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.
Additional Resources
- https://www.wwdmag.com/compliance-and-regulations/article/33003820/what-is-the-national-pretreatment-program
- https://www.wwdmag.com/utility-management/press-release/33005719/vermont-accepting-applications-for-wastewater-pretreatment-grants
Timestamps
- Intro | 0:00
- Challenges companies run into with water purchasing | 1:06
- Flow and water quality inflow difficulties | 4:48
- How companies approach water and wastewater agreements | 6:20
- What utilities can bring to industrial user conversations | 7:53
- Outro | 9:28
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About the Author
Bob Crossen
Bob Crossen is the vice president of content strategy for the Water and Energy Groups of Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B. EB2B publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions in its water portfolio and publishes Oil & Gas Journal, Offshore Magazine, T&D World, EnergyTech and Microgrid Knowledge in its energy portfolio. 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. Crossen can be reached at [email protected].