The industrial pretreatment program for the City of Apopka permits, monitors, and inspects industrial facilities that send process wastewater to the City’s Publicly Owned Treatment Works (PTOW) through the Sanitary Collection System (SCS). The City’s program coordinator then reports to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
What Classifies as an Industrial Facility?
Industrial Facilities are generally types of manufactures or processing facilities that use the following:
Acids
Chemicals
Coatings
Oils
Solvents
Surfactants
Are industries as specified by the Federal Government: (This list is not all inclusive)
Metal Finishers
Fertilizer Manufacturers
Sugar Processing Plants
Plastic Manufacturers
Landfills
Dental Facilities
Silver or Silver Rich Facilities
Or any manufacturing, assembling, or production process that may or do cause damage to the following:
Ground or surface waters
Public or employee health
The Sanitary Collection System (SCS)
The Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
The Storm Water System (SWS)
Please contact Public Services at 407-703-1731 for more information.
