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USDA and Water  View Latest Results

USDA helps upgrade rural water system

New Mexico Business Weekly   07 Apr 2008 15:50
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $1.5 million to upgrade and exapand the local water system in Villanueva in San Miguel County . The aid, channeled through the USDA's Rural Development program, includes a $539,000 grant and a 40-year, $961,000 loan for the Villanueva Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association, which serves about 100 families, said U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-NM, in a news release. The project will replace leaky tanks and change out 12,000 feet of aging distribution...

Shell announces plan to relieve flooding along Pine Barren Creek

Atmore Advance   07 Apr 2008 15:26
Special to The AdvanceAtmore mayor Howard Shell, Soil & Water Conservation district supervisor Kent McGhee, district administrative coordinator Chasity Pettis and NRCS district conservationist Detra Boutwell recently reviewed the Pine Barren Creek Watershed Plan.The Pine Barren Creek Watershed Plan outlines work of improvement that will relieve flooding in the Pine Barren Creek Watershed. The plan is available for public review and comment for a 45-day period. Interested persons may....

Rio Grande Basin Project Wins Top Award

AgNews   07 Apr 2008 09:40
AUSTIN
A project to promote water quality and conservation in the Rio Grande River basin has earned the states most prestigious award for environmental protection.The Rio Grande Basin Initiative has been awarded first place in the 2008 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards agriculture category, state officials announced recently. The award is bestowed annually by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It will be awarded at a banquet on April 30 in Austin.The program thrives...

 

EPA and Water  View Latest Results

ConocoPhillips Pays $1.2 Million to Settle Clean Water Act Violations

PR Newswire   07 Apr 2008 17:49
ConocoPhillips, an international energy company, has agreed to pay a $1.2 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to over 2,000 effluent discharges from a petroleum refinery it operates in Borger , Texas , the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced. A complaint, filed simultaneously with today's consent decree, alleges that ConocoPhillips violated effluent limits in its Clean Water Act permit on over 2,000 occasions...

Price Pfister(R) Partners with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Promote Water Conservation

BusinessWire   07 Apr 2008 09:31
Price Pfister(R), a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial kitchen and bath fixtures and bath accessories, proudly announced that it has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WaterSense(R) program to help consumers save water for future generations and reduce costs on their utility bills. The goal of WaterSense is to decrease consumers' indoor and outdoor water use by promoting high-efficiency products and simple water-saving practices. The Ashfield(TM)...

R--TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR WATER MEDIA (ECOLOGICAL EMPHASIS)

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 18:46
NOTICE TYPE: Presolicitation Notice DATE POSTED: 04-APR-08 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency OFFICE ADDRESS: Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Mail Code: NWD-001 Cincinnati, OH 45268 SUBJECT: R--Technical and Regulatory Support for the Development of Criteria for Water Media (Ecological Emphasis) CLASSIFICATION CODE: R - Professional, administrative, and management support services SOLICITATION NUMBER: PR-CI-08-10127 CONTACT: KIMBERLI S. IRWIN....

Polluted Groundwater Found Near Lincoln

KGFW 1340 AM   07 Apr 2008 20:07
(AP) - Environmental Protection Agency officials have found polluted groundwater in an unincorporated area near Lincoln , preventing nearby residents and businesses from drinking well water. Preliminary findings show that the contamination is coming from the site of an Archer Daniels Midland plant in northeast Lincoln , but officials believe the water was polluted before the company bought the land. Testing of the water turned up high levels of coliform bacteria and carbon tetrachloride....

Environmental officials find polluted groundwater near Lincoln

KOTA Territory News   07 Apr 2008 15:59
AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Environmental Protection Agency officials have found polluted groundwater in an unincorporated area near Lincoln, preventing nearby residents and businesses from drinking well water.Preliminary findings show that the contamination is coming from the site of an Archer Daniels Midland plant in northeast Lincoln, but officials believe the water was polluted before the company bought the land.Testing of the water turned up high levels of coliform bacteria and carbon...

Mount Vernon dairy settles pollution violation with EPA

Seattle Times   07 Apr 2008 19:45
The Environmental Protection Agency says a Mount Vernon dairy farm has settled Clean Water Act violations.Bayside Dairy agreed to pay $8,000 for leaking animal waste into a drainage ditch connected to the Skagit River, one of the major Puget Sound watersheds.An EPA official, Mike Bussell, says the pollution contaminates shell fish and hurts Puget Sound clean up efforts.This was Bayside Dairy's first violation of the Clean Water Act. The company immediately corrected the problem after it...

