Several excellent articles have identified the unanticipated environmental and regulatory issues for craft brewers posed by the discharge of non-toxic food grade wastewater into sophisticated public wastewater treatment plants. Those treatment plants, or as they are more commonly known, Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW), are governmental entities established under state law and possessing the authority … Continue reading Wastewater enforcement issues for craft breweries: From permit issuance to notices of violation