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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.
Pharmaceuticals In Drinking Water
There has been much concern about pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water. However, the Massachusettes Water Resources Authority (MWRA) maintains that their water supply, reaching some 60 communities, does not contain any pharmaceuticals. You can read the MWRA press release here: http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/press/pr042508nopharm.htm
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...
LEED, Don't Follow
Practical Applications recently hosted a TCH course at the Genzyme Center building in Cambridge, MA. At 350,000 square feet, Genzyme Center is the largest platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building in the United States. The nationally-recognized LEED program is run by the US Green Building Council, a non-profit organization whose members are from the...
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