Anaergia, through its subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies, LLC, has entered into an agreement to expand the scope of its long-term support contract with East Valley Water District (“EVWD”). Under the terms of this amended contract, Anaergia will provide Operations and Maintenance (“O&M”) services for food waste procurement, processing, and power generation to the EVWD for its Sterling Natural Resource Center (“SNRC”) located in Highland, California.
SNRC is a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility that recovers clean water, energy, and nutrients, from the wastewater. It recoups value from the waste streams by utilizing a series of technologically advanced solutions. These include Anaergia’s high throughput Omnivore™ Anaerobic Digestion system and AMR for nitrogen nutrient recovery which Anaergia delivered under a Design Build contract in 2022.
The SNRC is a multi-award-winning facility that received the prestigious Clair A. Hill Water Agency Award for Excellence by the Association of California Water Agencies in May 2024, Design Excellence award from the Western Region of DBIA in June 2024, and the Outstanding Capital Project for 2024 from the California Association of Sanitation Agencies in July 2024.
The facility currently has the capacity to convert up to 8 million gallons per day of wastewater and up to 130,000 gallons per day of imported organic waste streams, into three MW of renewable power for the facility, and clean water for replenishing the natural groundwater aquifer.
Annual revenues for operational support for the SNRC, including the additional O&M services under the amended agreement, are expected to be approximately C$4 million. This is Anaergia’s eighth O&M contract in the United States, and most of these relate to facilities that are located in Southern California making us one of the largest operators of digestion and co-digestion infrastructure in this region. It should be noted that this O&M activity is in line with Anaergia’s capital light strategy ensuring long-term revenues and exhibiting our capability to be a significant partner to wastewater utilities.
“The SNRC is a testament to the District’s dedication to utilizing advanced technology in converting waste into renewable energy and making every source a resource,” said Michael Moore, EVWD General Manager/CEO. “We are pleased to continue this partnership with Anaergia and maximize the benefit to our community through sustainable solutions,” added Mr. Moore.
“This long-term agreement with EVWD leverages Anaergia's expertise in food waste and wastewater co-digestion with renewable energy generation and extends the services Anaergia is providing to biogas plant owners,” said Assaf Onn, CEO of Anaergia. “We are very pleased to be helping EVWD achieve its exemplary sustainability objectives as we pursue our mission to accelerate the world’s clean energy transition by transforming waste into valued resources,” added Mr. Onn.
