{"id":3585,"date":"2023-09-27T14:34:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esgwp.wpengine.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3585"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:49:34","slug":"altoona-water-authority","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/portfolio\/altoona-water-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Altoona Water Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2>Altoona Water Authority Biosolids Project<\/h2>\r\n<p>ESG implemented anaerobic digestion and biosolids drying technology to transform Altoona&#8217;s facility into an innovative regional organics management center. By enabling Altoona to receive high-strength waste for co-digestion and beneficially reuse dried biosolids, we provided a sustainable solution that reduced costs and created a new revenue stream through organics imports.<\/p>\r\n<h3>92%<\/h3>\r\n<h3>Dry Class A Material Produced<\/h3>\r\n<h3>36M<\/h3>\r\n<h3>Project Budget<\/h3>\r\n<p>The Altoona Water Authority (AWA) faced rising biosolids disposal costs and was concerned with the long term viability of sending Class B biosolids to land application or landfill.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"altoona-water-authority-water-resource-recovery-facility-construction-3-cropped\" src=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/altoona-water-authority-water-resource-recovery-facility-construction-3-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"altoona-water-authority-water-resource-recovery-facility-construction-3-cropped\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1199\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"800_altoona-water-authority-water-resource-recovery-facility-construction-5-1\" src=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/800_altoona-water-authority-water-resource-recovery-facility-construction-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"800_altoona-water-authority-water-resource-recovery-facility-construction-5-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ESG-Altoona Water 11-5-2020_73\" src=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ESG-Altoona-Water-11-5-2020_73-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ESG-Altoona Water 11-5-2020_73\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Serious, business man and thinking on computer in office, internet research and website. Focused male employee, desktop and solution of ideas, planning decision and review strategy, project or vision\" src=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AdobeStock_583451467.jpeg\" alt=\"Serious, business man and thinking on computer in office, internet research and website. Focused male employee, desktop and solution of ideas, planning decision and review strategy, project or vision.\" width=\"7934\" height=\"5292\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EnergyEfficiency_Solutions-6-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Resiliency_Solutions-16-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sustainability_Solutions-27-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Electrification_Solutions-4-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Find Out How We Did It<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>See the tailored solutions we provided for the Altoona Water Authority, and let&#8217;s discover how we can create a customized plan for you too.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/energysystemsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Altoona-Water-Authority-PA-Case-Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Download Full Case Study <\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Altoona Water Authority partnered with ESG to address rising biosolids disposal costs and create a sustainable solution. 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