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ENVIRONEWS EVENTS ● BUSINESS ● PEOPLE PE Events NOV 2008 17-18 Storm Sewer Design, Madison, Wisc., EPA Ignores Science The EPA has concluded that scientists are wrong about perchlorate causing health risks, and there is no need to treat it. he EPA released statements in September in which the agency made it clear it will not consider it necessary to treat drinking water for perchlorate. According to a document drafted by the agency and reported by the Associated Press and the Washington Post, but not released for public review, the agency has decided that perchlorate would not result in a “meaningful opportunity for health risk reduction for persons served by public-water systems.” Opponents of the decision claim that pressure from the Pentagon led to this decision. The military has been blamed for most of the contamination, and it is believed they would incur the largest liability should perchlorate be regulated in water. The Pentagon denied any part in the EPA’s final decision. An EPA spokesperson reported that the agency should have a final decision by the end of the year. In absence of federal action, states have acted independently. In 2007, California adopted a drinking water standard of 6 parts per billion. Massachusetts has set a drinking water standard of 2 parts per billion. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, http://epdweb.engr.wisc. edu/webj892 18-20 Clean Air Compliance Bootcamp: Basic Training for Air Professionals, Atlanta, training@aarcherinstitute.com 18-20 VIETWATER 2008 Expo & Forum - Vietnam’s Official Water & Wastewater Industry Show, Hanoi, Vietnam, www.vietwater.merebo. com/English/english.html T 19-20 Storm Water Detention Basin Design, Madison, Wisc., University of WisconsinMadison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webj891 28-30 The Economic Times ACE Water Tech 2008, Bangalore, India, www.etacetech.com DEC 2008 2-4 Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop, Washington D.C., www.serdp-estcp.org/Symposium 2-5 Pollutec 2008, Lyon, France, www.pollutec.com 2-5 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, www.ngwa.org/2008expo 4 Free Site Remediation Workshop, Tampa Bay, Fla., www.adventusgroup.com The Original Environmental Bootcamp, Honolulu, Hawaii, training@aarcherinstitute.com 8-12 8-11 Ecobuild Fall, Washington D.C., www.ecobuildamerica.com 11-12 GILF2, the 2nd Annual Global Infrastructure Failure to Manage Risk The EPA recently reported that it has leveled fines against two companies in Region 10 (Northwest) for failure to comply with a provision of the Clean Air Act. Any company that has more than a regulated volume of a hazardous chemical on site at any time during the year is required to have a risk management plan (RMP) according to the act. During a routine inspection by the EPA at the Dovex Fruit Co. in Wenatchee, Wash., it was noted that the company stored anhydrous ammonia. The company was storing more of the chemical than its 10,000-lb. limit. They were fined $98,241 and have since written a proper plan that has been approved and Leadership Forum, Washington, D.C., www.cg-la.com/gilf2.php 19-21 The Economic Times ACE Water Tech 2008, New Delhi, India, www.etacetech.com JAN 2009 28-29 EAW 2009 (Everything MARCH 2009 3-5 JUNE 2009 17-19 The National Disaster JAN 2009 19-21 Environment 2009, Abu Dhabi, www.ee-uae.com About Water), New Delhi, India, www.eawater.com RemTEC 09, the Remediation Technology Summit, Marriot Atlanta Marquis, Atlanta, (888) 530-6714 www.remtec09.com Reconstruction Expo, New Orleans, Jimmy Mouton, (770) 645-0046, www.ndrexpo.com FEB 2009 Visit the Calendar of Events at www.pollutionengineering.com for additional information. NOVEMBER2008 www.pollutionengineering.com 9 http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webj892 http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webj892 http://www.vietwater.merebo.com/English/english.html http://www.vietwater.merebo.com/English/english.html http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webj891 http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webj891 http://www.etacetech.com http://www.serdp-estcp.org/Symposium http://www.pollutec.com http://www.ngwa.org/2008expo http://www.adventusgroup.com http://www.ecobuildamerica.com http://www.cg-la.com/gilf2.php http://www.etacetech.com http://www.eawater.com http://www.eawater.com http://www.remtec09.com http://www.ee-uae.com http://www.ndrexpo.com http://www.ndrexpo.com http://www.remtec09.com http://www.pollutionengineering.com http://www.pollutionengineering.com

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Pollution Engineering - November 2008 Contents The Editor's Desk EnviroNews PE Events Legal Lookout Casebook Canada Environment Management The Green Files Waste Island Phase I ESAs and Vapor Intrusion Meeting the Mercury Target Wet ESPs - The Sky's the Limit Most Successful IFAT China Ever Thermoplastic to the Rescue Install a Trench Without Open Excavations Remediate Impacted Soils Without Accumulation of Metabolites Apply an Alternative to Wet ESP Solve These Common Pump Problems Minimize Risks Handling Ammonia Monitor International Regulatory Developments for Audits Skim Oil and Save Prevent Chemical Vapor Intrusion Spill Control and Containment Products Pumps and Systems Equipment PE Products Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index State Rules

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