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FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Water and Waste Digest awarded the highly coveted 2020 Top Project Award to the City of Chico and Ekster and Associates, Inc for implementing an ammonia control project at the Chico wastewater treatment plant. This project was awarded for saving more than 50% of the energy, removing considerably more nutrient pollutants than before, and improving treatment reliability. The cost of wastewater treatment in Chico was reduced by more than $100/million gallons ($200,000/year). This project also reduces greenhouse emissions by the amount equal to annual emissions from more than 170 vehicles.
Chico aerial view