The City of Eau Claire Wastewater Utility administers an Industrial Pretreatment Program that regulates some industrial wastewater discharges.
The goals of the program are:
A. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the city's wastewater system that could interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;
B. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the city's wastewater system that could pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;
C. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system; and
D. To provide for equitable distribution of the costs of the city's wastewater system.
Who is required to submit a notice of intent (application)?
1. Dischargers purchasing an existing facility from which a regulated discharge into the city sewerage system is proposed.
2. Dischargers constructing a new facility from which a regulated discharge into the city sewerage system is proposed.
3. Currently non-regulated dischargers proposing to discharge a regulated discharge.
4. Dischargers planning to alter or change the activity at their facility in a manner that would significantly increase or decrease the volume or alter the content of any existing source of industrial wastewater discharge into the authority sewerage system. Significant increase or decrease shall be defined as a 50 percent increase or decrease in the volume of industrial wastewater discharged by a user currently discharging 100,000 gallons per day or less. For dischargers currently discharging industrial wastewater in excess of 100,000 gallons, a 30 percent increase or decrease in volume is significant.
For more information or questions please contact our Waste Water Treatment Laboratory.
IPP Permit Application Form
