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Free Download : EPA Releases
Improved Storm Water Management Model
 Cincinnati,
OH -- Civil and environmental engineers now have an improved
software tool, the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), to
help plan, analyze, and design urban storm water drainage
and sewer systems. This latest revision to SWMM includes
several improvements not available in previous editions.
These include a modern graphical user interface, a more
intuitive modeling approach, and improved computational
speed. SWMM continues to be open source and its numerical
engine can easily be integrated into third-party interfaces.
SWMM is a dynamic rainfall runoff
computer model that simulates single event or continuous
storm water runoff quantity and quality primarily for urban
areas. The tool has been used in thousands of sewer and
storm water studies throughout the world and has
historically played a significant role in combined and
sanitary sewer overflow (CSO/SSO) abatement programs and in
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permitting.
The runoff component of SWMM
simulates the operation of drainage areas that receive
rainfall and generate runoff that may include pollutants.
The routing component of SWMM simulates the transport of
runoff through a system of pipes, channels,
storage/treatment devices, pumps, and regulators. SWMM
tracks the quantity and quality of runoff generated within
each drainage area as well as the flow rate, flow depth, and
quality of water in each pipe and channel during a
simulation period comprised of multiple time steps.
Running in a Windows®-based
format, SWMM provides an integrated environment for editing
study area input data, running hydrologic, hydraulic and
water quality simulations, and viewing the results in a
variety of formats. This approach allows analysts to study
and compare design alternatives much more efficiently than
could be done using earlier versions of the program.
“This newest upgrade is another
example of EPA’s commitment to maintain a leadership role to
the storm water management community by providing open
source computing tools like SWMM,” said James A. Goodrich,
Ph.D., Acting Director of EPA’s National Risk Management
Research Laboratory (NRMRL) Water Supply and Water Resources
Division in Cincinnati, Ohio. This latest version of SWMM is
a joint development effort with CDM, a global consulting,
engineering, construction, and operations company. CDM
worked with EPA on this project under a Cooperative Research
and Development Agreement.
The free SWMM program, including
tutorials, is available on EPA’s Wet Weather Flow Research
web page at
http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/swmm and can be accessed
24-hours a day.
EPA relies on quality science as
the basis for sound policy and decision-making. EPA’s
laboratories and research centers, and EPA’s research
grantees, are building the scientific foundation needed to
support the Agency’s mission to safeguard human health and
the environment.
Contact: Kit Owens, 513-569-7529
or owens.kit@epa.gov
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Patent Issued : ThermoFuel
Wastewater Process Technology
 LITTLE
ROCK, AK -- ThermoEnergy Corporation, an integrated
technologies company that provides cost-effective and
environmentally- responsible solutions for problems
associated with industrial and municipal wastewater
treatment and air emissions from power plants, today
announced that it has received notice from the United States
Patent and Trademark Office that a patent for its ThermoFuel
Process (ThermoFuel) has been issued.
ThermoFuel is a renewable energy technology that converts
sewage sludge into a bio-fuel with an energy value similar
to that of coal. This bio-fuel can be used to generate power
on-site or as a blending agent for utility power plants,
municipal solid waste incinerators or cement kilns.
"The
ThermoFuel process offers tremendous environmental benefits,
as well as economic savings, to wastewater treatment plants
looking to upgrade to Class A Exceptional Quality
biosolids," said Dennis Cossey, CEO of ThermoEnergy. "A
typical plant utilizing our process to upgrade their
facilities can reduce truck traffic to and from the plant by
50 percent and tipping costs by up to 90 percent."
ThermoFuel uses either primary or waste activated sewage
sludge as a feedstock resource. By integrating it with a
plant's existing conventional temperature phased anaerobic
digestion, it allows the plant to significantly expand its
original throughput or lower the cost of new plant
construction. Heat integration lowers the overall operating
costs of wastewater treatment plants while improving overall
water quality and removing ammonia, which is a leading cause
of damage to marine ecosystems such as the Long Island Sound
or Chesapeake Bay.
The
fuel source created by ThermoFuel is a sterile, stable
product that meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Class A Exceptional Quality biosolids requirements, as well
as Kyoto Treaty requirements. ThermoFuel allows wastewater
treatment plant operators to meet all water quality
standards and improve process efficiency at a lower cost
without increasing the size of the plant.
