Celebrating Industrial Water Week
PRETREATMENT MONDAY - October 4, 2021
What is Industrial Water Pretreatment?
It is the treatment of wastewater by commercial industrial facilities to remove harmful materials before being discharged to a sewer system under the control of a publicly owned wastewater treatment.
Does your company have a pretreatment program?
The national pretreatment program is designed to:
protect publicly owned treatment works’ (POTWs) infrastructure; and
reduce conventional and toxic pollutant levels discarded by industries and non-domestic wastewater sources into municipal sewer systems and into the environment.
BOILER TUESDAY - October 5, 2021
What is a steam boiler? What are the uses of a steam boiler? What does the steam boiler compose of and how does it work?
These are some of the questions whose basics are being tested in this quiz.
COOLING WEDNESDAY - October 6, 2021
What is a cooling tower? What is the purpose of a blowdown? What type of cooling tower is used in power plants?
Test your cooling tower knowledge now.
WASTEWATER THURSDAY - October 7, 2021
What are Effluent Guidelines?
They are national regulatory standards for wastewater discharged to surface waters and municipal sewage treatment plants. EPA issues these regulations for industrial categories, based on the performance of treatment and control technologies.
Industry Regulations & Studies
Ongoing Industry Studies
Learn about Effluent Guidelines
Planning & Implementation
Pollutants, Analytics Methods, Research
CAREERS FRIDAY - October 8, 2021
What is a Water Treatment Plant Operator?
A water treatment plant operator works in water treatment plants. Water is pumped from wells, rivers, streams, and reservoirs to water treatment plants, where it is treated and distributed to customers. A water treatment plant operator runs the equipment, control the processes, and monitor the plants that treat the water.
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