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Managing Slurry and Wastewater on Active Construction Sites

Drilling, excavation, and concrete work all produce the same byproduct in different forms: water loaded with fine solids that has nowhere obvious to go. Concrete washout, dewatering pumps, and drilling fluid returns can generate thousands of gallons a day on a mid-size site, and most of it is technically wastewater under a construction general permit.

Managing Slurry and Wastewater on Active Construction Sites

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Drilling, excavation, and concrete work all produce the same byproduct in different forms: water loaded with fine solids that has nowhere obvious to go.

Concrete washout, dewatering pumps, and drilling fluid returns can generate thousands of gallons a day on a mid-size site, and most of it is technically wastewater under a construction general permit.

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Drilling, excavation, and concrete work all produce the same byproduct in different forms: water loaded with fine solids that has nowhere obvious to go. Concrete washout, dewatering pumps, and drilling fluid returns can generate thousands of gallons a day on a mid-size site, and most of it is technically wastewater under a construction general permit.

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