Resolute Forest Products Thunder Bay operations depend heavily on large supplies of water to produce high quality kraft pulp and newsprint.
With daily flows through our mills measured in millions of gallons, maintaining the water quality of our outflow is a tremendous undertaking. and one that Resolute Forest Products takes very seriously.
Waste water treatment include the control and removal of:
- Any toxic substance and chemical
- Excessive heat in wastewater
- Organic materials producing high Biochemical Oxgen Demand
- Total Suspended Solids in wastewater, and
- Leachate in groundwater
Resolute Forest Products has a complex system of waste water treatment processes in place to maximize our water quality and reduce our usage. These include:
- An efficient (re)design of manufacturing systems
- Installation of latest control, treatment and recovery equipment
- Ongoing water quality monitoring, 24/7, and
- Ongoing research and development.
We are also working to go well beyond existing government regulations, For example, our Water Effluent Reduction Plan (WERP) resulted in a 22.5% reduction in water used and effluent produced at year-end, 2002. In the article “Description of Effluent Monitoring” you can view the results of our effluent discharges.