wastewater

The city's sewage is processed by anaerobic microorganisms that create biogas. That’s then turned into natural gas. The city projects it will earn $800,000 selling it to DTE Biomass Energy.

About 30,000 households will rely on the new Montgomery County wastewater treatment system that is now fully operational.

With Lent fish fries in full swing, Montgomery County Environmental Services have seen an influx of grease coming down the pipes and entering their facilities.

Renergy's facility in Bath Township in Greene County, Ohio, was ordered to shut down last September. It requested an extension the day before the Ohio EPA deadline.

The facility breaks down organic material and converts it to methane gas, which is then harnessed as green energy. The by-products from that process is then provided to local farmers as a free fertilizer for their fields. However, nearby landowners have complained for years of foul odors, heavy truck traffic and possible groundwater contamination from the facility’s storage pond.

Two wastewater treatment plants in southwest Ohio are appealing the state's order to reduce the amount of phosphorus that goes into the Great Miami…