$534,000 Grant to Lincoln, Neb., for Sewer Improvements (IA)
Environmental News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 24, 2011) - EPA has
awarded $534,000 to the City of Lincoln, Neb., for improvements to
the Theresa Street Wastewater Treatment Facility, which is expected
to be completed by the spring of 2013.
The project will improve the efficiency of
existing anaerobic digesters by increasing the quantity of biogas
or methane produced. Three additional pumps and internal piping
improvements will provide for greater mixing efficiency of the
digesters’ contents. The additional gas production will
increase the amount of electricity and heat generated by the
existing electrical cogeneration equipment by five
percent.
The project also includes efficiency and energy
improvements to the existing aeration system used in the biological
treatment process. The treatment system aeration piping and process
control system will be modified to reduce overall electrical energy
used for aeration at the facility.
EPA Region 7 Regional Administrator Karl Brooks
said, “By paying nearly half the cost of upgrades at the
Theresa Street facility, EPA is helping Lincoln save ratepayers
money and run a more effective wastewater treatment system. And,
better still, short-term energy savings at one facility will pay
back over the longer term, helping Lincoln grow and prosper while
protecting its residents' health.”
EPA is working with community leaders and the
public to meet the growing needs and demands of limited water
resources. EPA remains committed to developing innovative and
sustainable solutions for managing and financing infrastructure
with public and private partners.
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