PORTLAND, Ore., March 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Two agencies, the State of Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), now allow the StormFilter(r) for use to treat suspended sediment as a stand-alone technology. This is the first proprietary technology to achieve this status, marked by the acknowledgement of a General Use Level Designation (GULD) for Basic Treatment from Ecology and an Extension Approval to Conditional Interim Certification from NJDEP.
Stormwater runoff from streets, parking lots, rooftops, and industrial sites contain pollutants that adversely affect our nation's water quality. The StormFilter is now the only proprietary technology allowed as a stand-alone BMP in Washington, New Jersey, Maryland, and sensitive areas in California. The StormFilter is helping to protect waterways from the Puget Sound to the Chesapeake Bay, from the Hudson River to South Lake Tahoe from harmful pollutants.
The State of Washington has developed an emerging stormwater technology evaluation program often considered the most stringent in the US. In addition to Washington, a collaboration of states have engaged in a Technology Acceptance Reciprocity Partnership (TARP), a workgroup that's developed a similar set of guidelines for evaluating performance of emerging stormwater treatment technologies. Together, these states lead the stormwater industry with their efforts to define criteria for monitoring, sampling and analyzing performance of treatment technologies. Washington and three TARP States currently allow the StormFilter for use as a stand-alone BMP for suspended sediment. These programs greatly benefit jurisdictions across the country as they look to Washington and the TARP states to set the standard for applying technologies that treat stormwater runoff.
These programs are changing the landscape of stormwater treatment. Allowing the StormFilter as a stand-alone treatment system is an important distinction, as it will allow others to benefit from different remedies for meeting stormwater treatment requirements. "Local governments, developers, engineers and end-users can now specify the StormFilter knowing that this BMP can meet their water treatment goals," said Stormwater Management Inc. CEO David Pollock. "It's exciting to know that our field-tested products create a safer and cleaner environment for our nation's waterways, and that we can play a part in preserving these waters for the next generations to come."
The StormFilter removes the most challenging target pollutants - including total suspended solids, soluble heavy metals, oils and greases, and nutrients - through a patented passive filtration system that uses a variety of sustainable media. Proven to be highly reliable, and easy to maintain, over 30,000 cartridges are installed across the US.
About Stormwater Management, Inc.
Celebrating a decade of clean water in 2005, Stormwater Management helps customers across the US achieve their water quality goals by removing pollutants to keep our waterways clean. They provide environmentally sound stormwater treatment products to meet national and local regulations. For more information, call 800-548-4667 or visit www.stormwaterinc.com.
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