{"id":14338,"date":"2019-01-17T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/01\/17\/news-8090\/"},"modified":"2019-01-17T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:00:21","slug":"news-8090","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/01\/17\/news-8090\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Atlanta Nominated for Top Water and Wastewater Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Jokin Larrauri| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:32:24 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schneider Electric\u2019s project with the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management received a nod at the 2018 iAgua Awards in Madrid<\/em><\/p>\n

The City of Atlanta is making more strides to become one of the ten most sustainable cities in the United States\u2026 and has a top nomination to prove it. Schneider Electric\u2019s<\/a> project with the city\u2019s Department of Watershed Management (DWM) was nominated for iAgua\u2019s<\/em> \u201cBest Contract of the Year\u201d<\/a> for savings of $32.5 million in 15 years and $17 million in the future with an energy service performance contract.<\/p>\n

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iAgua<\/em>, the leading water trade publication for Spain and the Latin Americas, held their annual iAgua Awards on December 19 in Madrid, a ceremony where the most influential entities and professionals in the water sector are recognized. Schneider Electric\u2019s project with the City of Atlanta DWM was one of six nominees in the Best Contract category which aims to distinguish the best global contract during the 2018 fiscal year to respond to the various challenges for the supply and treatment of water.<\/p>\n

The City of Atlanta DWM is partnering with Schneider Electric to implement energy savings measures<\/a> across several of its water and wastewater treatment facilities. The city entered into an energy service performance contract (ESPC) to help reduce energy costs and contribute to the city\u2019s goal of becoming one of the most sustainable cities in the country.<\/p>\n

\"\"The DWM operates three wastewater treatment plants, two drinking water treatment plants and seven combined sewer overflow facilities that serve a population of 1.2 million people each day. With Atlanta being the seventh-largest metro in the United States, electricity costs for only four of these facilities totaled $7.1 million annually. Schneider and Arcadis U.S. Inc.<\/a>, a global design, engineering and management consulting company, came realized these costs after assessing city facilities and utility expenses.<\/p>\n

With the help of Schneider and Arcadis, this contract will allow the city to create energy savings and address capital improvements in two water reclamation sites, one water treatment facility, the solids handling of another water treatment facilities and the administrative\/engineering offices.<\/p>\n

Specific cost savings improvements include:<\/p>\n