THE DIVISION’S STAFF PERFORM EXTENSIVE TESTING and assessments in the fields of microbiology, marine biology, toxicity testing, wastewater and marine chemistry, solid waste and air quality monitoring, process control, and industrial waste pretreatment analysis. Daily testing of wastewater from all treatment processes is routinely provided at each facility to ensure compliance with operating permits. Plant engineers and operators immediately use test results to fine-tune the process operations at each facility, which, together, treat over 400 million gallons of wastewater each day. This valuable information is used to provide the best waste management services to the public while protecting the air, land, and water from pollutants.

Marine organisms are highly sensitive
to the effects of wastewater.