Industrial Pretreatment

Our staff inspects the industrial pretreatment processes of businesses to eliminate illegal discharge of harmful chemicals into the sewage treatment process and collects wastewater samples to ensure industrial compliance with federal and state environmental regulations and local sewer ordinances.

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WES Source Control

In addition to the federal and state-mandated Industrial Pretreatment Program, our Industrial Permits Division also administers other programs. These other programs include:

• Septage receiving
• Extra-strength billing
• Restaurant fats, oils and grease (FOG) reduction
• Illicit discharge investigation
• Surface water sampling
• Temperature monitoring
• Mercury minimization activities

Industrial Pretreatment

• Local Discharge Limits
• Permitted Industrial User Determination
• Significant Industrial User Determination

Fats, Oil and Grease

• Preferred Pumper Program
• Best Management Practices for Fats, Oil and Grease
• Restaurant Inspection Checklist for Fats, Oil and Grease

Septage Receiving

• Septage Program Hauler Procedures
• Industrial User and Septage Fees