The Washington state Congressional delegation has introduced legislation in the House and the Senate that would be a new source of grant funding for water quality and stormwater discharge projects in the Puget Sound area of northwest Washington.

Congressman Norm Dicks and Senator Maria Cantwell introduced the Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2008 on Wednesday

Federal Funds Help Arkansas Cope With Nonpoint Source Pollution

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Federal Funds Help Arkansas Cope With Nonpoint Source Pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $3.8 million to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, ANRC to assist the state in implementing ANRC’s nonpoint source management program.

The funds, which Arkansas supplements with state funding, will allow the state to implement eight projects which will address a variety of nonpoint sources of water pollution in

Lower Passaic River to Be Cleaned of Dioxin-Laden Sediment

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

LowerPassaic Riverto Be Cleaned of Dioxin-Laden Sediment

PASSAIC, New Jersey, June 26, 2008 (ENS) - The removal of contaminated sediment from the lower Passaic River took a step forward Monday when an agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and two companies was signed at a park overlooking the river.

The deal requires Occidental Chemical and Tierra Solutions to remove 200,000 cubic yards of dioxin-laden material from th

Stormwater Will Be Stored Beneath New Missouri State Arena

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Stormwater Will Be Stored Beneath New Missouri State Arena

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, June 26, 2008 (ENS) - Beginning in November, the Missouri State University Bears and Lady Bears sports teams will have a new home, the $67 million JQH Arena.

And when the fans are cheering their teams to victory, under them a stormwater detention facility will be at work, controlling excess precipitation and runoff.

The $1.7 million

Contractor Fined for Violations on Washington State Highway Project

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Contractor Fined for Violations on Washington State Highway Project

BELLINGHAM, Washington, June 26, 2008 (ENS) - The Department of Ecology has fined a construction company $8,000 for its repeated failure to prevent erosion and stop sediment from flowing off a state highway construction project into a nearby creek.

Bellingham-based IMCO General Construction is the primary contractor working on improvements to State Route 539, or Guide Meri

2008 Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Could Be Largest Ever

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

2008 Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Could Be Largest Ever

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 23, 2008 (ENS) - As a record-breaking volume of floodwater laden with sewage and fertilizers rolls down the waterways of the Mississippi Basin towards the Gulf of Mexico, a joint federal-state task force last week released an updated action plan to reduce low oxygen levels that cause a dead zone each summer in the Gulf of Mexico.

Researchers say this year's de