| Many County Streams Listed As 'Impaired'
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has released a new statewide list of streams, lakes and reservoirs that do not meet requirements for fishing, recreation and other public uses. As in past years, Greene County has a large number of streams -- a total of 59 -- listed as "impaired" on the list. The great majority of these streams are "listed" because of siltation, and pasture grazing is listed as the cause. Some of the Greene County streams are listed as having unacceptably high levels of the E. coli bacteria, and again the cause is said to be pasture grazing. Full Listing Available This draft list -- also called the 2008 303(d) List -- is a requirement of the federal Clean Water Act. It can be viewed online at http://www.state.tn.us/environment/wpc/publications/2008draft303dlist.pdf.
DENR orders closure of hog farm in Tarlac
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the closure of a hog farm in Tarlac and imposed fines on candy and paper manufacturing firms in Cavite for water pollution violations. The Pollution Adjudication Board, headed by Environment Secretary Lito Atienza, issued the cease and desist order on Jan. 24 against Charity Farm located at Barangay Malacampa in Camiling town for its repeated failure to establish water pollution measures since February 2006. The PAB said its inspections and testing showed that the farm exceeded standards on water effluents set under RA 9275 (Clean Water Act). According to the board, the farm's owner failed to do something about it despite several warnings. Added to the violation, the farm also did not have an environmental compliance certificate.
Mike Lien: Stream protection specialists safeguard Idaho's precious ...
I am writing on behalf of Friends of Teton River, a non-profit based in Driggs, in regards to Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Dave Tuthill's recommendations for the state budget for the 2009 fiscal year. We are concerned with his recommendation to reduce the number of Idaho's stream protection specialists. The specialists are vital to the protection and regulation of Idaho's streams. They review, permit and regulate all stream alteration permits in Idaho in conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers. The specialists ensure that all stream alteration projects such as stream stabilization and restoration projects are conducted according to Idaho state law and the federal Clean Water Act. As a part of eliminating the regional stream protection specialist positions, Tuthill's memorandum states that "all state enforcement work regarding stream channel alterations will cease." We believe that such a decision would have disastrous consequences on the health and function of Idaho's streams.Idaho's streams are a vital resource and need to be protected to ensure that they continue to provide agricultural, recreation and ecological benefits.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blocks plan to dam Susquehanna
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday that it is denying a permit for an inflatable dam to be built across the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre.
The Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority had proposed building a structure that would have reached 9 1/2 feet high and impounded 4 1/2 miles of the free flowing river. The corps said in a statement that the dam was not the least environmentally damaging way to control floods in the area.
The proposed $14 million dam would fill an acre of wetlands and disrupt the natural current in violation of the Clean Water Act, which requires the corps to maintain the biological integrity of U.S. waterways, the statement said.
The idea of the dam was pushed for many years by U.S.
Melting Snow, Stormwater Gets Into Aurora Water
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) ― Untreated stormwater got into a 60-inch pipeline that delivers clean water to Aurora Water customers after a relief valve released pressure. Meghan Hughes said the estimated 325 gallons of untreated water likely was diluted by the hundreds of thousands of gallons in the pipe, but several customers called complaining about the water's taste and odor. About 3,200 customers were affected in a 2-square-mile area late Tuesday and early Wednesday. About nine customers who called the public utility had the pipes flushed in their homes, and hydrants were opened to flush the pipeline. Higher than normal snowmelt raised the water level in the drain pipe, that also houses the water supply pipeline. (© MMVII CBS Television Stations, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) .
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