THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, June 23, 1996 TAG: 9606210205
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 15 EDITION: FINAL
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CLEANER WATER: Nineteen Portsmouth industrial and commercial water users have been cited for exemplary compliance with the Hampton Roads Sanitation District's industrial wastewater pre-treatment program.
The program is an effort to control discharge of potentially harmful substances into the environment.
The program has decreased dramatically the quantity of such substances in HRSD's incoming flow. For example, there has been a 360 percent decrease in heavy metals.
The awards recognize the labor and costs of the winners in achieving compliance in the self-monitoring programs.
Gold awards, signifying perfect compliance records and no violations, went to Culpepper Radiator Service Inc., Hagwood's Inc., Interstate Nuclear Service Corp., Moon Engineering Co. Inc., Photo One Corp., Portsmouth General Hospital, Shared Hospital Service, Southeastern Public Service Authority Refuse Derived Fuel Plant and Western Branch Diesel.
Silver awards, signifying a small number of violations, went to Harris Co., Hoeschst Celanese Corp., Land-O-Sun Dairies Inc., Maryview Hospital, Norfolk Veneer Mills Inc., Metal Stamping Inc., U.S. Navy St. Julien's Creek Annex, Virginia International Terminals in Portsmouth, Wimbrough and Sons Inc., and Z. Artis Jr. Septic Tank Service.
NEW SHOES: Uniform Shoes and More has opened at 3218 Academy Ave. in the Churchland area.
Owned by Nahir P. Cowans, the store offers 15 percent off purchases by medical workers who have proper identification.
The store is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Telephone: 686-0713.
ON HIS OWN: Steve Heretick, who has been associated for four years with Moody, Striple and Kloeppel Ltd., has opened his own law offices for general legal services in the historic Neel House at 412 London Blvd.
Heretick, a native of Hopewell, was graduated from the College of William and Mary and the Villanova Law School. After serving as lead counsel in two federal mass-tort cases involving Amtrak derailments in 1991 in Newport News, he has been called to consult with the national news networks on transportation law issues. He appeared on a recent edition of ``Investigative Reports with Bill Kurtis,'' on which Heretick discussed railroad safety.
Heretick and his wife Stephanie are restoring the 18th century Neel House into a combination of living and office space.
HEARING AID: Staff members of the Beltone Hearing Aid Center in Virginia Beach will be at Maryview facilities in Portsmouth on four Thursdays in July. They will adjust and clean hearing aids without charge, and free voice understanding assessments will be available.
The satellite visits are scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 2 and July 18 at Maryview Medcare, 4700 George Washington Highway; and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 9 and July 25, Maryview Medcare, 3105 Western Branch Blvd. by CNB