WHY PRETREAT?

It is the Water Authority’s responsibility to make sure federal standards for wastewater discharge are met. Cooperation between local industry and the Water Authority’s pretreatment office ensures a healthy living and working environment for all who live throughout the Roanoke Valley. There are limitations as to what local industries can discharge into the sanitary sewer system. When industries abide by these regulations, the environmental health of the Roanoke River and the entire valley is protected. Sampling is performed on the industrial wastewater flow a few times a year and a walk-through inspection of the facility is done a minimum of once a year. Through cooperation with the Water Authority, local industries participate in the maintenance of a healthy environment.