The tour was organized by NEBRA, which is assisting UConn researchers working to improve anaerobic digestion operations and optimize biogas production at facilities doing co-digestion with food waste. UConn received a grant from the Department of Energy intended to advance resource recovery from wastewater.
From left to right; MassDEP Commissioner Martin Suuberg, GLSD Executive Director Cheri Cousens, Representative Christina Minicucci, Representative Tram Nguyen, Secretary of Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Kathleen Theoharides, Representative Linda Dean Campbell, Interim CEO of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Jennifer Daloisio and GLSD Commissioner Raymond DiFiore. View Press Release
FORGET THE CAREFULLY curated Zoom office background or the blank white wall. Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Kathleen Theoharides testified before the Legislature on Thursday sitting at an outdoor table next to a sewage outfall pipe on the Merrimack River.
North Andover, MA – March 24, 2021 – With the steps it has taken to reduce overall energy use throughout its facility, and with its Organics to Energy operations now fully functioning, remarkably, GLSD produces enough power to more than meet its own electrical needs. In recognition of these achievements, GLSD has received yet another
The Greater Lawrence Sanitary District’s (GLSD) Contractor, Green Mountain Pipeline, will be rehabilitating a sewer pipeline on Broadway (Route 28) between the intersections of Kirk Street and Park Street. Construction will occur at night to minimize disruption to residents, businesses, and local traffic during the daytime hours. Sewer service will not be disrupted.
Abstract | The Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (GLSD) has developed and implemented an innovative project that captures the core principles of sustainability and resiliency. The project also shows that these are not just aspirational goals but also tangible principles that can be applied on a large scale to create major local and regional benefits.
Cheri Cousens, EVN ’98, has created an initiative to turn the tide in environmental energy. The executive director of the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (GLSD), Cousens spearheaded the Organics-to-Energy Project, which called for the circa-1977 GLSD water treatment plant to produce enough power to meet its own electrical needs and become a net-zero or possibly
Our priority is to keep all residents and employees safe, and to keep you informed! Combined Sewer Systems were designed to collect rainwater runoff, domestic sewage, and industrial wastewater in one pipe that, under normal or “dry” conditions, transports the water to a treatment facility. The volume of wastewater can sometimes exceed the system’s capacity,
North Andover, MA –December 10, 2019 – Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (GLSD) Executive Director Cheri Cousens announced today that GLSD’s Organics-toEnergy Project has been successfully completed and is fully operational, adding significant resiliency to the circa 1977 facility, including the ability to produce its own energy using a renewable fuel produced onsite and the potential
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration today provided $2 million in capital funding to the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (GLSD) to provide backup power for their Riverside Pump Station. This investment will allow GLSD to purchase and install backup power generators to prevent spills into the Merrimack River during cases of long-term power outages.