New equipment at Santa Rosa Llano Road plant will allow the city to more efficiently treat difficult waste, such as oils, fats, food waste, grease, and slaughterhouse remnants, beginning this April.
The wastewater plant welcomes four new 10,000-gallon tanks that, once put into operation, will make it possible for Santa Rosa to discontinue its current tough-to-treat waste practice. That practice involves shipping high-strength wastes from North Coast businesses to Oakland, where it is then turned into energy.
As of this spring, Santa Rosa will be able to treat the waste locally instead. The waste will get converted into biogas to reduce the power plant's costs and also save local businesses on transportation costs.
According to Mike Prinz, director of subregional operations for Santa Rosa Water, this new treatment process will benefit ratepayers, the environment, and the business community. Prinz says that if the city can successfully operate its 40,000-gallons-per-day system, the plant could increase biogas production up to 100%.
Blaine Cristando, co-owner of Santa Rosa’s Environmental Pump Service, says the new system would be hugely convenient for his company and other local businesses. He claims that cleaning grease traps constitutes 95% of his business and that a drive to Oakland is a 3.5-hour round trip under the best conditions.
At this time, the city is working on persuading local restaurants, wineries, breweries, and food producers to see the local wastewater treatment system as advantageous. Such an effort may require professional investment in marketing services, Brochures, Presentation Folders, and a formal promotional campaign to increase environmental and economic awareness.
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