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Local industries recognized for excellence in pretreatment of wastewater

05.17.2023

Congratulations to these Portland businesses who achieved full compliance with their industrial discharge permits for the 2022-2023 Industrial Pretreatment (IPT) year which ended on April 30th:

Concord Coachlines, Sewall Street
Cozy Harbor Seafood, St. John Street
ecomaine Landfill, Scott Drive (South Portland)
ecomaine Waste-to-Energy, Blueberry Road
D.L. Geary Brewing, Evergreen Drive
Kimberly Clark Larsen-Chapman Landfill, Running Hill Road (Scarborough)
Northern Light Mercy Hospital, Fore River Parkway
NNEPRA-AMTRAK, Sewall Street
NRC, Waldron Way
Squier’s Specialty Edibles/The Savory Bastard LLC, Bell Street

Certain businesses in Portland are required to comply with a series of Clean Water Act mandates because of the nature of the industrial wastewater they discharge to the sewer. All 23 industries that are part of the Industrial Pretreatment program take extra measures to help protect Casco Bay. For more information on industrial pretreatment, visit our website: https://www.pwd.org/industrial-pretreatment.