4/29/13 - Green Oak Township recently reversed an earlier decision and will now allow Liquid Manufacturing to work with two other beverage companies at its local facility. The company and the township have been in litigation with one another for years over alleged fire, safety, and sewer ordinance violations. One of the townshipâs primary complaints has been Liquid Manufacturingâs wastewater discharge, which they said made up the majority of the volume in the sewer system and could not be adequately treated by the township sewer system due to the high concentration of certain substances, particularly sodium. However, the company recently switched to a potassium-based water softener, which brought its sodium levels within an acceptable range. The township had earlier denied a request by Liquid Manufacturing to help produce beverages for companies in Houston and Chicago, but Township Clerk Mike Sedlak tells WHMI that on the advice of a court authority that decision has been overturned. It is now expected to enter into a consent agreement outlining how the facility will be brought up to code. Sedlak the decision will allow Liquid Manufacturing to generate additional cash flow, which will allow them to make the necessary improvements and install a wastewater pretreatment plant. Supervisor Mark St. Charles says the additional business for the company could also generate new local jobs. (JK)
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