Media at Concrete Washout Systems

2005

May

County Event Urges Contractors To Boost Recycling

- May 26, 2005

East Bay contractors are talking trash.

California Ready Mixed Concrete Producers Ask For Help

- May 16, 2005

The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, is proposing severe regulatory measures that are extremely burdensome to area ready mixed concrete producers.

March

'Egregious' Sediment Runoff Led to Fines

- March 14, 2005

Longstanding failure to prevent runoff during heavy rains at the Escondido Research and Technology Center construction site resulted in the hefty $1.26 million fine

Researcher Links Pollution to Red Tide

- March 14, 2005

Marine Biologist Larry Brand says 50 years of data show that red tide is getting more intense and lasting longer

January

Building Materials Pose Pollution Hazard

- January 24, 2005

Cars and construction aren’t the only sources of pollution found in stormwater runoff that chokes waterways.

Bill to protect Gallatin would put moratorium on some construction

- January 24, 2005

Any new construction that could potentially harm the clear waters of the Gallatin River would be denied the necessary permits under a bill backed by several conservation groups.

Traditional growth enemies sowing seeds of cooperation

- January 23, 2005

Construction and environmental interests, natural foes in Central Texas' storied development wars, say they're finding reasons to be optimistic about plans to streamline endangered species protection rules by merging parts of the state and federal permitting processes.

Queens Concrete Supplier Is Charged in Pollution of Creek

- January 12, 2005

A concrete supplier operating along Newtown Creek is facing criminal charges that his company polluted the waterway between Brooklyn and Queens, Charles J. Hynes, the Brooklyn district attorney, said yesterday.

Florida Focuses on Saving Natural Springs

- January 10, 2005

For a city kid, Guy Axelrod was pretty good with the hand net he used to catch tiny critters as he waded downstream from Crystal Springs. The spring served that day as an outdoor botany lab for 80 high school students as well as the source of 40 million gallons a day of some of the nation's purest water

Polluter Will Pay $591,000

- January 10, 2005

AKT Development let waste runoff construction site

Running Out of Gravel and Rock

- January 06, 2005

Some people say we are facing a crisis in this province — that by 2010 we will run out of aggregates to feed our growing economy. But Ontario has no shortage of sand, gravel, and rock. You have to wonder whether this is an attempt to force access to lands already protected by land use planning decisions.

Water Quality Remains Divisive

- January 01, 2005

When Gov. Tom Vilsack gave his annual Condition of the State address at the opening of the 2004 legislative session, he put forth an ambitious goal of wiping out Iowa’s slate of polluted or “impaired” waterways by 2010.

Concrete Nation | Bright Future For Ancient Material

- January 01, 2005

Each year, billions of tons of concrete become the stuff of buildings, highways, dams, sidewalks, and even artworks. The list goes on. Not only is the material ubiquitous, it has a long history.

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