DC Water, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Congresswoman Norton, the District Department of Energy and the Environment and others will commission and dedicate the newly constructed facilities that encompass several acres of the worlds largest advanced wastewater treatment plant. This is the first thermal hydrolysis installation in North America and the largest in the world.

This project generates 10 megawatts net electricity and powers about a third of the plants electrical needs. It also produces Class A biosolids that can be composted for use in garden and landscaping projects.

Visuals include massive facilities that include thermal hydrolysis vessels and four concrete digesters, along with various supporting facilities and structures. The ceremony will include a dedication and ceremonial planting of a tree. Posters explaining the processes will be included.

WHAT: Commissioning ceremony for the DC Water thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digester project turning wastewater into energy and a compost-like material

WHEN: Wednesday, October 7
11:00 am – 1:00 pm

WHERE: Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
5000 Overlook Avenue, SW 20032

WHO: District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser
Acting Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg, EPA
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Hogan, US Department of Energy
DC Councilmember Mary Cheh
Director of the District Department of Energy and Environment Tommy Wells
Chairman of DC Water Board of Directors Matthew Brown
DC Water CEO and General Manager George S. Hawkins

RSVP: Confirmation of attendance is required to permit entrance. Please RSVP to Pamela.Mooring@dcwater.com

Media parking is available at the site.