Most Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in the World
Digested Organics, based in Plymouth, Michigan, has embarked on constructing the BC Organics Nutrient Concentration & Water Reclamation (NCWR) Facility. This state-of-the-art treatment plant is set to be the most advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world, utilizing unique membrane filtration equipment to process nearly 1,000,000 gallons per day of digested dairy manure and return over 400,000 gallons per day of clean water to the environment. The NCWR Facility is a crucial component of a large anaerobic digestion project called BC Organics, which is being designed, owned, and operated by Dynamic.
The BC Organics Project
The BC Organics project represents a significant advancement in sustainable agriculture and wastewater management. Raw manure from numerous dairy farms will be pumped and trucked to the facility for digestion in 16 above-ground tanks. During this process, methane is captured, purified, and injected into nearby natural gas pipelines as Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). This not only provides a renewable energy source but also mitigates the environmental impact of methane emissions.
Key Benefits of the NCWR Facility
Significant Water Reclamation
By removing nearly half of the digestate volume as clean water, the facility helps reduce the number of trucks transporting digestate and minimizes the volume of material that participating farms have to store in lagoons and then land-apply each year. This reclaimed water, amounting to over 400,000 gallons per day, is clean and safe to return to the environment, highlighting the facility’s advanced wastewater treatment capabilities.
Concentrated Nutrient Management
The NCWR Facility allows farmers to receive back more concentrated liquid digestate. This concentrated fertilizer can be applied more precisely when needed, reducing runoff and improving nutrient uptake by crops. By having less volume to manage, farmers can more efficiently handle manure application, even in less than ideal weather conditions.
Reduced Environmental Impact
A large fraction of farm-based nutrient runoff occurs when manure is applied during the winter or close to precipitation events. By significantly reducing the volume of digestate, the NCWR Facility provides farmers with increased flexibility to apply the concentrated digestate during optimal weather conditions. Additionally, the facility removes organic matter that could otherwise degrade anaerobically in open lagoons, thus reducing methane emissions and improving the project’s carbon intensity score. This makes the RNG produced more valuable.
Technological Innovation
The NCWR Facility is equipped with cutting-edge membrane filtration systems designed by Digested Organics. These systems are capable of processing vast amounts of digested dairy manure, transforming it into clean water and concentrated nutrients. This technological innovation positions the NCWR Facility as the most advanced wastewater treatment plant globally, setting new standards for efficiency and sustainability.
Local and Environmental Benefits
Dan Nemke, Partner and Chief Technology Officer said, “We have been working with Digested Organics and the farmer community near Greenleaf Wisconsin for about three years to bring this project to fruition. We are excited that this project will provide substantial environmental benefits to this multi-generational farming community while also creating about a dozen local jobs for operators and plant staff. We believe anaerobic digestion coupled with nutrient management solutions represents a sustainable path forward for manure management in our country.”
A Global Leader in Wastewater Treatment
Digested Organics designs and manufactures its filtration systems in Michigan but has installations across the globe. Bobby Levine, Digested Organics CEO, said, “Since our start in 2013, our company has focused on delivering unique solutions for manure concentration and water reclamation. To our knowledge, this project will be the largest installation of a filtration process to reclaim water and concentrated nutrients from digestate in the world.”
Key Statistics:
- 1,000,000 gallons per day of liquid dairy manure will be processed
- 400,000+ gallons of water discharged back to the environment
- 1630 MMBTUs of renewable natural gas produced every day
- 100’s of truckloads of digestate taken off the roads
About Digested Organics
Digested Organics empowers businesses to Reclaim Waste™. We use cutting-edge filtration solutions to convert organic wastes, such as manure, digestate, food & beverage manufacturing wastes, and other high strength wastewaters, into clean water, concentrated co-products, and when possible, renewable energy. Through customized filtration solutions, we help businesses create existing products with less waste and new products made possible by unique membrane separations. The BC Organics project will deploy multiple unique membrane technologies to reclaim clean water and concentrated fertilizer products from digested manure. For more information, visit digestedorganics.com.
About Dynamic Group and BC Organics
Dynamic was founded in 2011 and is a full-service company that provides leading-edge waste recovery solutions for both the Agricultural and Food Processing Industries. Dynamic’s technology and design is focused into the following areas: landfill diversion, anaerobic digestion, nutrient concentration, and water treatment. Dynamic adds a unique value in the field by being experienced, and knowledgeable in the finance, design, development, operation, and management of customized world‐class infrastructure assets. These turnkey renewable energy and clean water solutions dispose of organic waste to impact the economy in environmentally friendly ways. Dynamic will develop, own, and operate the Anaerobic Digester Facility in Greenleaf, Wisconsin. BC Organics will be the first of its kind commercial biorefinery facility that provides farms with a more sustainable manure management practice. It will produce renewable natural gas, clean water, fiber bedding, and will positively impact the environment by reducing the phosphorus runoff in the Lower Fox River watershed. For more information, visit dynamicgrp.us/bc-organics.
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If you are interested in learning more about the most advanced wastewater treatment plant and how Digested Organics can help your business implement similar solutions, please reach out to our experts. We are here to provide customized solutions that meet your specific needs and contribute to a more sustainable future. Together, we can lead the way towards more efficient and environmentally-friendly waste management practices. Contact us today for more information.
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