Suitable Conditions for Anaerobic Waste/Wastewater Treatment Technologies:

• Existing plant is overloaded or a major expansion planned.
• Plant requires a lot of energy, labor, or chemicals to operate.
• Not meeting effluent/permit limits.

• Generating odors.
• Producing too much sludge.
• Off-site sludge disposal is costly/problematic.
• Municipalities forcing industry to pretreat.
• Expensive energy in your area.
• Paying excessive surcharges.
• Strong incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Regulations/guidelines call for minimizing energy use and sludge production/disposal.
• Regulations call for best available technology, e.g., IPPC regulations for the UK.