[Water News] DJ Gongol & Associates Water News - March 1, 2010

[Brian Gongol]

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Highlights from the past week
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The EPA plans tough new stormwater standards that could be in effect 
within two years:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/02/22/

Mama Lacona's restaurant in Des Moines is going to close because they 
can't afford a grease trap:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/02/23/

Should water resources be funded like new arenas?
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/02/24/

An investor group thinks a lot of public companies are failing to tell 
their shareholders how susceptible they are to water-related risks:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/02/25/

FEMA is changing a lot of flood-zone designations in Cedar Rapids:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2010/02/26/


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Ultraviolet light is a powerful tool for disinfection, but its adoption 
in the water and wastewater industry has been slowed mainly by the 
difficulty involved in putting electric lights near the water safely and 
in a way that keeps the lights clean.

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chore.

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