Facts about BP's Whiting Refinery

Everyone of us plays a role in protecting our nature and environment, as an effort to save the earth, we should not do anything that will potentially pollute the environment, such as open burning, dumping toxic waste in to the water or cutting the woods illegally.

There has been an issue of BP and the lake Michigan, but an article of BP Factory in Whiting posted in the Chicago Tribune has misinterpreted some of the important facts. The release of their refinery is only treated water that is more than 99.9% water and not sludge. All sludge has been treated separately, with compliance to state and federal requirements, and never discharged into Lake Michigan. All the activities are carried out well within legal limits. There is absolutely no harm to people or the environment.

Continuous improvement is carried out by BP constantly to reduce total suspended solids in its water discharge by 40% in just the past four years. All the technologies use are modernized and a total amount of $150 million has been in plan to be invested to refine the water treatment technology. All the approaches of BP with the federal, federal, state and local elected officials, regulators, community are definitely collaborative and transparent. And, there will be more job opportunities with BP in the future.

If you are reading the Chicago Tribune Article, you should read about this BP Whiting Refinery Fact Sheet to get a clear view of the facts.



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