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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"initiative process"”.
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Tertiary Phosphorus Removal Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Virginia Initiative Plant (VIP): Technology Selection and Operational Considerations
… phosphorus in treated wastewater at its Virginia Initiative Process (VIP) facility. This change requires both improvements to existing biological treatment and the addition of advanced treatment steps to remove the remaining nutrients before discharge. To identify effective solutions, HRSD tested …
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Legislative ethics regulation in the American states : explaining conflict of interest legislation, 1954-1996
… helped facilitate reform. In addition, the initiative process was a powerful weapon used by reform advocates, both for the enactment of new laws and the authorities of independent ethics commissions. While these outside actors and institutions played a critical role in explaining the …
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An Exploration of Efforts to Re-Define the Drug Problem Through State Ballot Measures
… through state ballot measures introduced via the initiative process. While only eight percent of ballot measures historically are approved by voters (Initiative and Referendum Institute 2004), half of the 28 state ballot measures on illegal drugs have been approved by voters over the past decade. …
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Evaluation of Nitrification Inhibition Using Bench-Scale Rate Measurements, Profile Sampling, and Process Simulation Modeling
… to treat 30 mgd using a 3-stage Virginia Initiative Process (VIP) biological nutrient removal (BNR) process. The majority of the influent is domestic, but there is also a large industrial contribution, particularly from a hog processing facility, landfill leachate, and significant loads …