WILLIAMSPORT - Weather permitting, Department of Environmental Protection West Nile staff will apply treatments during the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 2, in Williamsport to control adult mosquito populations.
Complete news release available at http://www.ahs.dep.state.pa.us/newsreleases/default.asp?ID=5267
WILLIAMSPORT (Aug. 29) — Weather permitting, Department of Environmental Protection and Columbia County West Nile staff will apply treatments during the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 2, in North Centre Township to control adult mosquito populations.
Complete news release available at http://www.ahs.dep.state.pa.us/newsreleases/default.asp?ID=5264
MEADVILLE - The Department of Environmental Protection is reminding customers of the Emlenton Water Co. in Venango County that a boil water advisory remains in effect despite the installation of new filter material.
Complete news release available at http://www.ahs.dep.state.pa.us/newsreleases/default.asp?ID=5266
HARRISBURG - Governor Edward G. Rendell today underscored the importance of planning and maintaining adequate sewage systems to foster economic growth and a better quality of life for citizens by announcing new investments for nearly 140 communities in 52 counties.
Complete news release available at http://www.ahs.dep.state.pa.us/newsreleases/default.asp?ID=5268
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Petroleum Marketing Monthly
The September 2008 Petroleum Marketing Monthly with June 2008 data has been updated to the EIA website on Friday, August 29, 2008.
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P2-WatkinsMgt082808.pdf FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2008
Contact: Robert McCann (517) 241-7397
Wayne County Dry Cleaner “Goes Green” with Environmental Loan from DEQ
Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester announced today that a pollution prevention project proposed by Watkins Management has received a $75,730 low interest loan through the DEQ’s Small Business Pollution Prevention Loan Program.
This loan enables Watkins Management to replace an existing perchloroethylene (perc) drycleaning machine at their One-Hour Martinizing location in Grosse Pointe Woods with a new alternative solvent drycleaning machine. Perc is a solvent that may be harmful to public health and the environment and this new equipment is capable of using a hydrocarbon or silicon based solvent that is better for our environment.
“Watkins Management’s commitment to protecting the health of our environment is commendable,” said Director Chester. “This project is an example of the many ways that businesses of all types, including medical offices, can play a role in reducing pollution.”
The DEQ and the company’s local lending institution, Citizens Bank, each contributed half of the loan proceeds.
“We will be using the new, non-toxic, GreenEarth Cleaning solution in this new machine at Martinizing Drycleaning,” said Todd Watkins, member of Watkins Management. “We are thrilled that, especially in the current difficult economy, there is a low interest program available from the DEQ that helps us accomplish our goals. I don’t think we would be doing this without the program.”
Businesses with fewer than 500 employees can apply for loans of up to $400,000 with a guaranteed interest rate of not more than five percent. The short application helps businesses describe how their projects will eliminate or reduce waste through source reduction, environmentally sound reuse, and/or recycling; including water and energy conservation projects.
Loans are available to all private business sectors including farming, manufacturing, retail, and service. For more information, contact the DEQ’s Environmental Assistance Center at 800-662-9278, or by e-mail at deq-ead-env-assist@michigan.gov.
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U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey
For release: August 29, 2008 Contact: Eastern States (FL, AL, GA, MS), AB Wade, 703-648-4483, abwade@usgs.gov Central States (LA, TX), Heidi Koontz, 303-202-4763, hkoontz@usgs.gov Headquarters, Jennifer LaVista, 703-648-4432, jlavista@usgs.gov
Science that Weathers the Storm?.. Track Flooding During Tropical Storm Gustav in Real-Time
Reporters: Want to accompany a USGS crew as they install mobile gages or storm surge sensors? Contact Brian McCallum at 404-375-2505 or bemccall@usgs.gov.
Real-time flooding and storm surge information is available as Tropical Storm Gustav approaches the Gulf Coast by visiting the interactive US Geological Survey (USGS) Water Hazards Map.
The map provides flooding and storm surge data from Gulf Coast streamgages, which is imperative to local, State and Federal officials in order to forecast floods and coordinate flood-response activities in the affected area.
?We could not accurately forecast river flows and water-levels without the data and support we receive from the USGS,? said Dave Reed, Hydrologist-In-Charge of the National Weather Service Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in Slidell, LA. ?When river and tide data are not available, our job of forecasting is much more difficult and typically results in diminished accuracy of those forecasts.?
The USGS, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has just installed five new strengthened, or ?hardened,? tidal gages along the Louisiana Gulf Coast and Mississippi Sound. These gages were designed to withstand a category 4 hurricane storm surge. Real-time data from hardened gages, as well as and storm-surge sensors and rapidly-deployable mobile gages will also be accessible on the USGS Hazards Map on a Google Map interface by visiting http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/gustav.
Access other USGS Tropical Storm Gustav efforts by visiting http://www.usgs.gov/gustav.
USGS scientists will install rapidly-deployable mobile gages and storm-surge sensors starting tomorrow. Real-time data from these devices will also be visible on the hazards map. These temporary gages provide additional real-time monitoring data in critical areas needed for effective forecasting and emergency response.
Rapidly deployed mobile stations provide special, short-term data in critical areas lacking long-term streamgages. These mobile real-time stations will help emergency needs and improve coastal flood forecasts. They provide up-to-the-minute data that is critical to the National Weather Service and other partners involved in issuing flood warnings and the evacuation of communities.
USGS also has a network of rugged, inexpensive water-level and barometric-pressure sensors, called storm-surge sensors, which are ready to be installed right before Gustav hits land. These sensors provide information about storm surge duration, times of surge arrival and retreat, and maximum depths, which is useful in forecasting and modeling future events. Tropical Storms Katrina and Rita vividly demonstrated that coastal storm surge can be as dangerous as inland flooding caused by rain. For more than 125 years, the USGS has monitored flow in selected streams and rivers across the United States and does so in cooperation with over 850 federal, state and local agencies. State Contacts:
If you would like to know more specific information about USGS Tropical Storm Gustav response activities in your area, please contact the appropriate person listed below.
Alabama: Athena Clark, 334-395-4141, athclark@usgs.gov Florida: Barry Rosen, 407-803-5508, brosen@usgs.gov Georgia: Ed Martin, 770-903-9166, ehmartin@usgs.gov Louisiana: Charles Demas, 225-298-5481 Ext. 3117, crdemas@usgs.gov Mississippi: Michael Plunkett, 601-933-2940, plunkett@usgs.gov Texas: Robert Joseph, 512-927-3500, rljoseph@usgs.gov
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