Fort Frances mill restarts operations

AbitibiBowater was able to resume operations at its Fort Frances, Ontario mill this weekend after the problems with the effluent system was corrected.

The mill was shut down indefinitely on Tuesday when the mill's effluent treatment system exceeded its daily biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) limit due to the cold weather.

Due to warmer weather, and the addition of extra microbes, the BOD numbers in the lagoon quickly improved.

Workers at the mill did not have to lose shifts. The workers were busy preparing the mill for the shutdown and now are working to get everything up and running again.

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Mill starting up again (Fort Frances Times)