SW Attends 2017 IDEA Annual Conference
This month, Sustainable Water’s Director of Sales, Bob Salvatelli, attended the 2017 International District Energy Association’s Annual Conference in Scottsdale Arizona; an event filled with insightful presentations, industry professional collaboration, and engaging workshops. Celebrating its 108th year, the conference brought together over 600 industry professionals in the district energy and manufacturing industry. As a culmination to the event, the attendees had the privilege of attending a special tour at Arizona State University’s Combined Heat and Power Plant, as well as the NRG Energy Center in downtown Phoenix. As always, if you are interested in hearing us speak or visiting with […]
Miami Eyes 2025 Deadline for Water Reuse
The state of Florida reclaims and reuses more wastewater for non-potable demands than any other state in the nation. While Florida’s west coast has embraced the use of reclaimed wastewater, the southern part of the state has struggled to implement reuse projects. This is likely to change, however, due to a law that requires counties that dump wastewater offshore to reuse a minimum of 60 percent of their wastewater by 2025.[1] In 2016, Florida’s west coast and inland farming counties reused close to 100 percent of their wastewater, primarily for irrigation purposes. In South Florida, on the other hand (Miami-Dade, […]
S.D. Declares State of Emergency While Ranchers Continue Herd Reductions
A regional drought that has lingered in North and South Dakota for more than two months is creating concerns for the region’s cattle industry. As a result, cattle ranchers in both states are continuing to reduce the size of their herds in an effort to offset the lack of hay and forage caused by the drought. The most recent USDA drought monitor shows 80% of South Dakota and 100% of North Dakota in a state of drought. North Dakota was hit particularly hard, with 25% of the state suffering from severe drought.[1] In response to these conditions, South Dakota Governor […]
Stanford Study Highlights the Challenges of Water Rights Transfers
In the Western United States, environmental water right transfers have become an important tool to protect critical water resources. A new study conducted by Stanford University has assessed the use and efficacy of water right transfers among seven states in the Colorado River Basin. The study highlights progress made by select states and significant areas of improvement required by others. Water rights transfers provide a method for water rights holders to change the point of diversion, place of use, and withdrawal of a body of water from its original purpose. When transferring a water right to the environment, the transaction […]
D.C. Water Turns Sewage into Valuable Compost
The D.C. Water & Sewer Authority, operator of the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world, receives 1,500 wet tons of sewage each day. Up until last year, biosolids that accumulate after the treatment process were land applied as a fertilizer. Now in an effort to be more sustainable and generate additional revenue to pay for infrastructure, D.C. Water has packaged this fertilizer, called Bloom, and is offering it to the public for home and commercial use. Bloom fertilizer, is in high demand, according to Brian Riddle, who recently purchased 1,000 tons of the product for his D.C. area […]