This action approves an award in the amount of 195,426 to florida atlantic university to support their efforts with developing the science needed to build the foundation of a regional organics…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded Florida Atlantic University a $195,426 cooperative agreement under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) for a three-year period from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. Under this award, Florida Atlantic University will develop the scientific foundation for a regional organics diversion model utilizing excess capacity at local wastewater treatment anaerobic digesters. The university will measure key organic waste properties, conduct laboratory-scale experiments to determine engineering design parameters, and evaluate scenarios to predict the environmental and economic impacts of a replicable diversion model. Findings from Florida Atlantic University's work under this cooperative agreement aim to support the development of full-scale organics diversion projects using existing anaerobic digestion infrastructure.

This action approves an award in the amount of 195,426 to florida atlantic university to support their efforts with developing the science needed to build the foundation of a regional organics diversion model that takes advantage of excess digester capacity at local wastewater treatment facilities. Florida atlantic university will measure key organic waste properties and run laboratory scale experiments to develop engineering design parameters that can eventually be used in full scale projects. Florida atlantic university will also evaluate scenarios to simulate and predict the environmental and economic impacts of a replicable organic waste diversion model utilizing existing regional anaerobic digestion capacity. 'note that the header of this award captions IT as a grant agreement whereas IT is a cooperative agreement. EPA is implementing a new grant system that will soon be undergoing enhancements to allow for more accurate descriptions.'