An example of how numerous sustainability goals of a diverse focus group were consolidated and prioritized

- Life time of WWTP - 100 yrs

- Maximize usage of waste sludge

- Minimize waste to landfill

- Minimize construction carbon footprint

- Develop a plan to reduce WW inflow

- Make WWTP self-sufficient in energy

- Inject treated effluent to recharge groundwater

- Provide opportunities for community education

- Reduce pump power by 25% through VFD

- Educate the public to use water sustainably

- Offset all CO2 produced during construction

- Limit to 20% any degradation of site natural ecology

- Minimize electricity using during construction

- Education program for students in on-site sanitation

- Retain or increase the value of homes near WWTP

- More efficient sludge reuse

- Utilize WWTP waste as inputs to other industry

- Reduce energy requirements for the facility operation

- Use concrete mix design that limits carbon footprint

- Maximize the use of treated effluent for other processes

- Minimize impacts on surrounding ecological systems

- Minimize the release of methane to the atmosphere

- Capture methane for energy generation

- Protect the health and well-being of the citizens

- Educate the public, especially students

     in sustainable use of water and green engineering

- Maximize the use of treated effluent

- Minimize and offsett construction

- Minimize impacts on global and

Initial Goals

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