Case Study
Recycled Paperboard Mill
CUSTOMER’S CHALLENGE Due to changes in local stream water quality standards for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), the paperboard recycling mill was facing a significant reduction in the regulatory limit on the amount of fecal coliform bacteria which could be discharged into the receiving water following full activated wastewater treatment at the facility. Even though the fecal coliform consisted primarily of non-enteric bacteria, the local s