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Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon

Envirotec Magazine

For more than a decade, fertilizer leaching and associated stormwater runoff were thought to be the major drivers of harmful algal blooms in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. This is likely the result of increased infiltration, groundwater flow and stormwater runoff in the wet season.

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San Francisco library boasts a green roof and LEED Gold status

AGreenLiving

The vegetation, mostly native grasses and perennials, on the roof helps filter stormwater runoff, while the onsite electricity is generated through solar panels. The 9,000-square-foot library was renamed in 2015 to commemorate Linda Brooks-Burton, who worked as the head librarian of the branch from 1995 until 2011.

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Leaking wastewater pond causes state of emergency in Florida

AGreenLiving

He said it was primarily salt water “mixed with legacy process water and stormwater runoff.” HRK filed for bankruptcy in 2012 after an expensive gypsum stack liner leak in 2011. “It Ron DeSantis reassured the public in a press conference Sunday that the water wasn’t radioactive.

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How to lay the foundation for net zero carbon building projects

Business Green

For instance, Sharp Development renovated a 2,000-square-foot manufacturing building in 2011, then returned in 2018 to retrofit it to net-zero energy. It's not just appropriate for empty buildings or buildings that are going through a transition, but it's very appropriate for existing fully leased buildings.".

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Places in the United States where the water table is inching higher — along the coasts, yes, but also inland, in parts of the Midwest — are already beginning to experience problems with infrastructure.

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Meet the urban planner responsible for San Francisco’s car-free Market Street

AGreenLiving

We started in 2011 meeting three demanding — and sometimes competing — objectives: placemaking, enhancing transit experience and improving infrastructure. The Shared Public Way at Mission Rock will be a dynamic space with street rooms, stormwater gardens and tree groves that will create a lively and unique environment.

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In West Virginia, Plan to Clean up Radioactive Fracking Waste Ends in Monster Lawsuit

DeSmogBlog

Analyses of the water produced with the gas commonly show elevated levels of salinity and radium,” a 2011 U.S. In 2011, a Colorado newspaper reported on a controversy in Eagle County involving disposal of Antero’s pit liners, which are used to contain oilfield waste at the drill site and can be coated in contaminants.

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