LEE + RO is providing Gate 5 Energy Partners, Inc. (Gate 5) with design services for construction documents and supporting material to complete a demonstration scale of their MG5 System at Santa Margarita Water District’s Chiquita Water Reclamation Plant. Currently, the Chiquita plant treats approximately 6 MGD during dry weather and can receive flows of up to 9 MGD during storm events.
Gate 5 received a grant from the California Energy Commission (CFO-20-309 – “Energy Positive Advanced Primary and Secondary Wastewater Treatment") to demonstrate the effectiveness of their MG5 system – an economically and environmentally superior method of advanced primary and secondary wastewater treatment with energy positive solids management.
Gate 5’s MG5 system combines an advanced primary and secondary wastewater treatment system developed by MicroMedia Filtration, LLC and an energy positive sludge management and resource recovery system process, developed by Gate 5, that transform the resulting solids into 100% safe and usable resources.
“The demonstration project will enable Gate 5 to show how the System will dramatically reduce the energy consumption of wastewater treatment, produce surplus renewable energy, and cut solids production, yielding energy, footprint, operations & maintenance, and provide environmental benefits.” said Steve Delson, Gate 5’s CEO.
Delson also noted that “the System can be scaled and replicated for numerous wastewater facilities throughout California and the United States, replacing conventional activated sludge systems (CAS) or expanding capacity to meet community growth.”
