Since this summer, Gwinnett County has been extracting phosphorus from its wastewater to create a fertilizer.
The $15.2 million project is expected to be repaid in 10 to 15 years through the sale of fertilizer and savings from the new way the phosphorus is disposed of.
Gwinnett is the first in the state to use the technology. To read more about its nutrient recovery system, click here.
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