02.2010
The Multi-State Salinity Coalition asked Earth Renaissance Technologies, LLC (ERT) to submit five poster panel presentations addressing various applications of its Biobrimstone™ recovered wastewater treatment method at its 2010 Annual Salinity Summit on Water and Energy: Preparing for Global Impacts held February 18th and 19th, 2010, at the Monte Carlo Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of the summit was to provide information that focuses on finding the balance between water and energy costs and how local and regional agencies can respond to these challenges. Topics of discussion included wastewater treatment plant carbon footprint modeling, desalination, salinity management, source control, environmental concerns, the energy/water nexus, applied research, innovative technologies, brackish water and ocean water desalination, recycled water desalination, and project implementation. ERT distributed technical papers explaining how its Biobrimstone™ treatment can solve some of these problems by inactivating pharmaceuticals and chemicals in wastewater streams, and improving ground water infiltration rates for wastewater soil aquifer treatment systems. It also presented poster presentations discussing brine management, use of recycled wastewater for agriculture, urban and rural water supply to generate carbon credits, desalination of agricultural drainage water, salinity management options based on irrigation methods, and the cost of salinity control and who is paying for it. |
