Is there wastewater discharge from Siemens?
Yes. Siemens discharges waste waters that are generated during the carbon regeneration process. Most of the waste waters come from air pollution control devices at Siemens. The air pollution control devices remove most of the contaminants from the stack gases before the gases are released to the air. Siemens has installed a new wastewater treatment system which is designed to reduce the amount of contaminants in the wastewater before it is discharged to the local sewer system. More information about wastewater discharge can be found in EPA’s fact sheet: Wastewater at Westates (PDF) (2 pp, 54K).
