City shuts off resident’s water in dispute about equipment The City of Oplympia, Washington shuts off the water service of a resident to prevent potential contamination in the public water system. The action is part of the Olympia's efforts to locate the source of bacterial contamination in the system dating back to the spring of 2004.

City steps up its fight to keep grease from sewers For first time, City of Houston restaurants may be required to clean their traps

Company fined dumping grease into Tacoma storm drain Metro Rooter and Plumbing has been fined $10,000 by the state Ecology Department because one of its employees dumped approximately 4,000 gallons of kitchen grease and waste water into a Tacoma-area storm drain.

Cops raid Thunderbolt Products in environmental bust More than three dozen law enforcement officers descended upon Thunderbolt Products on morning of Tuesday April , 2008 to execute an environmental search warrant.

ICC, IAPMO End Discussions on Proposed Joint Codes The International Code Council (ICC) announced that negotiations have ended with the International Assn. of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) on a joint venture to develop a single plumbing code and single mechanical code.

NC State Researchers Study FROG Problem in Sewer Systems Dr. Joel J. Ducoste, associate professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering at NC State University, and a multidisciplinary team have received funding from the Water Environment Research Foundation to study aspects of FROG pretreatment. In particular, they will investigate ways to improve grease interceptor performance, analyze the surface chemistry of pipe surfaces to determine if one surface over another favors fat, oil and grease (FOG) accumulation and study treatments desi

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