Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP)
SAMPLING CREW SURVEILLANCE VEHICLE
The Industrial Pretreatment Program for the Wayne County Downriver Wastewater Treatment
Facility (DWWTF) in Wyandotte was approved by the Department of Natural Resources
(now Department of Environmental Quality) on May 1,1986. It is a non-domestic user
waste control program to control Industrial Users’ wastewater discharges and was
developed in accordance with the Clean Water Act, General Pretreatment Regulations
40 CFR 403 and Part 23 Rules of the State of Michigan.
The program is continuously updated to incorporate changes in federal and state laws.
Legal authority to implement and enforce the approved Industrial Pretreatment Program
is contained in the Sewer Use Ordinance. It was enacted by the County Commission
to protect the public health and safety by abating and preventing pollution through
regulation and control of the quantity and quality of wastewater discharged into
the sanitary sewer system.
User fees consisting of Non-residential User Fees and Annual Industrial Surveillance
fees fund the program.
It is a strong and dedicated commitment to the protection of the area’s water resources.
Objectives
- Prevent the introduction into the publicly-owned treatment Works (POTW) which may
interfere with normal operation of the system or the use of disposal of the sludge.
- Prevent the discharge of pollutants into the POTW which may pass through the system
into the atmosphere or into the Detroit River.
- Improve opportunities to recycle and reclaim industrial wastewater and sludge from
the treatment plant.
- Protect the health and safety of collection system workers and citizens of Wayne
County from potentially adverse discharges.
Industrial Pretreatment Program...
Department Organizations...
Kerreen Conley 
Division Director, Deputy Drain Commissioner
Phone : (313) 224-7679
Firooz Fath-Azam
Downriver Wastewater Treatment Plant
Phone : (734) 285-5246
Andrew Keller
County Drain Maintenance & Records
Phone : (734) 326-4500
Ancell Noel
Pump Station, CSO Basin and County
Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Maintenance
Phone : (734) 285-9355
Sabu Varghese
Industrial Pre-Treatment Program
Phone : (734) 285-7232
24 Hour Environmental Hotline
Ph: 888-223-2363