Using treated municipal wastewater in a linerboard mill -- legal, political, and technical issues

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Tappi Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7187055

Bowen, W ^[1]; Scogin, R ^[2]; Cobery, J E ^[3]

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1. Montville Water Pollution Control Authority, Montville, CT (United States)
2. Rand-Whitney Containerboard, L.P., Montville, CT (United States)
3. Bingham, Dana and Gould, Boston, MA (United States)

When plans to expand production at an antiquated mill were jeopardized by an inadequate source of process water, the mill explored the possibility of producing first-quality linerboard using treated municipal wastewater. This paper outlines the legal, technical, and political issues encountered in developing a plan that would allow the mill to use effluent from a municipal wastewater treatment system. The technology is available to make reuse of municipal wastewater feasible, as evidence by the closed-loop delivery and discharge system describe in this report. Nevertheless, legal and political concerns make the implementation process arduous and time consuming.

• OSTI ID: 7187055
• Journal Information: Tappi Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Tappi Journal; (United States) Vol. 77:10; ISSN TAJODT; ISSN 0734-1415
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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