Montana WWTP Saves Money on Phosphorus Reduction Using Brewery Barley

The Havre, Montana, wastewater treatment plant teams up with its local brewery in a nutrient reduction effort, saving the city money in the process

Montana WWTP Saves Money on Phosphorus Reduction Using Brewery Barley

The Havre plant adds 16 gallons of spent brewery barley per day directly into the raw stream after the pretreatment bar screens.

Beer breweries are increasing in popularity throughout the U.S. and can pose complications for treatment plants receiving their wastewater. Recently, a wastewater plant in Montana realized it’s not such a bad thing after all and took advantage of the waste supply from a local...

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