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Nuclear desalination reactor attracting global interest	<<>
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
BOISE, IDAHO — Alternate Energy Holdings Inc. (AEHI) announced that its subsidiary Green World Water (GWW), which has developed a nuclear desalination reactor, has created substantial interest in the international market, according to a press release. The world’s first commercially available and competitively-priced nuclear desalination reactors can produce clean water and electricity simultaneously. “We are receiving calls from countries in South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The interest in our desalination reactor has reached such a level that we are now well positioned to sell several units by the end of the year,” said Don Gillispie, AEHI CEO. “Water and power are arguable the two biggest concerns worldwide and the GWW reactor solves both problems more effectively and affordably than any other product on the market.” To read the entire article, click here. For related information, click he

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High levels of vinyl chloride detected in town’s drinking water supply <<> Thursday, June 24, 2010 CEDARBURG, WIS. — Water quality tests showed high levels of vinyl chloride, a chemical used in the production of PVC polymers, in Cedarburg’s well No. 4, the Journal Sentinel reported. This the fourth consecutive month the toxic chemical has been detected in the city’s water supply. According to an official with Cedarburg Light and Water Utility, a test conducted on June 7 detected 0.18 parts per billion (ppb) of vinyl chloride in the well — the highest concentration found since testing began in March. Federal and state regulations limit vinyl chloride levels to no more than 0.2 ppb in drinking water. Officials believe the chemical seeped from a closed landfill into groundwater where it later flowed into the well, the article stated. To read the entire article, click here. For related information, click here. [More In Brief...]

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California Water Board releases list of 1,700 severely polluted waterways <<> Wednesday, June 16, 2010 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — According to the California State Water Resources Control Board, there are more than 1,700 beaches, rivers, lakes and coastal waters that are severely polluted or “impaired.” Every two years, the State Water Board is required to create a list of seriously polluted water bodies, known as the “303(d) list,” after Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. The list, which was formerly adopted on June 15, indicates that more than 90 percent of Californians live within 10 miles of a severely polluted waterway. “The new list reflects a staggering water pollution problem in California,” said Tom Lyons of the California Coastkeeper Alliance. “It shows just how far California is from realizing the Clean Water Act’s promise of fishable, swimmable, drinkable waterways almost four decades after the Act was signed into law.” To read the entire article, click here. For related information, click here.

as long as this government in office this is what we get

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June HMI shows steep decline in homebuilder confidence	<<>
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON — According to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly built, single family homes fell sharply in June as the popular homebuyer tax credit expired. The HMI dropped five points to 17 in June. Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for more than 20 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” The survey also asks builders to rate traffic of prospective buyers as “high to very high,” “average” or “low to very low.” Scores for each component are then used to calculate a seasonally adjusted index where any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions as good than poor. “We expected some softening in the market following the expiration of the home buyer tax credit and this report seems to verify this assumption,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe.“In the coming months, an improving economy, rising employment, low mortgage rates and stabilizing home values should help the housing market move forward. But as today’s HMI data shows, builders still remain very cautious and are aware that several factors could impede the nascent housing recovery, including serious problems in obtaining financing for the production of housing, faulty appraisal practices and competition from short sales and foreclosed properties.” To read the entire article, click here. For related information, click here.

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Battery manufacturer fined $53,547 for Clean Water Act violations	<<>
Friday, June 11, 2010
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — East Penn LLC, which operates a lead acid battery manufacturing facility in Corydon, Iowa, has reached a settlement with EPA Region 7 over issues related to the company’s failure to properly monitor and report discharges of its industrial process wastewater into the city’s public wastewater treatment system, according to a press release. The company has agreed to pay a $53,547 civil penalty to the United States in settlement of alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the release stated. In July 2009, during a compliance inspection of Corydon’s public wastewater treatment system, EPA staff discovered that East Penn LLC’s facility was discharging industrial process wastewater to the city’s system. At that time, the company had never applied for a water pretreatment permit from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), and the city confirmed that the company was not conducting proper monitoring or reporting of wastewater discharges to ensure that the battery plant was in compliance with the Clean Water Act, according to the release. As a result of the settlement, East Penn LLC has filed an application for a pretreatment permit with IDNR and has begun to conduct the required monitoring. To read the entire article, click here. For related information, click here.

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EPA recognizes Manistique River Area of Concern’s Public Advisory Council	<<>
Friday, June 11, 2010
CHICAGO — In a ceremony last night in Manistique, Mich., the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the Manistique River Area of Concern’s Public Advisory Council for its dedication to improving local water quality, according to a press release. Corey Barr, superintendent of the city’s drinking and wastewater department and chair of the council, accepted a certificate from EPA on behalf of the group, the release stated. The council’s work, along with that of the local wastewater treatment plant, has improved the sewer overflow systems and water quality so that the beneficial use impairment for beach closings has been removed for the Manistique River Area of Concern, according to the release. To read the entire article, click here. For related information, click here.
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