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How Much Trash is Too Much Trash? New Lawsuit Challenges the TMDL for the Anacostia River

A recent environmental lawsuit argues (article link below) that the total maximum daily load (TMDL) or the amount of pollutants that can be in the Anacostia River without causing environmental damage, was missing a correctly defined maximum. The TMDL looks not at how...

Paddle GA 2016: Friday (6/17), Saturday (6/18), and Sunday (6/19)

Paddlers Remove 800 lbs. of Trash from Georgia Rivers On the weekend of June 18th (6/17/2016-6/19/2016), over 430 river supporters came out for the 2016 Paddle Georgia trip led by the Georgia River Network. During the trip, over 800 lbs. of trash was collected and...

San Jose to Spend $100 Million on River Clean-Up Projects

City officials in San Jose agreed to spend more than $100 million on trash and pollution reduction over the next decade. Rivers and creeks in the San Fransisco Bay area are being over polluted by trash, sewage and harmful bacteria. The $100 million deal was part of a...

Bandalong Project wins Environmental Award

Our Lafeyette trap has earned us some recognition for helping to keep litter out of the Vermilion River! Check out the article below for more information about what the trap has done to help the river and about the Environmental Leadership Award we were honored to...

Eslava Creek Trap Pulls Overtime

Heavy rains filled Mobile, Alabama’s Bandalong trap and boom systems in Eslava Creek, waiting on clean-out crews to do their part. Many thanks to Clair Wilson with Dog River Clearwater Revival for the photos and all of the hard work to get this Bandalong...

Bandalong Litter Trap installed in Gainesville, Georgia

Our flagship product, the Bandalong Litter Trap, is now installed and operational on Gainesville's Flat Creek. According to an article in the Gainesville Times, "Flat Creek 'has long been a significant source of trash flowing into Lake Lanier and we are thrilled to...

Austin, TX Waller Creek Flood Control Tunnel Project Tackles Storm water Runoff

For years, Austin’s Waller Creek has had severe flooding, as well as erosion and water quality problems. The tunnel project, the largest Storm Water Systems project in the State of Texas, will consist of a mile long tunnel to convey floodwaters caused by stormwater...

City of Helen, GA Faces River Pollution Challenges

Named on the 2015 Georgia Water Coalition’s annual Dirty Dozen List, portions of the Chattahoochee River in Helen and White County are targeted areas of pollution caused by “tuber” litter. Gary Hopkins with Storm Water Systems, Inc., addressed the Helen City...

Bandalong Boom System tested by University of Kentucky

The project was funded by Lexmark, through a LFUCG Stormwater Quality Incentive Grant. Clean Water Partners included Lexmark, EcoGro, Ridgewater, University of Kentucky Department of BioSystems and Agricultural Engineering and Stantec. Storm Water Systems’ Bandalong...