Wastewater Treatment
Evolving Effluent
Guidelines and Standards
Any business that discharges wastewater, whether to a sewer or directly to the environment, may require treatment of the water to meet discharge regulations or the limits specified in their discharge permit. In addition, sewer districts are now looking at the removal of specific emerging compounds, including PFAS, before they discharge their treated wastewater to the environment. Through the US Clean Water Act Effluent Guidelines planning process, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed PFAS surface water discharge information to identify industrial sources that may warrant further study for potential regulation through national Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards. With the initiation of the process to designate PFOA and PFOS as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) hazardous substances as part of EPA’s PFAS Action Plan, along with many states engaging in the process of establishing MCL’s for PFAS compounds, businesses in some industries are seeking to treat their wastewater to meet the new standards, even before they are established, in order to prevent potential liabilities and lawsuits.
Solutions to Unique
Wastewater Challenges
ECT2 provides a full range of products and services for the treatment of wastewater, including bench and pilot studies, design and engineering of temporary and permanent systems, installation, construction management, startup and commissioning, and ongoing operating contracts. PFAS compounds must be treated to low discharge standards, in the ppt range or lower, and wastewater contains a variety of ions and compounds at varying levels that must be taken into consideration for a properly-designed and effective wastewater treatment system. ECT2 has experience treating emerging contaminants in a variety of wastewater conditions. Our lab has the expertise to evaluate your unique wastewater characteristics and determine the most effective treatment solution. Our treatment systems are more efficient, require less space, and have a considerably lower life cycle cost, compared to traditional treatment systems.
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Case Studies:
FOAM-X™ Foam Fractionation Paired with PFASigator™ PFAS-Destruction Technology Successfully Treats PFOS to Non-Detect with No Off-Site PFAS Disposal
Historic PFAS contamination required a pump-and-treat solution for PFAS remediation of site groundwater. This project coupled ECT2's FOAM-X foam fractionation technology with a PFAS-destruction technology to successfully treat water to non-detect.
Content:
Removing the ‘forever’ from ‘forever chemicals’
In this article within Pulp Paper & Logistics, ECT2’s Europe General Manager, Jeffrey Lewis outlines the background and processes required to remove these chemicals from the environment.