1. There are more than 3900 consented discharges of trade effluent in the Anglian Water region
- Variety of companies = variety of discharges
- Each industry will have their own consent for the quality and quantity of the discharge
- There are health and safety implications for sampling in different locations in different companies (working at height, lifting, dangerous substances, hot effluent, lone working)
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| Anglian Water |
2. Anglian Water is a relatively rural region
- There are small WRCs that could have difficulties with a trade effluent type or with capacity
- Rural small traders may be difficult to track
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| Ander et al. (2013) |
3. Collaboration is key
- Water Industry Act 1991
- Brexit - The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive – will trade effluent become less important in future?
- Is collaboration more difficult with market separation?
- What is its impact on compliance and customer relations?
- Some companies now take internal samples
4. Future challenges, both predictable and unpredictable
- The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in both supply chain issues and the closure of many business premises
- Changes in consumer habit
- Unregulated discharges of milk, dairy products and dispose of the contents of kegs/casks
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