3 threats to fishing

Bass Times - Thu, 07/01/2010 - By Robert Montgomery

Public access to fisheries is under assault, but that’s not the only threat to sportfishing. Here’s how you can help

WASHINGTON — Threats to fishing change and evolve over time.

Through the 1980s, anglers mostly worried about and worked to stop pollution. Although occasionally slow moving and ineffective, the federal government proved a valuable ally, providing an arsenal of weapons that included the Clean Water Act and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Oh, how times have changed.

Artemis Project Names Top 50 Water Companies

Environmental Protection - Wed, 06/16/2010

The Artemis Project on June 8 revealed the identities of the companies that earned the right to be included in its Top 50 Water Companies for 2010.

The Top 50 (in alphabetical order) are:

The algae scourge

Bass Times - Tue, 06/01/2010 - By Robert Montgomery

More than pesky surface scum, new algae blooms are killing fish, poisoning wildlife and harming humans

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As pollution degrades our water, it also feeds a toxic outbreak that threatens our fisheries and our future.

“We are approaching a tipping point where we might not be able to get back to what used to be,” said Dr. Ken Hudnell, a neurotoxicologist and adjunct associate research professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

Wastewater plant to get solar upgrade

Sun Journal - Wed, 05/26/2010 - By Leslie H. Dixon

NORWAY — An agreement to install solar energy devices at the wastewater treatment plant is expected to be executed as soon as contract details are ironed out with state officials who have awarded Norway an $85,000 grant to buy the units.

“We're talking with them (state officials) about some changes then we'll wrap it up. That should take a few days,” explained Town Manager David Holt of the contract. “Then we'll sign an agreement with the SolarBee company.”

Metamora Sewer Lagoon Going Solar

The County Press - Sat, 05/22/2010 - By Nancy Elliott

METAMORA — Metamora village’s Downtown Development Authority plans to fund an energy-conscious improvement to the village’s sewer system. Council members discussed the project at Monday’s meeting, along with other village business.

Village president John Clark says the DDA will underwrite the cost of a SolarBee system for the sewer lagoon. The SolarBee is a solar-powered circulating unit that sits in the sewer lagoon. The moving paddles of the SolarBee aerate the lagoon and help to reduce odors as well as help to decrease phosphorous levels.

Norway wins SolarBee grant

Sun Journal - Wed, 02/17/2010 - By Leslie H. Dixon

NORWAY — The town has been awarded grant funds for two solar-energy units that will dramatically reduce the sewer plant's electrical usage, Town Manager David Holt said Tuesday.

 The SolarBee units will be added to the existing SolarBee unit that was installed two years ago. That unit cut the department's electrical use in half. The new SolarBee units are expected to significantly decrease the remaining energy usage at the Brown Street plant, and may squelch sewer-user fee increases in the future, Holt said.

Middleport Village Council: Sewage system support plan approved

The Daily Sentinel - Thu, 01/28/2010 - By Charlene Hoeflich

MIDDLEPORT — A maintenance and support plan for the four-unit Solar-Bee system in Middleport’s sewage lagoon system has been approved by village council.

Meeting Monday night, council approved unanimously a three-year service contract with Solar-BeeKeeper on recommendation of the committee chairman Rae Moore and village administrator Fayman Roberts.

The Solar-Bee system, brushless mixers which operate on solar power, was installed last fall. It came at no cost to the village, having been completely paid for with federal stimulus grant money, according to Roberts.

SolarBee VP of Science to speak at upcoming national conference on science education

http://www.nsta.org/ - Thu, 01/07/2010

March 18–21, 2010

Connecting Science Past to Science Future

Join your colleagues in the City of Brotherly Love for NSTA's 58th National Conference on Science Education. Conference registration and exhibits will be at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Most sessions and events have been scheduled at the Convention Center and the Doubletree Philadelphia Hotel, Loew’s Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, and Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel.

 

City to use solar power to improve water taste

Commerce News Today - Wed, 11/04/2009 - By Mark Beardsley

Commerce officials plan to buy or lease three solar-powered devices to prevent algae from causing foul-tasting water each spring at the city’s reservoir.

Three SolarBee mixers in the city’s 300-acre reservoir could eliminate the dirty taste that plagues the reservoir during “turnovers” each spring. This past spring’s event was the worst on record, lasting 10 days.

Cove gets its own water circulation device

The Friday Flyer - Fri, 10/23/2009

After receiving approval from the Property Owners Association in early September, Cross Hill Dr. resident Mike Wiley installed a GridBee water-circulating device next to his dock. Similar to the POA’s Solar Bees, but smaller, Mike thinks it just might be starting to do the job it’s intended to do.

GridBee submersible circulators are manufactured by Solar Bee specifically for smaller bodies of fresh water to reduce or eliminate stagnation and improve water clarity. Mike’s goal is to see the water clarity improved in his small cove off the East Bay.

 
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