by Caltha Company | Dec 6, 2012 | Industrial Wastewater, Waste, Water
Environmental Protection Agency has indicated that the agency is attempting to revise its pending power plant effluent limitation guideline (ELG) and coal combustion residuals (CCR) disposal rules so that they better coordinate with each other to minimize the...
by Caltha Company | Dec 2, 2012 | Caltha LLP Services, FAQ, Industrial Wastewater, Water
Seven federally regulated industrial categories have pretreatment standards established for total toxic organics (TTO). The term TTO is defined as the sum of specific toxic organic compounds found in the process discharge at a concentration of 0.01 mg/l (10 ppb) or...
by Caltha Company | Nov 27, 2012 | Water
In response to an order from a U.S. District Court and as required by the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new recreational water quality criteria for beaches and waters year...
by Caltha Company | Nov 27, 2012 | Industrial Wastewater, Water
On November 19, 2012, the State of Iowa announced the release of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy for public comment which will end on January 4, 2013. The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a science and technology-based approach to assess and reduce nutrients...
by Caltha Company | Nov 15, 2012 | Hazardous Materials, Water
The US EPA Office of Water has released the reference document “Containment and Disposal of Large Amounts of Contaminated Water: A Support Guide for Water Utilities”. The guide is intended to help water utilities prepare for and respond to a contamination event when...
