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ECOVAP Advantages Toward ZLD Summarized
April 2021
The Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) published a January 2021 report titled “Emerging Technologies for High Recovery Processing” that includes a summary of ECOVAP’s capabilities as an environmentally-friendly enhanced evaporation technology (p. 124)...
Produced Water Pipelines Also Carry High Environmental Risks, Prompting New Mexico to New Laws
March 2021
For large volumes of wastewater and/or longer distances, piping to injection wells is usually preferred to trucking for both economic and environmental reasons (i.e., less trucking CO2, traffic).
Califorina Imposing First Statewide Rules for Winery Wastewater
March 2021
Califorina’s Wine Industry is a $74bn business, including 3,600 wineries which produce 2-8 gallons of wastewater for every gallon of wine, with the largest wineries producing up to 500,000gpd.
Water-Related Comments from Biden Presidential Platform
January 2021
The article below includes water-specific excerpts from the Biden presidential platform, particularly as related to wastewater disposal environmental issues.
2nd Largest Metals Mine in World Vetoed Due to Clean Water Act
December 2020
Alaska’s Pebble Mine project was vetoed under section 404(c) of the federal Clean Water Act. Construction of the mine would have cost $4.7 billion.
Stringent New Standards for Tailing Pond Wastewater
November 2020
A joint report (August 2020) by the United Nations Environment Program and the International Council on Mining and Metals calls for much higher safety standards and regulations for managing mining tailings ponds.
Development of One of the World’s Largest Gold Mines Halted Due to Wastewater Disposal Risks
November 2020
Environmental approval for the biggest open-pit mining project in Latin America is being continually delayed due to environmental concerns about the difficulty of wastewater disposal and tailings dam safety.
BHP Brazil Tailings Pond Lawsuit at $6.3bn, Nearing Court Date
October 2020
The total claim for the 2015 BHP/Vale tailings pond collapse has risen to $6.3bn and is nearing a court date pending several jurisdictional disputes.
Tallgrass Energy Announces Exclusive Partnership in Oil and Gas Space with ECOVAP, a Pioneer in Wastewater Management Technology
July 2020
LEAWOOD, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tallgrass Energy, LP, through its Tallgrass Water division, today announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement with ECOVAP, Inc.,
WASHINGTON POST
MARCH 2021
Army Corps denies permit for massive gold mine proposed near Bristol Bay in Alaska
WASHINGTON POST
MARCH 2021
Army Corps denies permit for massive gold mine proposed near Bristol Bay in Alaska
WASHINGTON POST
MARCH 2021
Army Corps denies permit for massive gold mine proposed near Bristol Bay in Alaska
WASHINGTON POST
MARCH 2021
Army Corps denies permit for massive gold mine proposed near Bristol Bay in Alaska
WASHINGTON POST
MARCH 2021
Army Corps denies permit for massive gold mine proposed near Bristol Bay in Alaska
WASHINGTON POST
MARCH 2021
Army Corps denies permit for massive gold mine proposed near Bristol Bay in Alaska