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W EEKLY EDITION JUNE 12, 2019 What a Waste! By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director This story also appeared in the June 2019 issue of PRO Magazine Contrary to how it may seem, the number of sewage treatment facilities is not shrinking. According to Ibis World, treatment establishments have grown by 6 - 7% since 2010. The challenge is that more than 60% of treatment capacity in the US is dedicated to re sidential waste. Ongoing growth in the number of households producing waste means our capacity for commercial waste treatment is suffering proportionately. But it's not just households. The volume of commercial waste that needs processing has also increased as the economy expands. The available treatment plant capacity is not growing nearly as fast, infrastructure is aging, and nobody likes to talk about it v ery much. This brings us to today. We have overtaxed systems and frequent rate increases for disposing at publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). In the private sector, the laws of supply and demand are at play, driving up costs and reducing non - POTW opt ions for portable sanitation operators. On top of it all, any type of waste treatment must meet evolving environmental standards. Because of these requirements, what any plant accepts can vary considerably based on location, environmental realities, and th e plant's capacity. If only the solution were as simple as a "building boom" for waste treatment facilities! Unfortunately, the highly capital - intensive prospect of expanding waste treatment capacity is not one that appeals to most political decision - make rs. Depending upon the location and proposed capacity of the plant, the cost for a new POTW can range from tens of millions of dollars to nearly a billion of them. P AGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 800-FOR-LELY lelytank.com The Right People. The Right Truck. The Right Price.

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