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MWRA  // Posts tagged as "MWRA"

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Commercial and Industrial Greywater Systems

Successful Greywater projects include the following elements: 1. The project has a favorable Return on Investment (ROI), 2. A wastewater stream characterization was completed, 3. Based on item two, suitable recover and storage equipment was chosen, 4. Based on item two, suitable treatment equipment and piping was chosen, and 5. The system design integrated Plumbing Code & Environmental Regulations including protection, monitoring and regulatory reporting.

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Pharmaceuticals In Drinking Water

There has been much concern about pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water. However, the Massachusettes Water Resources Authority (MWRA) maintains that their water supply, reaching some 60 communities, does not contain any pharmaceuticals. You can read the MWRA press release here: http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/press/pr042508nopharm.htm

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MWRA Outfall Tunnel

The Boston Globe has reported that the drill boring the 2.1 mile MWRA overflow tunnel, to eliminate waste products from entering Boston Harbor during storms has emerged! See the full article here: Boston.com MWRA Outfall Tunnel Article

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Sewer Use Discharge Permit Renewal Application, Hazardous Waste

Janice Markey- Compliance Manager Wastewater Management Team   Completing your Sewer Use Discharge Permit Renewal Application provides an opportunity to check your compliance with DEP and MWRA hazardous waste regulations.   The MWRA requires you list and estimate the liquids or sludge amounts removed from your facility each year. This information is easily gathered from a call to your local...

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LEED, Don't Follow

Practical Applications recently hosted a TCH course at the Genzyme Center building in Cambridge, MA. At 350,000 square feet, Genzyme Center is the largest platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building in the United States. The nationally-recognized LEED program is run by the US Green Building Council, a non-profit organization whose members are from the...

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