Record-Journal
11-02-2007, 09:07 PM
By George Moore, Record-Journal staff
WALLINGFORD — Officials from Cytec Industries and the Public Utilities Commission plan to dis-cuss whether the chemical manufacturer could discharge pretreated wastewater into the town’s treat-ment plant.
Cytec currently filters water using its own on-site treatment facility before releasing it into the Quin-nipiac River. The company, located on South Cherry Street, releases about two million gallons of treated wastewater into the Quinnipiac River daily.
By sending wastewater to the town, the company could save money, said Cytec site manager Larry Stauffer. The project could also mean new revenue for the Wallingford Sewer Division, he said. It is not clear how much of Cytec’s wastewater would be sent to the town plant.
Town and company officials will hold a public meeting on the proposal on Nov. 14. at 10 a.m. at the Electric Division offices, 100 John St..
One important subject will be the “compatibility of their waste stream with our treatment process,” said Public Utilities Director George Adair.
“With anything like this ... it’s a matter of looking at the capability of the receiving plant,” Adair said.
Stauffer said Cytec would likely conduct some type of “pretreatment step” before sending wastewater to the Wallingford treatment plant.
Adair said he wants direction from the Public Utilities Commission before proceeding. If the concept were to move forward, the company and the Department of Public Utilities would have to work with the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Stauffer said it is important that any future agreement about wastewater benefits both the town and the company. “This has to be fully agreed to as a win-win for Wallingford,” he said.
Stauffer said the upcoming discussions about wastewater have nothing to do with recent environ-mental concerns raised about the company’s discharge into the Quinnipiac River.
The New Haven-based Connecticut Fund for the Environment in September notified the company of its intent to sue over alleged illegal discharges into the river. The group targeted four other Connecticut companies as well.
The company began discussions about changing its wastewater system before the group filed its initial claim, Stauffer said. A new wastewater arrangement is being considered for economic, not environ-mental, reasons, he said.
gmoore@record-journal.com
(203) 317-2275
WALLINGFORD — Officials from Cytec Industries and the Public Utilities Commission plan to dis-cuss whether the chemical manufacturer could discharge pretreated wastewater into the town’s treat-ment plant.
Cytec currently filters water using its own on-site treatment facility before releasing it into the Quin-nipiac River. The company, located on South Cherry Street, releases about two million gallons of treated wastewater into the Quinnipiac River daily.
By sending wastewater to the town, the company could save money, said Cytec site manager Larry Stauffer. The project could also mean new revenue for the Wallingford Sewer Division, he said. It is not clear how much of Cytec’s wastewater would be sent to the town plant.
Town and company officials will hold a public meeting on the proposal on Nov. 14. at 10 a.m. at the Electric Division offices, 100 John St..
One important subject will be the “compatibility of their waste stream with our treatment process,” said Public Utilities Director George Adair.
“With anything like this ... it’s a matter of looking at the capability of the receiving plant,” Adair said.
Stauffer said Cytec would likely conduct some type of “pretreatment step” before sending wastewater to the Wallingford treatment plant.
Adair said he wants direction from the Public Utilities Commission before proceeding. If the concept were to move forward, the company and the Department of Public Utilities would have to work with the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Stauffer said it is important that any future agreement about wastewater benefits both the town and the company. “This has to be fully agreed to as a win-win for Wallingford,” he said.
Stauffer said the upcoming discussions about wastewater have nothing to do with recent environ-mental concerns raised about the company’s discharge into the Quinnipiac River.
The New Haven-based Connecticut Fund for the Environment in September notified the company of its intent to sue over alleged illegal discharges into the river. The group targeted four other Connecticut companies as well.
The company began discussions about changing its wastewater system before the group filed its initial claim, Stauffer said. A new wastewater arrangement is being considered for economic, not environ-mental, reasons, he said.
gmoore@record-journal.com
(203) 317-2275