Power Wash Compliance

Closed Loop Water Recycling For Power Meets Environmental Regulations Of The Clean Water Act

Environmental regulations that apply to power washers:

Wastewater generated from power washing can contain contaminants like detergents, oils, dirt, metals, solvents or other chemicals. If a company doesn't properly manage wastewater, these contaminants can be carried directly into creeks, rivers, wetlands or other surface waters, polluting the water and threatening aquatic life.Under the Federal Clean Water Act, a company cannot discharge industrial wastewater into "waters of the state" without obtaining a NPDES permit from the EPA. By using a ECS or Alkota Environmental Compliance Closed Loop System you will be in complete compliance if you pick up all your wash water.

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It is important that you are aware of and in compliance with the regulations Also, you should NOT discharge any wastewater into a drain or sewer system if you do not know where it leads. Do NOT let wastewater run outside a building, home, land or into a storm drain. If you do locate a sanitary sewer, talk with the POTW to obtain permission to discharge wastewater from the job site

into the sewer. In most cases you will have to run the water through a Alkota ECS 5 micron system but most citys might only let you discharge one hundred to two hundred gallons of filtered water. A large waste water treatment plant may have no problem in handling the wastewater from your power washing activities. However, waste water treatment plants are designed to handle sewage-related wastes, wastewater not industrial wastes containing chemicals,metals, oils, zinc, copper, mercury etc. It is important that they know what and when you are discharging. Smaller treatment plants may have some special requirements for you to follow.

Don’t discharge your power washing wastewater into storm drains. This could lead to violations or penalties. It is important that you are aware of and in compliance with the regulations to ensure that your company is not subject to possible environmental

violations or penalties. Under most states water pollution control laws, a company can be fined up to $15,000 per day for each day of violation! Even if you are using biodegradable soaps or detergents, your wastewater is still defined as an industrial wastewater and must be properly managed to ensure that your company is not subject to possible environmental violations or penalties. Under most state's water pollution control laws, a company can be fined up to $15,000 per day for each day of violation!