3/7/13 - Industrial businesses in Green Oak Township will have to pre-treat their wastewater before discharging it into the township's sewer system. On Wednesday night, the township's board approved a resolution to adopt an industrial treatment plan for wastewater that will be effective Friday, March 15th. Green Oak Township currently owns and operates a wastewater treatment service which is governed by the Sewer Use Ordinance. This service cleans sewage before it is discharged into township lines. The ordinance will make it mandatory for every business in Green Oak that has wastewater to use the service, should levels of certain chemicals in their sewage exceed what is allowed. When a companyâs sewage chemicals exceed this limitation, they are deemed as âindustrial usersâ. Green Oak Townshipâs Supervisor, Mark St. Charles, says every once in a while this will happen with a company, in which case they are issued a violation notice and must fix it. St. Charles says many companies usually take care of it right away, but thatâs not the case with all of them. Liquid Manufacturing, which has had the problem of staying in compliance with the amount of discharge that is allowed in wastewater, disagreed with the township's efforts. Peter Paisley, the owner and CEO of Liquid Manufacturing, attended last nightâs meeting and voiced his thoughts, saying the passing of the ordinance was âmishandledâ. St. Charles told WHMI he disputes the information Paisley provided, saying he âdoesnât have his facts straightâ. However, both St. Charles and Paisley were limited in their comments because the dispute between Liquid Manufacturing and the Township is still in litigation. (DK/JK)
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