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Wastewater Operator Status Change
If you are a current MA Wastewater Operator and need to change your status (active, inactive, etc.), please download the form below, or view our Training Page for more information. Wastewater Operator Status Change Download this PDF to change your operator status.
Is There Mercury In Your Industrial Wastewater Discharge?
This article was written by Practical Applications’ biologist Kimberly Baxter and originally appeared in the December 2005 issue of Plumbing Engineer magazine. A PDF of the article is available HERE. Abstract An assessment of sampling locations for three industrial wastewater effluent piping systems is presented. The assessments provided demonstrate that by installing sampling ports at the appropriate...
MA DEP Mercury Regulations
Collection, Recycling, Labeling and Sales Ban of Mercury-added Products; and Disposal Prohibition of Mercury-added Products in Solid Waste
MA DEP Industrial Toxic Reporting Requirements
The MA DEP is implementing a new Industrial Toxic Reporting Requirement this year. This requirement has been added to fulfill a provision included along with the regulations changes made in January 2007 for the DEP to better determine the toxics present in industrial wastewater.
MWRA Rate Increase
Hello Everyone! We wanted to send out a notification for those who did not attend the MWRA Significant Industrial User (SIU) meetings this week. As many of you know, the EPA audited the MWRA and its Industrial Pretreatment Program(IPP) back in December 2007. The MWRA just received the report back and one of the requirements in...
Commercial and Industrial Greywater Systems
Successful Greywater projects include the following elements: 1. The project has a favorable Return on Investment (ROI), 2. A wastewater stream characterization was completed, 3. Based on item two, suitable recover and storage equipment was chosen, 4. Based on item two, suitable treatment equipment and piping was chosen, and 5. The system design integrated Plumbing Code & Environmental Regulations including protection, monitoring and regulatory reporting.
So You’ve Had an Excursion
Josh Jondro – Chemical Engineer Wastewater Management Team An excursion is an instance in which there was wastewater discharged to the sewer system outside the acceptable pH range, 5.5-12 s.u. for MWRA customers. Usually an excursion is found when it is recorded on an effluent chart recorder. Before panicking, here’s what you need to know and do...
DEP Log
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has recently changed their Industrial Wastewater regulations. The DEP is becoming stricter on all regulations due to these changes. PAI suggests to keep a close eye on your logs to avoid a Notice of Violation which leads to fines and other painful proceedings. Make sure all of your logs include...
Due Process
Not only do the folks at the MWRA and EPA have a thing for acronyms, they also prefer when companies adhere to due dates. Save your company some fines, and save yourself a headache by jotting down the following due dates for 2007! Self-monitoring Quarterly Reports First Quarter: April 1 Second Quarter: July 31 Third Quarter: October 31 Fourth Quarter: January...
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