Water quality

ACC Honors Companies for Achievements to Advance Sustainability with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024
Education, Water quality, Mitsui & Co., Climate change, Atmosphere, Methanol, Safety, ACC, Risk, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Health, American Chemistry Council, Chemical industry, Conference, Food packaging, Gas, Clear, Carbon, Public policy, Future, Environment, Science, EFC, LyondellBasell, Chemistry, CITF, Research, Responsible Care, CO2, CCU, Recycling, Renewable energy

MIAMI, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At its Responsible Care® and Sustainability Conference 2024, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) honored six member companies and one external organization with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards, recognizing innovative products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability.

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  • MIAMI, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At its Responsible Care® and Sustainability Conference 2024, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) honored six member companies and one external organization with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards, recognizing innovative products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability.
  • "The exemplary achievements of these ACC members demonstrate the progress that the chemical industry is making to enable solutions to real-world sustainability challenges."
  • "We are proud to recognize these ACC members and their collaborators that are having a meaningful impact on our society."
  • ACC recognized 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award winners in the following categories:
    Products, processes or initiatives that promote safe use of chemicals, transparency, informed sustainability decision-making and innovation to reduce risk.

Law-based system, tech innovation, comprehensive management important in lake protection

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024
Bulletin, Water quality, Limnology, Drinking water, Biodiversity, Class, Research, Water, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urbanization, Culture, Eutrophication, River, BCAS, Ammonia, Ecology, CAS, Agriculture

Industrialization, urbanization, and modern chemical agriculture pose challenges to lake management in China.

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  • Industrialization, urbanization, and modern chemical agriculture pose challenges to lake management in China.
  • Researchers suggest that China needs to promote the integration of lake protection into national legislation plans, accelerate the building of relevant law and regulation systems for lake protection and management, and improve the mechanism for the alignment of administrative law enforcement in lake watershed protection.
  • Besides, it is also important to advance digitalization of lake management to develop China's "digital lakes."
  • To promote high-quality development of lake watersheds, more efforts should be made to coordinate the management of ecological environment of lakes and comprehensive control of the watersheds.

Parsons Receives Innovation Transportation Solutions Award from WTS Colorado

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Mercoledì, Maggio 8, 2024
Lynx, COA, Water quality, Public, City, Denver Union Station, Safety, Federal Transit Administration, Woman, WTS, NEPA, CDOT, Partnership, PSN, Water, BRT, Colorado Department of Transportation, FTA, Engineering, RTD, County, DRCOG, Anschutz Medical Campus, Regional Transportation District, Parsons Corporation

CHANTILLY, Va., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) announced today that the company’s East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project received the 2024 Innovation Transportation Solutions Award from the Women in Transportation (WTS) Colorado Chapter.

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  • CHANTILLY, Va., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) announced today that the company’s East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project received the 2024 Innovation Transportation Solutions Award from the Women in Transportation (WTS) Colorado Chapter.
  • WTS is an international organization dedicated to shaping the future of transportation for the public good through the global advancement of women.
  • Parsons is a Champion Partner and active participant in WTS and currently serves as prime for final design of the East Colfax BRT, in addition to providing preliminary engineering and NEPA review.
  • Through a series of design charettes concurrent with direct outreach to the community, the Parsons team created the design which would become The Lynx.

Illinois American Water’s 2023 Water Quality Reports Available Online

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Mercoledì, Maggio 8, 2024
Other Natural Resources, Environment, Utilities, Sustainability, Energy, Natural Resources, Firefighter, American Water, Water quality, Small business, EPA, Drinking water, Meal, Hospital, Publication, Water, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental compliance, Annual report, Garden, American Water Works, Coffee, Bottled water

Illinois American Water continues to meet or surpass water quality standards, according to the company’s 2023 Water Quality Reports now available on the company’s website .

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  • Illinois American Water continues to meet or surpass water quality standards, according to the company’s 2023 Water Quality Reports now available on the company’s website .
  • Also referred to as Consumer Confidence Reports, the annual publications describe local drinking water sources, summarize laboratory testing, list levels of any substances in water and provide tips on protecting water sources.
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Illinois EPA set standards for water quality and monitor test results to help utilities meet those standards.
  • We know our customers count on us to provide clean, safe and reliable water service,” said Rachel Bretz, Illinois American Water Director of Water Quality & Environmental Compliance.

Helios Technologies’ Operating Company Balboa Water Group Partners with WaterGuru

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Martedì, Maggio 7, 2024
Engineering, Other Natural Resources, Residential Building & Real Estate, Manufacturing, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Natural Resources, Construction & Property, Health, Water quality, Water, Video game

This agreement provides Balboa with an exclusive license to integrate WaterGuru technology into Balboa’s leading products for the spa industry.

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  • This agreement provides Balboa with an exclusive license to integrate WaterGuru technology into Balboa’s leading products for the spa industry.
  • The patented technology from WaterGuru enables spa owners to consistently attain healthy spa water, an important element needed in broadening the market adoption of spas.
  • Together, Balboa and WaterGuru are bringing to market state-of-the-art water sensing and automated solutions for the spa, plunge pool, and cold plunge pool industries.
  • “We are thrilled to partner with Balboa Water Group in this groundbreaking venture.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

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Martedì, Maggio 7, 2024
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Other Energy, Urban Planning, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Building Systems, Energy, Residential Building & Real Estate, Water quality, Family, Heat, Corporation, Common stock, Water, Safety

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) today declared that the Corporation will pay a quarterly dividend of forty-three cents ($0.43) per share on each outstanding share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, said dividend to be paid on June 14, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2024.

