Sentences with phrase «for water filtrations»

Last week, the Cuomo administration announced the state would seek an alternate water supply for the village and would pay for water filtrations systems for roughly 1,5000 homes in the Town of Hoosick.

Bronx Assemblyman Ruben Diaz, Jr., a candidate for Bronx borough president in 2009, told talk show host Gary Axelbank on Monday night that he and his colleagues were «misled» by the city when they voted to allow the city to dig a giant hole in Van Cortlandt Park for a water filtration plant.

The truth is there was no state money involved and every penny for water filtration was raised privately from New Yorkers concerned about their fellow Americans.»

«Artificial bio-inspired membranes for water filtration.»

From a desire to develop breakthrough technologies for water filtration and purification, researchers have developed membranes with artificial channels inspired by the proteins that form the pores in biological membranes: aquaporins.

This discovery opens a vast area of application for water filtration and purification.

Ultimately, they could be used for water filtration, molecular sensing, medical diagnosis, drug delivery and fuel cells — to name just a few potential applications.

Not exact matches

Acquired by Cott in December 2014 for US$ 1.25 billion, DSS delivers water filtration and coffee systems to homes and offices across the United States.

Five years on, he makes up one - third of WateRoam, the company behind a portable water filtration system that has gained United Nations recognition for providing clean drinking water to more than 30,000 people in remote villages and disaster areas across Southeast Asia.

So, instead of spending excessive amounts of money on bottled water, install a filtration and dispensing system for use by customers and employees to save money, reduce waste, and help the environment.

Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Lovell served as Director of International Development for Culligan International Inc., a water filtration company, when it was owned by Apollo Global Management, and was Assistant to the Chairman for International Development at Astrum International, the holding company for Samsonite and American Tourister Luggage, Botany 500 Menswear, Culligan, Anvil Knitwear and Pet Specialties.

Also, for the water it needs to support its business, Limoneira maintains water quality and supply through rigorous lab testing, filtration systems and a network of micro sprinklers.

Black Walnut shells can be used for a variety of industry applications including abrasive cleaning, water filtration and oil industry lost - circulation.

We went the whole hog and installed a reverse osmosis water filtration system for our drinking water (because our wonderful local government decided to fluoridate the water supply... ggrrrrr... and for the rest of the house we have a basic (same job as your brita filter) water filter so all our other water has no chlorine — oh the happy veggies and my skin is much improved... also my son has stopped sneezing when he turns a tap on.

Tetra Pak has seen a rising demand among dairy processors for more sustainable filtration technology and water recovery systems, and the company believes it can continue to achieve its environmental goals despite the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement.

We have over 50 years» of experience in providing quality filtration solutions for beer, wine, bottled water, soft drinks and dairy processes.

So, just have a container for storing the water after filtration.

Other great features include an anti-drip valve for pause - and - serve, water filtration built - in, programmable start timer and an automatic shut - off.

You don't have to get any special water for your baby, although this may be a good time to investigate a water filtration system if you don't already have one.

«These funds could be available for implementation of new filtration systems, water testing, and other measures for areas that suspect or know they have a contamination issue and have not yet received the Superfund status that would make them eligible for such state funding,» according to the report.

Representatives of Saint - Gobain did not attend the hearing, but Dina Silver Pokedoff, a spokeswoman for the company, said it had submitted statements, noting that it had paid for a new water filtration system as well as bottled water for the residents, even as the state has declared it to be a Superfund site.

«The mayor of Hoosick Falls first reached out to our office in March of 2015 and asked for help funding a new water filtration system and also expressed concerns about PFOA,» said Marc Brumer, a spokesman for Gillibrand.

Cuomo's office confirmed the outreach but said it offered in October to set up a meeting with Sabrina Ty, head of the state Environmental Facilities Corp., and Peter Walke, at the time the governor's assistant secretary for the environment, about securing funding for a filtration system for the municipal water system.

The Department of Environmental Conservation has since installed a water filtration system that has made the town's water safe to drink again, but questions remain for McLaughlin over how to prevent the next contamination.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Hoosick Falls for the first time since the community's water crisis began, and said the temporary filtration system in the village is now working and clear of PFOA.

The Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health on Tuesday announced the filtration system will be installed by Taconic Plastics, the company deemed to be responsbile for the chemical seeping into the drinking water in Petersburgh.

Mr. Diaz discussed a vision for his borough presidency, job creation, the water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park, housing, the selection of community board members, the BOEDC and economic development, the Kingsbridge Armory, and more.

Saint - Gobain has agreed to pay for a new $ 2 million carbon filtration system for the town's water, but many in Hoosick Falls think that's not enough.

However, for now, the companies have only committed to less expensive fixes, like installing a carbon filtration system, paying for blood tests and bottled water.

«If you were pressing for bottled water and filtration, it was for a reason, you were concerned about something,» he said.

State regulators blame the use of firefighting foams at Stewart Air National Guard Base for the contamination and, in response, have funded Newburgh's purchase of water from New York City and a new filtration system designed to eliminate PFOS from water.

Prior to EPA Region 2's sudden shift in approach, the state had already secured funding for a village filtration system and instituted a bottled water program as an additional precautionary measure.

Enclosure for the new water filtration equipment, left, at the Hoosick Falls water department on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron / Times Union)

Company Saint - Gobain, whose building on McCaffrey Street is at the center of the water contamination issue, is paying for the filtration system.

- Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure upgraded - Advanced treatment installed for both drinking water and wastewater, and advanced filtration systems installed for drinking water - Green infrastructure and open spaces built for source water protection - «[E] nsuring proper management and storage of common contaminants like manure and road salt to prevent runoff; and increasing the state Superfund to expedite the cleanup of hazardous waste that may impact sources of drinking water.»

To that end, the long - term GAC filtration system for the municipal supply has been in operation since February of 2017 and the New York State Health Commissioner deemed Hoosick Falls» drinking water amongst «the cleanest in the entire nation.»

The once - mighty Republican faces federal allegations that he used his position to pressure a developer to obtain a no - show job for his son, Adam Skelos, at a water filtration systems company — and then leaned on his native Nassau County to grant said company contracts.

$ 1.2 million for a UV disinfectant project - a requirement for water treatment that allows the city to avoid investing in a multi-million dollar filtration plant.

The State is considering allowing private companies to begin drilling for natural gas in upstate New York, while the City is shelling out more than $ 630 million between now and 2017 on «filtration avoidance» by protecting the Cat / Del watershed, where 90 % of our water comes from.

The City's Independent Budget Office has a new report out on the impact drilling for natural gas in the Catskill / Delaware watershed would have on water rates, mainly because of the need for another filtration plant.

The money will fund upgrades and replacements for drinking water systems, filtration plants and water mains, as well as the construction or enhancement of wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and sewer systems, officials said.

Since discovery of the contamination, Saint - Gobain has been paying for bottled water for the town — stacked high in the aisles of a local supermarket — as well as a new carbon - filtration system for the village, at an estimated cost of more than $ 3 million.

The state has pledged $ 10 million to install new filtration systems for the village — using recently unlocked state Superfund money — and on Friday, officials announced that a temporary filtration system had been installed and that the village's water mains were being flushed.

The New York State Department of Health has not scheduled any public hearings since releasing in August a draft document that would continue to allow upstate water headed for New York City faucets to avoid filtration.

The federal complaint against Mr. Skelos claims that he used his position to pressure a developer, believed to be mega-donor Glenwood Management, into getting his son a no - show consultant job at a company that produced water filtration systems for municipalities, a company which Glenwood holds substantial stock in.

«The prospect of using metal - organic frameworks for sustainable water filtration is incredibly exciting from a public - good perspective, while delivering a better way of extracting lithium ions to meet global demand could create new industries,» said Anita Hill, CSIRO's chief scientist.

«They are important for the stabilization of shorelines, filtration of coastal water, protection of important economically valuable fishes and invertebrates, and the removal of excess nitrogen.»

Previously graphene - oxide membranes have shown exciting potential for gas separation and water filtration.

Currently, filtration is the most effective process for removing these protozoa from drinking water.

The success of the personal filtration system led Vestergaard Frandsen to introduce earlier this month its LifeStraw Family device, an instant microbiological purifier that provides about 2.6 gallons (10 liters) of safe drinking water in an hour and about 4,000 gallons (15,000 liters) over its life span for a family of six.