The source of the contaminated water was located approximately 250 meters away from the municipal well, at a former industrial site. Upon learning of the elevated test results, the state issued a “do not drink” order to the 450 residents served by the municipal water supply until the water source could pass quality testing again.

Silanna Semiconductor is an Australian company specialised in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductors. It has established itself as a market leader, providing power control and UVC LED semiconductors to the communications, space, defence, medical, and consumer markets. With dedicated offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, the company maintains a global presence and ready access to a range of markets and industries.

The Immokalee Water and Sewer District was set up in 1978 to provide affordable, reliable water and sewer services to Immokalee, an unincorporated area of Collier County, Florida. The district operates and maintains the water and sewer plants and systems as an Independent Special District of the State of Florida, serving more than 24,000 year-round residents.

Stadtwerke Trier (SWT) operates the main wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Trier, with a capacity of 170,000 population equivalents. This facility was one of the largest energy consumers in the utility for many years, with hundreds of thousands of kilowatt hours of valuable energy being drawn from the public grid as a result of poor control.