Utah-Based Black Diamond Engineering Settles Over Alleged EPA Violations

Red Orbit   07 Apr 2008 08:17
Black Diamond Engineering has agreed to pay a $1,277 penalty to settle an enforcement case with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The alleged violations occurred at the Cedars at Sand Creek construction site, located at 400 Schweitzer Cutoff Road in Sandpoint. In the complaint, EPA did not allege that an unauthorized discharge to Sand Creek had occurred, according to a release. It alleged that the Sandy, Utah-based company failed to...

Official: Lansing's tap water is safe

NWI Times   07 Apr 2008 18:31
oncerns about the cleanliness of the village's water supply, the Village Board last week heard a presentation by the water department Assistant Superintendent David Zagorac.Zagorac assured local officials there is nothing wrong with the water supply the village buys from neighboring Hammond . He said once the water Hammond pumps from Lake Michigan gets to Lansing , it goes through the village's own treatment plants.The Environmental Protection Agency has never found serious violations during...

Town, county ready to pipe water to north Valley

Nevada Appeal   07 Apr 2008 09:01
By the end of January, customers of the East Valley water system will be drinking 'sweet Minden water' piped out to Heybourne Road in a $2.5 million pipeline under an agreement between Douglas County and the town. 'I don't think anything done between the county and the town benefits more residents than this,' said Commissioner Kelly Kite. Commissioners and town officials approved an agreement between the two entities to provide water service. Douglas County is under the gun to meet an...

Naturally Green, Tyson Foods Claims

The Morning News   07 Apr 2008 15:21
As one of the world's largest meat companies, Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. used 27.5 billion gallons of water in 2007 - enough to fill every bathtub in Northwest Arkansas daily for 8 to 10 years.That said, the company reports it has made water conservation a priority achieving a 15 percent reduction in water usage per pound of finished product from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2007. The company credits the reduction on conservation efforts, facility closures and a capital outlay of $16...

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Senate Committee Hearings  View Latest Results

SEN. INHOFE BILL TO REPEAL DAMAGING ENERGY PROVISION

US Fed News   08 Apr 2008 02:19
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The office of Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today introduced legislation repealing section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) signed into law in December 2007. Section 526 prohibits federal agencies from contracting for nonconventional, or...

Mine owner may testify in Senate

Deseret Morning News   08 Apr 2008 02:38
WASHINGTON - Murray Energy Corp. head Bob Murray's name appears on the witness list for a Senate subcommittee hearing Thursday, but now it is a waiting game to see whether lawmakers actually will get to question the outspoken mine operator about the accident at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County last year.The Senate Appropriations Committee staff says Murray is scheduled to testify, but Murray Energy Corp. Vice President Rob Murray said via e-mail that the company has no comment...

Clinton Unveils Plan To Find Cure For Breast Cancer On The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Targeted News Service   07 Apr 2008 23:57
WASHINGTON , April 7 -- The presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., issued the following news release: Hillary Clinton appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today and announced her plan to find a cure for breast cancer within our lifetime. Hillary's plan would provide $300 million a year in increased funding for breast cancer research at the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, and the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research...

Guest Blogger Tom Kloza: Why Gas Prices Are Where They Are

CNBC   07 Apr 2008 09:24
We have a guest blogger today. Tom Kloza is Chief Oil Analyst at OPIS (Oil Price Information Service) Tom has been writing about downstream oil markets since 1975 and was among the founders of OPIS over 25 years ago. We appreciate his posting today. For fuel prices, this month will almost certainly be the cruelest month, or the “cruellest” month as poet T.S. Eliot preferred to call it in "The Wasteland." The first full week of April begins with Americans paying about $287-million more...

Hillary Unveils Plan to Find Cure for Breast Cancer

Presidential Campaign - Hillary Clinton   07 Apr 2008 12:59
Hillary Clinton appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today and announced her plan to find a cure for breast cancer within our lifetime.  Hillary’s plan would provide $300 million a year in increased funding for breast cancer research at the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, and the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.  In addition to funding research for new treatments, these investments will also go to investigate the cause...

Bill would favor more Access Missouri grants

The Current Online   07 Apr 2008 22:54
An increase in the allocated funds for the Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program will reward more higher-income families - those with an average annual income of $125,000.Gov. Matt Blunt recommended in a March 5 press release that the Access Missouri scholarship program be increased from its current $72 million to roughly $100 million, citing the 38,000 students who received awards through the fund in the 2007-2008 academic years.Yet the Department of Higher Education "projected...

 

House Committee Hearings  View Latest Results

NAM Tells House Subcommittee Security and Trade Go Hand In Hand

Associated Equipment Distributor   07 Apr 2008 17:16
-- 'National security and trade facilitation need not be mutually exclusive' said Catherine Robinson, Associate Director of the National Association of Manufacturers, in a statement submitted to a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing. 'The Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is tasked with enhancing national security while facilitating international trade,' Robinson said. 'However the right balance between the dual goals has not been struck....

