What utilities want to know from industrial developers
Capacity is one concern and water quality is another. How can utilities and industrial users prepare for conversations about business and community growth?
Securing new industrial facilities with local jobs to increase economic growth is a common interest for many city councils across the U.S. But with that kind of growth come capacity and supply concerns for water and wastewater facilities. Depending on the industrial facility, it may have high strength wastes requiring a pretreatment permit before discharging to the sewers.
Womble Bond Dickinson Partner Damian Georgino explains what industrial users come to the table with in negotiations so utilities can be prepared to answer questions and become better partners.
Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.
