Upgrades to Missouri Facility Will Cut Demand for Energy from Nonrenewable Sources

摘要

Construction recently began in connection with efforts to upgrade the 20.6 mgd Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, in Columbia, Missouri. Upon completion, the improvements are expected to reduce ammonia concentrations in the facility's treated effluent, which is discharged to an important wildlife habitat nearby. The upgrades will also decrease the plant's demand for electricity from nonrenewable resources while also substantially reducing the truck traffic needed to haul away treated solids for application on agricultural land.