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Basis (or cost basis), as used in United States tax law, is the original cost of property, adjusted for factors such as depreciation. When a property is sold, the taxpayer pays/(saves) taxes on a capital gain /(loss) that equals the amount realized on the sale minus the sold property's basis.
In 1998, the city started its program to expand the facility. Construction was completed in 2014, and the plant remained opened throughout the renovation process. [10] The plant can now handle 310 million gallons of waste water per day, with about 250 million gallons being the daily average, [4] representing about 18% of the city's wastewater.
The basic national standard for U.S. municipal treatment plants is the Secondary Treatment Regulation. [2] Most plants in the U.S. must meet this secondary treatment standard. The permit authority (state agency or EPA) can compel a POTW to meet a higher standard, if there are applicable water quality standards for the receiving water body.
The Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant, serving the Boston, Massachusetts area, is a typical point source discharger. Point source water pollution comes from discrete conveyances and alters the chemical, biological, and physical characteristics of water. In the United States, it is largely regulated by the Clean Water Act (CWA). [1]
"When domestic wastewater is treated, a solid by-product accumulates in the wastewater treatment plant and must be removed periodically to keep the plant operating properly. The collected material, called biosolids or more commonly "sewage sludge," is high in organic content, and contains moderate amounts of nutrients that are needed by plants.
The membrane system would help the city anticipate new federal water treatment standards, lower pre-treatment costs, and achieve turbidity levels of 0.004 NTU, 125 times better than the state standard of 0.5 NTU. [7] Plans have been laid for an extension of water service to the Borough of McKean, Pennsylvania
The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement saying no threat to public safety or national security has been found thus far.
The South Treatment Plant is a wastewater treatment plant in Renton, Washington owned by King County. The plant opened in 1965, and treats over 90 million U.S. gallons (340 million liters) of wastewater per day. It treats sewage for 650,000 people in the cities of Renton, Auburn, Bellevue, Issaquah, Kent, and Sammamish. [1]