Spartanburg Water recognizes excellence in wastewater compliance
May 30, 2018
Eleven Upstate industries receive awards for 100 percent compliance
Spartanburg Water recently recognized eleven industrial customers who were 100 percent compliant with their industrial wastewater permits for the 2017 calendar year. By working with the industrial customers in establishing limits and monitoring compliance, Spartanburg Water is able to achieve an excellent compliance record for its permitted reclaimed water treatment facilities.
Industries that were recognized include:
- Circor Instrumentation Technologies
- Heiche US Surface Technology LP
- LSC Communications
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials
- Michelin North America-US3
- Milliken & Company
- SC Elastic-SCE Plant
- SC Elastic-Shamrock Plant
- Siemans Industry, Inc.
- Solvay USA, Inc.
- Toray Composite Materials America, Inc.
“Spartanburg Water has developed its pretreatment program based on the federal, state and local requirements that uniquely protect our customers, our sewer system, and our receiving streams,” said Ken Tuck, Water Treatment Director at Spartanburg Water. “We understand how important it is to have 100 percent compliance in our regulatory requirements. It takes tremendous effort by these partners to meet those standards.”
The recognized industries drive economic development and bring jobs to Spartanburg County, Tuck said. Together, Spartanburg Water and its partners are working toward excellence in the quality of our water and our quality of life.
“Once again, we are proud to recognize these companies’ achievement and efforts in being responsible partners in the protection of our environment,” Tuck said.
ABOUT SPARTANBURG WATER
Spartanburg Water, an award-winning utility, is comprised of Spartanburg Water System and Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District. It serves a population of nearly 200,000 within Spartanburg County, as well as others in parts of Greenville, Union and Cherokee counties. With the help of its dedicated team of more than 250 employees, each day it produces an average of 25 million gallons of drinking water and cleans 12 million gallons of reclaimed water for its customers and community.
