The TRSA Environmental and Sustainability Committee recently visited the Stickney Water Reclamation plant near Chicago to address TRSA members’ concerns about the way that POTWs regulate the commercial laundry industry.
 
The Stickney plant in Cicero, IL, is part of the Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. It’s the world’s largest water treatment plant, treating more than 1 billion gallons of water a day. During the tour, committee members saw the different phases of water treatment, from the initial intake from sewers all the way through to the discharge back into the water system.
 
The focus ...