To protect the public and the treatment plant; to recover and reuse the valuable resources of the Authority; to interact honestly and fairly with regulatory agencies, industry and the public; and to serve the Authority.
This Division ensures that the Authority complies with environmental laws. It is the Authority's primary point of contact with environmental regulatory agencies for routine issues, permit applications and reporting. The Director initiates environmental policy for review and discussion by senior staff, and participates in review of other Authority policies. The activities of three departments are coordinated to ensure that permit requirements are met, treatment byproducts are reused or disposed of properly, and industries are complying. The Director also provides legal counsel to the Executive Director on environmental and related issues.
- Environmental Audit Department-is responsible for detailed compliance reviews of the Authority's process, reporting, and waste disposal management.
- Residuals Department-is responsible for management of byproduct, beneficial reuse or disposal and researching new opportunities for reuse or recycling.
- Industrial Wastes Department-is responsible for laboratory services for process control and industrial regulation; operating an industrial regulatory program ("Pretreatment Program"); providing information to apply surcharges on non-domestic accounts for high strength wastes; and investigating sewer-related environmental incidents to protect the public and the treatment system.
