SEDAC provides no-cost energy assessments to publicly-owned Illinois water and wastewater treatment systems.
The Illinois EPA Office of Energy has teamed up with SEDAC and the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) to help local municipalities reduce the cost of treating water and wastewater.
We provide no-cost energy usage assessment to publicly-owned water and wastewater treatment systems across Illinois. Assessment reports break down recommendations for energy efficiency improvements at each facility, including information such as estimated project costs, simple payback periods, funding opportunities, and the resulting energy and monetary savings.
Apply for an assessment here!
Eligibility
To qualify for an assessment, a public water or wastewater system must:
- Be located in Illinois and owned by the State of Illinois or an Illinois unit of local government
- Allow SEDAC and/or ISTC access to the treatment facility
- Be willing to share facility information with SEDAC and Illinois EPA
- Share the final assessment report with the Illinois EPA
Get Started
Fill out an application to get an energy assessment started. We'll follow up within two business days.
Call for Educational Webinar Speakers
We are seeking plant operators, municipal engineers, consultants, and other water and wastewater professionals to speak on our upcoming webinar sessions. If you are interested in sharing your expertise with Illinois wastewater and water treatment professionals, please click the link below and complete the speaker interest form.
All upcoming webinars and their session descriptions can be found by clicking the “Workshops & Events” button above.
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Resources
Case Study: No-Cost and Low-Cost Measures to Improve Energy Efficiency at WWTPs
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Case Study: Du Quoin Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Du Quoin Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in southern Illinois runs a Schrieber Plant with an average flow of 2.4 […]
The Path to Resilience: Maximizing Energy Savings at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Wastewater treatment facilities can account for up to 30% of a municipality’s energy use. Plants that set energy efficiency as […]
Water Pumping Efficiency Technical Tip
Fluid pumping is a major component of many water and wastewater plants’ energy consumption. For most potable water plants, pumping […]
Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District WWTP Case Study
The Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District (KWRD) has been pursuing energy efficiency and energy recovery opportunities for many years. In October […]
Village of Heyworth WWTP Case Study
In 2022, the Village of Heyworth wastewater treatment plant, a 1.0 MGD lagoon system, faced an electric supply hike of […]
Herrin WWTP Case Study
In 2018, SEDAC performed an energy assessment for the Herrin IL Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The assessment identified several energy […]
Algal Treatment for Wastewater Treatment Plants
A new process to enhance water treatment and minimize energy consumption is gaining traction in Water Resource Recovery. The concept […]
Illinois EPA Public Water Infrastructure Energy Efficiency Program Flyer
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Lift Station Optimization in Wastewater Treatment Plants
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Benchmarking for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants
Energy benchmarking is an effective and convenient approach to tracking and analyzing energy use of a water treatment plant (WTP) […]
Using SCADA to Improve and Assess Operations
A Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) system is an assemblage of computer and communications equipment that gathers, monitors, and […]
Efficient Nitrogen and Phosphorous Removal
Wastewater treatment facilities are commonly required to implement treatment processes that reduce effluent nutrient concentrations to levels that regulators deem […]
Downers Grove Net Zero Wastewater Treatment with Bio-gas
Innovative leadership and collaboration with the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation has allowed the Downers Grove Sanitary District WWTP to become a net-zero energy plant. Read how the district has reduced costs and increased resiliency by running their plant with bio-gas produced on site.
Caseyville Wastewater Treatment Plant Case Study
Recently, the Caseyville Township Water Reclamation Facility received a free facility assessment from Illinois EPA's Wastewater Treatment Plant Energy Assessment […]
Village of Annawan Wastewater Treatment Plant
Most energy assessments identify energy efficiency measures to save facilities between 10% and 30% on annual energy costs. Sometimes the […]
Natural algae control for lagoon wastewater treatment plants
As spring approaches, many lagoon wastewater treatment facility operators are considering strategies for summer algae control. In one recent site […]
WWTP Case Study
Read this case study from a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Carthage, TN that implemented energy efficiency measures to save energy […]
Energy Smart Tips for Wastewater Treatment Plants
Wastewater treatment plants can benefit from many of the same strategies that make other buildings more efficient, but this smart […]