It Cleans the Water. It Fertilizes Farms. It’s a Seedbad for Innovation.

A dedicated research facility is designed to help South Platte Renew fine-tune its own processes and test innovations that stand to benefit the clean-water industry

May 15, 2025 | by Chin-Taylor and Stormy Shafer |

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It Cleans the Water. It Fertilizes Farms. It’s a Seedbad for Innovation. — Team members at the Pilot and Research Center at South Platte Renew are shown in front of a mobile pilot treatment unit for direct potable reuse. Front row, from left, Stephanie Fevig, engineer IV; Anna Schroeder, engineering manager; and Mason Manross, engineer II. Back row, Blair Corning, deputy director, environmental programs; Pieter Van Ry, director of South Platte Renew and Englewood Utilities; and Brianna Miller, engineer II.

It Cleans the Water. It Fertilizes Farms. It’s a Seedbad for Innovation.

It Cleans the Water. It Fertilizes Farms. It’s a Seedbad for Innovation.

It Cleans the Water. It Fertilizes Farms. It’s a Seedbad for Innovation. — An aerial view of the South Platte Renew advanced treatment plant, with 50 mgd design and 23 mgd average flows.

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After the Clean Water Act, the Colorado cities of Littleton and Englewood abandoned their wastewater treatment plants and joined to build a new and technologically forward regional plant. The result was the opening in 1977 of South Platte Renew, which serves the two cities along with 19 smaller communities in a 108-square-mile service area.The plant has seen several upgrades since then. Its most recent addition is the Pilot and Research Center, a cutting-edge demonstration site that aims to advance the renewal of water, biosolids and natural gas. PARC stands as a testament to the utility’s commitment to innovation, sustainability and regulatory

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