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WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND THE BLACKSTONE RIVER
VEOLIA WATER NORTH AMERICA – NORTHEAST LLC
Don BenzAREA MANAGER
Wastewater Treatment, Background Info.
• To protect public health, flora and fauna, recreational activities and commerce
• Clean Water Act of 1972 and the creation of NPDES program, first attempts at regulating point source dischargers
• Highly regulated by states and federal government• Stakeholders are Cities and Towns, Industries, States, Federal
Government, Citizens groups and local residents• New water quality mandates (discharge permits) only partially funded
through states and federal government• Wastewater Treatment and Drinking Water Management are related
What is Wastewater Treatment?
…….water purification methods employing physical, biological and chemical processes
Preliminary treatment – physical treatment, removes large objects
Primary treatment – physical treatment, removes 60% TSS and 30% BOD (conventional pollutants)
Secondary treatment – biological treatment and physical, removes 95%+ of TSS and BOD, can remove nutrients (N&P)
Tertiary treatment – biological, chemical, physical processes to remove N & P
Disinfection – chemical treatment required to kill disease causing organisms
Woonsocket RI – biological treatment
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (POTW), BLACKSTONE RIVER USERS
• MA – Uxbridge, Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District District in Millbury (Worcester, Millbury, Auburn, Holden, Leicester, West Boylston and Rutland), Whitinsville Facility (Whitinsville and Northbridge)
• RI – Woonsocket (Woonsocket, Blackstone and Bellingham), Town of Burrillville, and Zambarano Hospital
Other Stakeholders• Blackstone River Watershed Association
271 Oak St.Uxbridge, MA 01569(508) 278-5200, [email protected] River Watershed Association
• Blackstone River Watershed CouncilP.O. Box 8068Cumberland, RI 02864(401) [email protected]://www.blackstoneriver.org
• Blackstone Headwaters CoalitionP.O. Box 70688Quinsig VillageWorcester, MA 01607508-753-6087 ext. [email protected]://www.clarku.edu/bwhc/
• Blackstone River CoalitionKaren [email protected]://www.zaptheblackstone.org/home/home.html
Other Stakeholders, Cont’d
• Narragansett Water Pollution Control Association (NWPCA)PO Box 8805 – Cranston, RI 02920Contact: Peter Eldridge 401-480-2847
• State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908-5767 www.dem.ri.gov
• Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association (MWPCA)P.O. Box 221 Groveland MA 01834 Phone - 781-939-0918 Fax - 781-939-0907 www.mwpca.org
• State of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP)One Winter St – Boston, MA 02108 Phone 617- 292- 5500www.mass.gov/dep
Waste ManagementEnergy & Facilities
Management
Veolia EnvironnementThe World’s Leading Environmental Company
Water Transportation
• Only global company providing entire range of environmental services to municipal, industrial and commercial customers
• No.1 worldwide in water services
No.2 worldwide in waste management, leader in hazardous industrial waste mgt.
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