NAM Tells House Subcommitee Security and Trade Go Hand In Hand

Associated Equipment Distributor   07 Apr 2008 15:24
-- 'National security and trade facilitation need not be mutually exclusive' said Catherine Robinson, Associate Director of the National Association of Manufacturers, in a statement submitted to a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing. 'The Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is tasked with enhancing national security while facilitating international trade,' Robinson said. 'However the right balance between the dual goals has not been struck....

NUCA President Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee

Associated Equipment Distributor   07 Apr 2008 15:24
April 3, NUCA President Terry Dillon testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. In his statement, he addressed the drastic cuts in federal appropriations for the EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) program, which finances water treatment projects across the country. Dillon's goal at the hearing was to encourage the committee to restore appropriations in FY2009 to at least $1.35 billion, which is the amount the SRF received...

Bingaman, Domenici & Udall Unveil Legislation to Meet Eastern New Mexico's Water Needs

U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman   08 Apr 2008 03:08
NEWS FROM THE NEW MEXICO DELEGATION WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, and Representative Tom Udall, today introduced legislation in both chambers of Congress to help meet eastern New Mexicos future water needs by authorizing the federal government to build a pipeline that will carry water to several communities in Curry and Roosevelt counties. The legislation, called the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act, authorizes the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation...

Coal Mine Canaries

Gambit Weekly   07 Apr 2008 17:13
Coal Mine Canaries When lawyers who run for office also run afoul of campaign finance laws, it's often a harbinger of more serious trouble. By What a difference a year makes, especially with a wholesale change of public officials. A year ago this month, Henry C. Perret Jr., chair of the Louisiana Board of Ethics, drew up a letter listing proposals for revising the state ethics code, following the panel's first-ever public "Ethics Symposium." On April 2, 2007, Perret dutifully mailed the...

 

Rural Water Funding Opportunities  View Latest Results

66--YSI WATER QUALITY INSTRUMENTATION - WATER QUALITY LAB, APPLE GROVE, WV. POINT OF CONTACT IS RICHARD HORTON, 304-399-5623.

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 14:01
NOTICE TYPE: Combine Solicitation DATE POSTED: 04-APR-08 AGENCY: Department of the Army OFFICE ADDRESS: US Army Engineer District, Huntington, ATTN: CELRH-CT, 502 8th Street , Huntington , WV 25701-2070 SUBJECT: 66--YSI Water Quality Instrumentation - Water Quality Lab, Apple Grove , WV . Point of contact is Richard Horton, 304-399-5623. CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66 - Instruments & laboratory equipment SOLICITATION NUMBER: W91237-08-T-0074 CONTACT: Ginny M Morgan, 304-399-5963 ginny.m.morgan@usace.army.mil...

W--RENTAL OF FIVE (5) 4,000 GALLON WATER TRUCKS AND FOUR (4) 10,000 GALLON WATER STORAGE TANKS

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 20:01
NOTICE TYPE: Amendment to Combined Synopsis/Solicitation DATE POSTED: 03-APR-08 AGENCY: Department of the Army OFFICE ADDRESS: Vicksburg Consolidated Contracts Office, Vicksburg, ATTN: ERDC, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435 SUBJECT: W--Rental of Five (5) 4,000 Gallon Water Trucks and Four (4) 10,000 Gallon Water Storage Tanks CLASSIFICATION CODE: W - Lease or Rental of equipment SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912HZ-08-T-0030 CONTACT: Brandy M Ellison, Phone 601-631-5362, Fax 601-631-7263...

S--PRIVATIZATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 19:02
NOTICE TYPE: Presolicitation Notice DATE POSTED: 05-APR-08 AGENCY: Department of the Army OFFICE ADDRESS: USPFO for Vermont, Camp Johnson, Building 3, Colchester, VT 05446-3004 SUBJECT: S--Privatization of water distribution system CLASSIFICATION CODE: S - Utilities and housekeeping services SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912LN08R0001 CONTACT: Gordon Lesperance, 802-338-3229 gordon.lesperance@us.army.mil - USPFO for Vermont SETASIDE: N/A PLACE OF PERFORMANCE ADDRESS: USPFO for Vermont Camp Johnson...

S--PRIVATIZATION OF WASTE WATER SYSTEM

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 19:02
NOTICE TYPE: Presolicitation Notice DATE POSTED: 05-APR-08 AGENCY: Department of the Army OFFICE ADDRESS: USPFO for Vermont, Camp Johnson, Building 3, Colchester, VT 05446-3004 SUBJECT: S--Privatization of Waste Water System CLASSIFICATION CODE: S - Utilities and housekeeping services SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912LN08R0002 CONTACT: Gordon Lesperance, 802-338-3229 gordon.lesperance@us.army.mil - USPFO for Vermont SETASIDE: N/A PLACE OF PERFORMANCE ADDRESS: USPFO for Vermont Camp Johnson, Building....