Founded in 1988, ThermoEnergy is an integrated technologies
company that provides cost-effective and
environmentally-responsible solutions for clean air and
water process systems. ThermoEnergy's core business is the
design, fabrication and operation of patented and/or
proprietary municipal and industrial wastewater treatment
and power generation technologies, including ThermoFuel,
Ammonia Recovery Process (ARP) and ThermoEnergy Integrated
Power System (TIPS).
More
information on ThermoEnergy and its technologies can be
found online at
www.thermoenergy.com
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StormCon : Announces Keynote
Speaker
 Santa
Barbara, CA -- StormCon is pleased to announce that Dr. John
C. Ogden will open this year's conference in Orlando,
Florida. Dr. Ogden will speak on Tuesday, July 19, from 8:00
am to 9:00 am and should be a truly memorable StormCon
Opening General Session.
Dr.
Ogden is director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography
and biology professor at the University of South Florida.
His extensive fieldwork on global coral reefs and ecosystems
has led him to challenge conventional thinking with
seemingly simple questions, such as "How much human
disturbance can an ecosystem tolerate?"
As a
member of the founding Advisory Council of the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary, Dr. Ogden notes, "Florida's ocean
policy estimates an annual economic value of $105 billion to
ocean-related industries and tourism, it is important to
acknowledge that the value of nature to human society might
be even more fundamental." Learn how he views the potential
for management-government to make a difference in
human-environmental problems.
"Over
the years I have worked in many places in the tropics. I
have published over 80 scientific papers, contributed to
several books, and produced several television films on
tropical ecosystems. My years of studying coral reef
ecosystems and observing their steady decline have convinced
me that scientists must become activists in translating
scientific information into policy. To this end I have
served on numerous federal and state commissions dealing
with coastal ecosystem management, coastal observing
systems, marine protected areas, and coral reef
conservation."
More
than 160 presenters from 30 states and three countries will
provide solutions to community and construction site water
quality challenges in StormCon's comprehensive workshop
curriculum. StormCon will draw over 1,000 municipal and
government leaders, federal agency representatives,
engineers, contractors, and consultants, who focus
specifically on stormwater pollution prevention.
To
register or for more information visit:
http://www.stormcon.com/
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Vortechnics and Stormwater Management Integrate
 SCARBOROUGH,
Maine -- Vortechnics Inc. and Stormwater Management
Inc., the two leading providers of stormwater treatment
systems, announced today that they are integrating their
operations. The announcement was made following last
week's acquisition of Stormwater Management by the
parent company of Vortechnics, Contech Construction
Products Inc., which acquired Vortechnics.
"This merger is a solid
strategic fit considering the complementary nature of
our two product lines and core competencies. Our
customers will see an immediate impact -- with more
technology choices, expanded technical expertise, and
more convenient sales support and service," Miley said.
"But the similarities between Vortechnics and Stormwater
Management extend far beyond our markets, products and
customers. We share a common commitment to cleaning up
the nation's waters and an unrelenting passion for
developing cutting-edge, engineered solutions that make
both environmental and economic sense."
Like Vortechnics, Stormwater
Management has been providing solutions to engineers,
contractors, developers and site owners for more than a
decade. Together, the two companies have combined
revenues approaching $60 million and have installed
thousands of systems throughout the United States and
Canada. The merger also brings together the industry's
two leaders in stormwater research and product
development, with two state-of-the-art stormwater
testing and development labs and a combined staff of
almost 160 employees serving customers from coast to
coast.
"The stormwater treatment
market has been rapidly evolving, and our two companies
-- Stormwater Management and Vortechnics -- have been at
the forefront of innovation. By joining together we will
be able to provide the civil engineering community with
the most advanced and comprehensive line of stormwater
treatment options available," Pollock said.
The new company will be
headquartered in Scarborough, Maine, but sales offices
and facilities for both companies will remain as they
are. Together, the companies now have an unparalleled
portfolio of powerful brands, including the Vortechs
System, StormFilter, VortSentry and StormScreen. A
company name representing the shared vision, values and
technologies of both companies is in development and
will be announced in the coming weeks.
"We are absolutely committed
to the communities in which we live and work. So whether
it's Portland, Maine or Portland, Oregon, we will
continue to be a vital contributor and strong corporate
citizen in the places our employees call home," Miley
said.
With products serving the
municipal, industrial, residential and commercial
construction markets, both Stormwater Management and
Vortechnics have been pioneers in the treatment of
stormwater pollution, developing technological
innovations that are used to clean stormwater that runs
off parking lots, roads and other impervious surfaces.
If not removed from this runoff, the contaminants can
accumulate in surface waters damaging ecosystems and
polluting watersheds.
More information on CONTECH
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