1. WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND THE BLACKSTONE RIVER VEOLIA WATER NORTH AMERICA – NORTHEAST LLC Don Benz AREA MANAGER

2. Wastewater Treatment, Background Info. To protect public health, flora and fauna, recreational activities and commerce Clean Water Act of 1972 and the creation of NPDES program, first attempts at regulating point source dischargers Highly regulated by states and federal government Stakeholders are Cities and Towns, Industries, States, Federal Government, Citizens groups and local residents New water quality mandates (discharge permits) only partially funded through states and federal government Wastewater Treatment and Drinking Water Management are related

5. What is Wastewater Treatment? …….water purification methods employing physical, biological and chemical processes Preliminary treatment – physical treatment, removes large objects Primary treatment – physical treatment, removes 60% TSS and 30% BOD (conventional pollutants) Secondary treatment – biological treatment and physical, removes 95%+ of TSS and BOD, can remove nutrients (N&P) Tertiary treatment – biological, chemical, physical processes to remove N & P Disinfection – chemical treatment required to kill disease causing organisms

6. Woonsocket RI – biological treatment

7. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (POTW), BLACKSTONE RIVER USERS MA – Uxbridge, Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District District in Millbury (Worcester, Millbury, Auburn, Holden, Leicester, West Boylston and Rutland), Whitinsville Facility (Whitinsville and Northbridge) RI – Woonsocket (Woonsocket, Blackstone and Bellingham), Town of Burrillville, and Zambarano Hospital

8. Other Stakeholders Blackstone River Watershed Association 271 Oak St. Uxbridge, MA 01569 (508) 278-5200, info@thebrwa.org Blackstone River Watershed Associationinfo@thebrwa.org Blackstone River Watershed Association Blackstone River Watershed Council P.O. Box 8068 Cumberland, RI 02864 (401) 334-5003 treelady@cox.net http://www.blackstoneriver.org treelady@cox.net http://www.blackstoneriver.org Blackstone Headwaters Coalition P.O. Box 70688 Quinsig Village Worcester, MA 01607 508-753-6087 ext. 24 coffin@mwisp.net http://www.clarku.edu/bwhc/ coffin@mwisp.net http://www.clarku.edu/bwhc/ Blackstone River Coalition Karen Mateleska 508-793-3726 karenmatel@hotmail.com http://www.zaptheblackstone.org/home/home.html karenmatel@hotmail.com http://www.zaptheblackstone.org/home/home.html

9. Other Stakeholders, Cont’d Narragansett Water Pollution Control Association (NWPCA) PO Box 8805 – Cranston, RI 02920 Contact: Peter Eldridge 401-480-2847 State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) 235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908-5767 www.dem.ri.gov Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association (MWPCA) P.O. Box 221 Groveland MA 01834 Phone - 781-939-0918 Fax - 781-939-0907 www.mwpca.org State of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) One Winter St – Boston, MA 02108 Phone 617- 292- 5500 www.mass.gov/dep

10. Waste Management Energy & Facilities Management Veolia Environnement The World’s Leading Environmental Company WaterTransportation Only global company providing entire range of environmental services to municipal, industrial and commercial customers No.1 worldwide in water services  No.2 worldwide in waste management, leader in hazardous industrial waste mgt. No.1 in Europe in energy services  No.1 private operator of surface passenger transportation in US and Europe