The 30-mgd Bergen Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Suffolk County, N.Y., has made big strides in cutting energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.
Through a long list of projects, the plant has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1,000 tons per year, saved the equivalent of 3,400 barrels of oil annually, and reduced annual energy costs by $375,000. Those are just a few of the benefits, according to Ben Wright, chief engineer.
“The first one was really the easy stuff, like more efficient motors, lighting retrofits, variable-frequency drives — the low-hanging fruit.” The total cost of about $3 million will be funded through
