Federal, state and local officials and stakeholders participate in ribbon cutting, tour facility using 1st of its kind technology
LOS ANGELES - E.P.A. will join Congressman Col. Paul Cook, the Bureau of Reclamation, the California Energy Commission and other local industry stakeholders to unveil the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority's (VVWRA) carbon-neutral treatment plant. The event will include a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the Omnivore Biogas Renewable Energy Project. The Omnivore system will produce 100% renewable power by more efficiently treating both sewage and organic waste, like food, that would otherwise be disposed of in landfills.
The plan was developed through a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission, $600,000 in backing from Anaergia and technical assistance by EPA.
The treatment plant will offset 9 million kilowatt hours from the grid annually and prevent in excess of 1,400 tons of waste from entering landfills. Combined that is equivalent to taking 2,053 passenger cars off the road for one year. The facility will be 100% energy neutral by the start of 2015 and could potentially save the taxpayer $9 million over 20 years.
Who: John Kemmerer, Associate Water Division Director, U.S. E.P.A.
Col. Paul Cook, Congressman, California's Eighth District
Bill Steele, Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation
Gabriel Taylor, Advisor, California Energy Commission
Industry partners and Local vendors
What: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Where: Omnivore Treatment Facility
20111 Shay Rd. Victorville, California 92394
When: Friday, September 26, 2014
9:00 a.m.
* Please RSVP ASAP via email to Kristi Casteel at [email protected] or Nahal Mogharabi at [email protected]. Please be sure to include your name, contact information and media affiliation.
