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Industrial Pollution
Cooling
Towers
If you have a cooling tower or evaporative
condenser on your premises it must be registered with us by
law.
These structures are used in industry to cool hot water
(by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant.
Without proper treatment, they can be the habitat for the
development and dispersion of bacteria, especially legionella
pneumophila.
All premises where cooling towers and evaporative condensers are
situated must register with the local authority under The
Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers
Regulations 1992.
Registration will provide the information to enable any
outbreak to be properly investigated. There is no charge for
registration.
You can download a
cooling tower and/or evaporative condenser
registration form or view a list of
sites operating cooling towers and evaporative
condensers. |