Tag: CWA

EPA’s Strategy for Saving Our Urban Waters

By Clare Condon Sep 29, 2014 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

EPA’s Strategy for Saving Our Urban Waters EPA’s Urban Waters program was created in alignment with the America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative launched by President Obama to reconnect people with conservation and outdoor recreation. While the Urban Waters program is not a regulatory program per se, it embraces a range of activities that may include […]

Hydraulic Fracturing—5 Reasons to Consider Wastewater Recycling

By Clare Condon Sep 25, 2014 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Hydraulic Fracturing—5 Reasons to Consider Wastewater Recycling 1) Hydraulic fracturing requires the use of millions of gallons of freshwater per well. Although hydraulic fracturing water volumes vary across the United States, a single well generally requires the use of one million to five million gallons of water, and the U.S. Department of Energy notes that […]