Title: Protecting Drinking Water Sources With a Bar of Soap and a Truck That Smells Like French Fries
1Protecting Drinking Water Sources With a Bar of
Soap and a Truck That Smells Like French Fries
- Oil Recycling and Biodiesel Programs for Todays
Modern Utility
Rob McElroy, P.E.General ManagerDaphne Utilities
2Danger!
3- Water Sources
- Environment
- Costly
- PR
Sewer Spills
4Proactive Protection
Utility Management?
Law Enforcement?
5The Culprit
FOG
6FOG
Commercial
Residential
Sewers
7Grease Management Program
- Mandatory
- Targets commercial businesses
- Requires grease management plan
8Which is more dangerous?
9but I dont pour oil down the drain
10A Thousand Cuts
10k customers 7 drums per month
11The Problem
Clogged Arteries
Clogged Sewers
12Cost Effective?
13Cost Effective?
14Address the Source of the Problem
15Oil Grease Recycling
- Free
- Voluntary
- The Secret
- Go Where The People Are!
16Return on Investment
- Start-up cost - 3,000
- A single sewer spill costs???
1740 Less
18What about the oil?
19Biodiesel Plant
- Converts used oil into biodiesel fuel
20Fleet FuelMy truck smells like French fries!!
Biodiesel Uses
Emergency Generators
21Benefits of Biodiesel
- Low cost (about 1/ gallon)
- Made from a pure waste product
- A powerful story
22Return on Investment
- Start-up cost - 12,000
- Save 3 per gallon
- 100 Gals per week X 40 weeks
- 12,000 per year cost savings
- The Story - Priceless
23Glycerin
By-Product of Making Biodiesel
24GlycerinSoap
Another great
connection with our Customers!!
25Make them the Hero!!
26Put the Story to Work!
27 Who What When Where Why How
When?
28Go Save Your City!
Rob McElroy, P.E.Daphne Utilities
Were Your Hometown Utility!
www.daphneutilities.com
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