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  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) today declared that the Corporation will pay a quarterly dividend of forty-three cents ($0.43) per share on each outstanding share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, said dividend to be paid on June 14, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2024.
  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc., through its family of companies, is a global manufacturer headquartered in the USA that provides one of the broadest plumbing, heating, and water quality product lines in the world.
  • Watts Water companies and brands offer innovative plumbing, heating, and water quality solutions to control the efficiency, safety, and quality of water within commercial, residential, and industrial applications.
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Geoscience Support Services Wins Contract for Sustainable Groundwater Basin Management

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Martedì, Maggio 7, 2024
Environment, Environmental Policy, Environmental Health, Public Policy, Government, Sustainability, Other Natural Resources, White House, Federal Government, State, Local, Natural Resources, Water quality, National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, Water, High, Groundwater, MWA, CEQA, Multimedia, California Environmental Quality Act, Environmental remediation

Geoscience Support Services, Inc., a leading geohydrology firm providing specialized hydrogeology and groundwater consulting and services, today announced a new contract with the Mojave Water Agency (MWA) to evaluate groundwater resources and develop advanced recovery and management strategies.

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  • Geoscience Support Services, Inc., a leading geohydrology firm providing specialized hydrogeology and groundwater consulting and services, today announced a new contract with the Mojave Water Agency (MWA) to evaluate groundwater resources and develop advanced recovery and management strategies.
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    MWA’s planned recharge basin viewed from the west with the California Aqueduct on the left side.
  • The recharge basin will help store groundwater for future supply and facilitate excess water discharge back into the State Water Project.
  • Under the contract, Geoscience will evaluate the recharge areas’ lithologic structure, update existing groundwater modeling for the native aquifer, evaluate current groundwater quality, prepare predictive scenarios for groundwater recharge and recovery, establish basin designs for groundwater recharge facilities, and identify groundwater recovery management strategies.

Yamaha Pro Ish Monroe Joins Forces with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful, Volunteers and Yamaha Rightwaters™ to Clean Up Guntersville Lake

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Martedì, Maggio 7, 2024
Specialty, General Sports, Water Skiing, Other Philanthropy, Environment, Retail, Machinery, Sailing, Powerboating, Outdoors, Environmental Health, Philanthropy, Recycling, Fund Raising, Fishing, Foundation, Other Manufacturing, Sustainability, Engineering, Automotive Manufacturing, Sports, Other Retail, Manufacturing, Volunteering, Water quality, Goose, U.S.A, Water resources, Anderson Marine, Water, USCG, Multimedia, Marketing, Yamaha Motor Company

Yamaha Pro Angler Ish Monroe teamed up with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTNRB) and a group of volunteers on May 5 to clean up Guntersville Lake.

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  • Yamaha Pro Angler Ish Monroe teamed up with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTNRB) and a group of volunteers on May 5 to clean up Guntersville Lake.
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    Yamaha Pro Angler Ish Monroe teamed up with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTNRB) and a group of volunteers on May 5 to clean up Guntersville Lake.
  • “Guntersville is an important lake for bass fishing, but it also provides a beautiful place for everyone to just enjoy the outdoors.
  • In 2019, Yamaha Rightwaters donated $5,000 to Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful during Bassmaster Classic® in Knoxville, Tenn. At the time, KTNRB volunteers removed roughly 60,000 lbs.

Illinois American Water celebrates Drinking Water Week and 50th anniversary of Safe Drinking Water Act

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Lunedì, Maggio 6, 2024
Other Natural Resources, Environment, Utilities, Sustainability, Energy, Natural Resources, American Water, Water quality, Public, Drinking water, Safety, AWWA, School, Water, American Water Works Association, SDWA, Quality of life, American Water Works, Safe, Bottled water

Illinois American Water proudly joins communities across North America in celebrating Drinking Water Week, an annual observance led by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) .

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  • Illinois American Water proudly joins communities across North America in celebrating Drinking Water Week, an annual observance led by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) .
  • Taking place May 5-11, Drinking Water Week serves to highlight the importance of safe drinking water and recognize the tireless efforts of local water professionals who keep it flowing around the clock.
  • This year’s celebration coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
  • "Drinking Water Week is the perfect time to reflect on all that safe drinking water means in our lives,” said AWWA CEO David LaFrance.

Dovety Partners with One Tree Planted to Advance Global Reforestation Efforts

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024
Water quality, Environment, Climate change, Tree, Animal, Human, Partnership, Biodiversity, Carbon, Agriculture

In this partnership, Dovety promised to plant one tree for every electric spin scrubber sold.

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  • In this partnership, Dovety promised to plant one tree for every electric spin scrubber sold.
  • This directly impacts One Tree Planted's mission as every tree planted contributes to the restoration of vital forest ecosystems around the world.
  • Dovety will continue to uphold its promise beyond this special event and practice long-term dedication to environmental conservation.
  • To learn more about Dovety's partnership with One Tree Planted, please visit the website at: www.dovety.com