Viewing Grant Proposal: Genesee County Digesters at Ragnone Wastewater Treatment Plant

I have much confidence in GCDC, and I am happy to see this essential project get some legs. It is much needed to move our ecological and strategic goals forward!

We support the Drain Commissioner’s grant request. This project will directly help the residents of my community and improve the health and safety of our children and grandchildren for decades to come. Creating renewable energy is a win-win, please support the grant request.

This project is a crucial step towards solving the Michigan PFAS problem. Our state needs to invest in this grant application. Not only does this project provide a proactive approach to solving a real problem, it also creates a renewable energy source while providing a plan that others can follow.

As the Atlas Township Supervisor, I support the progressive efforts of the GCDC in this grant request to the benefit all the residents of Genesee County.

The Village of Birch Run highly supports this grant request by the GCDC. When completed, this project will be a significant benefit to the entire mid-Michigan region served by the GCDC.

Our Drain Commissioner and his staff do all they can to keep our system up and running without trying to break the bank on our residents. This is a much needed improvement that will not only help our County and environment, but also our residents!

The GCDC is doing everything possible to be proactive concerning the issue with the PFAS. This digester is a win-win for both the county of Genesee and the residents of Genesee. By having this system on line helps not only in the reduction of PFAS but will also give us a good source of energy that will also benefit the residents of Genesee county. Please consider this grant for approval for it will keep our environment much cleaner. Regards, Brian Arnes

I support this project. The stated goal of the EIED grant program is to develop low carbon energy infrastructure, and the MI Healthy Climate Plan calls for Michigan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, with a prioritization on actions that will provide the most rapid gains in GHG reductions. Additionally, many local governments here in Michigan have set even more ambitious goals that will help move our state to carbon neutrality in an equitable manner. But achieving these goals can be difficult for these local governments and other similar entities as they do not have the financial resources that are available to larger entities, such as large corporations that report profits in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Therefore, funds from this grant should go towards projects like this one. Through this project, Genesee County will be able to significantly reduce their carbon emissions by installing digesters. Unfortunately, human waste is not going anywhere, especially as populations in Michigan increase due to climate migration, so this is something greatly needed by the County, and will also help others as a case study for what they can do to improve their own operations. This is perfectly in line with the stated goal of the EIED grant program, and thus should be considered for funding.

This is an excellent use case for this technology, and I strongly support this proposal.

I am in support of this project. Implementing digesters for human waste at a wastewater treatment plant aligns with the stated goal of the EIED grant program to develop low-carbon infrastructure. Human waste and the methane from it isn’t going anywhere, so why not use it to produce energy.