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 20, 2012 | Water
On Nov. 13, 2012 , US EPA Region 7 issued the final decision on the Missouri list of impaired waters. EPA restored eight water bodies to Missouri’s list and removed one water body due to an EPA-approved pollution reduction plan. The EPA decision brings the total...
by Caltha Company | Nov 16, 2012 | FAQ, Water
Recently, industrial, commercial and municipal NPDES discharge permits have been required for dischargers in selected areas that have not previous been required to obtain such permits, under existing applicability requirements. This requirement has been in conjunction...
