Sustainable Operations contracts originator with NOVEC, use of the “gray” water Major energy providers and other industries are also at the carbon-neutral plant means that “the plant won’t turning to water reclamation as a sustainable measure to use thousands of gallons of clean water every day from reduce operating costs and protect the environment. In the local water authority.” Halifax County, the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative “This project will create a unique tie among (NOVEC) and NOVI Energy are partnering to develop a members of NOVEC, the residents of South Boston, and 50-MW wood waste-fired biomass power-generating plant. those of Halifax County—a model that has potential Dewberry has designed a reclaimed water system for the for the rest of the Commonwealth,” said Mike Dailey, plant that will draw from the county’s nearby wastewater NOVEC’s vice president of business development. treatment facility. According to John Rainey, senior energy “Right now it looks like a win-win-win for everyone.” One of the largest reclamation projects in Virginia, the new reclaimed water distribution system at the NCPCP in Fairfax County reduces the amount of water treated at the plant and minimizes effluent discharge to Pohick Creek, a Chesapeake Bay tributary. Summer 2013 7