68--WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS AND SERVICE

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 14:10
NOTICE TYPE: Presolicitation Notice DATE POSTED: 04-APR-08 AGENCY: Department of the Army OFFICE ADDRESS: ACA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Directorate of Contracting, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013 SUBJECT: 68--WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS AND SERVICE CLASSIFICATION CODE: 68 - Chemicals & chemical products SOLICITATION NUMBER: W91ZLK-08-R-0019 CONTACT: Ruth Smith, 410-278-2398 ruth.ann.smith@us.army.mil - ACA, Aberdeen Proving Ground SETASIDE: N/A PLACE OF PERFORMANCE...

W--DI WATER TRAILER RENTAL

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 19:56
NOTICE TYPE: Amendment to Combined Synopsis/Solicitation DATE POSTED: 05-APR-08 AGENCY: Department of the Navy OFFICE ADDRESS: N00406 FISC PUGET SOUND WA 467 W. STREET BREMERTON, WA SUBJECT: W--DI WATER TRAILER RENTAL CLASSIFICATION CODE: W - Lease or Rental of equipment SOLICITATION NUMBER: N0040608T0520 CONTACT: Dianne Grimes 360-476-2804 SETASIDE: N/A NOTICE TEXT: Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command FISC PUGET SOUND none INTERNET ADDRESS: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSUP/N00406/N0040608T0520/listing.html Provided...

47 -- REPLACEMENT OF WATER FLOW METERS

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 12:34
NOTICE TYPE: Amendment to Combined Synopsis/Solicitation DATE POSTED: 04-APR-08 AGENCY: Department of the Air Force OFFICE ADDRESS: Unit 5228 . 96328-5228 SUBJECT: 47 -- Replacement of Water Flow Meters CLASSIFICATION CODE: 47 - Pipe, tubing, hose & fittings SOLICITATION NUMBER: FA5209-08-T-0138 CONTACT: Ryan D Schneider, Contract Specialist, Phone 81-42-552-1046, Fax 81-42-551-0973, Email ryan.schneider@yokota.af.mil - Masaki Sato, Contracting Officer, Phone 81-42-552-3011, Email masaki.sato.jp@yokota.af.mil SETASIDE:...

Y -- REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT - WATER WELL SYSTEMS

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 23:16
NOTICE TYPE: CONTRACT AWARD SOURCE: Published in FedBizOpps DATE POSTED: 04-APR-08 OFFICE ADDRESS: 650 Capitol Mall, 7th Floor - Suite 7-100 CA 95814 CLASSIFICATION CODE: Y - Construction of structures and facilities SUBJECT: Y -- Requirements Contract - Water Well Systems SOLICITATION NUMBER: 235-2007-B0002 AWARD NUMBER: HHSI235-2008-10000-I AWARD AMOUNT: 0.00 LINE NUMBER: 101-126 AWARD DATE: 031708 AWARDED TO: Walt Bannon ARCHIVE DATE: 04302008 CONTACT: Cordell M Bailey, Contract Specialist...

W--WATER TRUCK (LEASE)

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 23:10
NOTICE TYPE: CONTRACT AWARD SOURCE: Published in FedBizOpps DATE POSTED: 04-APR-08 OFFICE ADDRESS: 761st Tank Bn Ave, BLDG 1001, Rm W113, Fort Hood, TX 76544 CLASSIFICATION CODE: W - Lease or Rental of equipment SUBJECT: W--Water Truck (LEASE) SOLICITATION NUMBER: W45NQ9-7269-N20301 AWARD NUMBER: W91151-M-0109 AWARD AMOUNT: $28,325.00 LINE NUMBER: ALL AWARD DATE: 040408 AWARDED TO: NIECE EQUIPMENT LP [DUNS: 129882036],PO BOX 128,DEL VALLE TX 78617-0 ARCHIVE DATE: 09232008 CONTACT: Name:...

Z -- REPAIR BRUMALOW CREEK STORM WATER SYSTEM

FedBizOpps   07 Apr 2008 21:26
NOTICE TYPE: Amendment to Combined Synopsis/Solicitation DATE POSTED: 04-APR-08 AGENCY: Department of the Air Force OFFICE ADDRESS: 100 Kindel Drive, Suite A-335 TN 37389-1335 SUBJECT: Z -- Repair Brumalow Creek Storm Water System CLASSIFICATION CODE: Z - Maintenance, repair, and alteration of real property SOLICITATION NUMBER: FA9101-08-B0003 CONTACT: Diane L. Russell, Phone (931) 454-7844, Email diane.russell@arnold.af.mil - Tony G Clayborne, Phone 931-454-3918, Email Tony.Clayborne@arnold.af.mil SETASIDE:...

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