What happens when the local wastewater regulatory agency comes to the laundry to have a meeting with management to discuss upcoming changes in effluent discharge limitations? The plan is presented and the plant is now faced with new challenges. These include a mandated 63% reduction in water usage, a 70% reduction in chemical oxygen demand (COD), a 130% reduction in biological oxygen demand (BOD), a significant reduction in suspended solids and a 40% reduction in temperature.
 
Failure to comply with this plan will result in significant increases in water sewer rates, or the inability to discharge wastewater ...