Monterey One Water

Description:this Assistance Agreement Provides Full Federal Funding in the Amount of $169,054. Pre-award Costs Have Been Approved Back to 06/01/2022. This Project Is a Study That Will Evaluate the Conversion of Existing Anaerobic Digesters at Monterey One Water's (M1W) Wastewater Treatment Facility to Co-digest Sewage Sludge With Food and Other Organic Wastes Diverted From Monterey Regional Waste Management District (mrwmd). the Objective of the Study Is to Identify Strategies for Using Food Waste and Organic Materials to a) Optimize Un-used Assets to Increase the Use of Anaerobic Digestion; B) Expand Biogas Generation for Productive Use; and C) Support Federal and State Initiatives to Create a Cleaner, Safer Environment. Activities: 1) Quantification and Characterization of Food Waste in the Project Area. 2) Conduct an Assessment of the Facility's Existing Organics Processing Technologies and Infrastructure, as Well as Current and Future Energy Demands. 3) Define Opportunities and Constraints to Maximize Un-used Capacity for Co-digestion. 4) Determine Suitable Technologies for the Pre-processing of Feedstock and Co-digestion. 5) Produce a Final Feasibility Study Which Meets the Project Objectives and Quantifies the Anticipated Environmental Benefits.