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LOTT Administration/Education Center and Water Quality Laboratory
The LOTT Alliance, a non-profit organization in Washington’s
capital city, provides wastewater treatment services and Class A
reclaimed water to more than 85,000 people in four local communities:
Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater and Thurston County. LOTT is developing a
new 32,000sf Administrative/Education Center and Water Quality Laboratory
on the site of the existing Budd Inlet Treatment Plant. The facility is
targeting a LEED™ Platinum rating, demonstrating the agency’s commitment
to environmental stewardship, and is currently on target to meet that goal.
This project is anticipated to become the new “public face” of LOTT in the community and will be the centerpiece of LOTT’s efforts to explain, demonstrate and promote the benefits of providing environmentally responsible wastewater and reclaimed water services. LOTT is committed to promoting sustainable strategies through its operations and has developed a strong community outreach program (“Making a Splash”) which uses educational materials, interpretive exhibits and programs to promote a greater awareness of the impacts of local wastewater generation and water reuse. These programs have already resulted in significant reductions in wastewater flows, increased usage of reclaimed water for non-potable uses, and enhanced public awareness of water issues.
LOTT recently began treating wastewater to Class A reclaimed water standards and distributing this water to the local community for non-potable uses including irrigation, industrial/manufacturing, and toilet flushing. benefits include: wastewater management (reducing effluent flows and water quality impacts), water supply management (reducing stresses on limited water supply sources), and environmental enhancement (using reclaimed water for wetlands restoration, stream flow augmentation and groundwater recharge). Class A reclaimed water is one treatment step (reverse osmosis) away from becoming potable water. As the importance of water grows, closing the loop and transforming wastewater to potable water on community and regional scales will be vital for global sustainability.
This project is anticipated to become the new “public face” of LOTT in the community and will be the centerpiece of LOTT’s efforts to explain, demonstrate and promote the benefits of providing environmentally responsible wastewater and reclaimed water services. LOTT is committed to promoting sustainable strategies through its operations and has developed a strong community outreach program (“Making a Splash”) which uses educational materials, interpretive exhibits and programs to promote a greater awareness of the impacts of local wastewater generation and water reuse. These programs have already resulted in significant reductions in wastewater flows, increased usage of reclaimed water for non-potable uses, and enhanced public awareness of water issues.
LOTT recently began treating wastewater to Class A reclaimed water standards and distributing this water to the local community for non-potable uses including irrigation, industrial/manufacturing, and toilet flushing. benefits include: wastewater management (reducing effluent flows and water quality impacts), water supply management (reducing stresses on limited water supply sources), and environmental enhancement (using reclaimed water for wetlands restoration, stream flow augmentation and groundwater recharge). Class A reclaimed water is one treatment step (reverse osmosis) away from becoming potable water. As the importance of water grows, closing the loop and transforming wastewater to potable water on community and regional scales will be vital for global sustainability.
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Olympia, Washington
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